Tex. Property Code § 53.104
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 53.104, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 53.104. PREFERENCES.
Official statutory text
(a) Individual artisans and mechanics are entitled to a preference to the reserved funds and shall share proportionately to the extent of their claims for wages and fringe benefits earned.
(b) After payment of artisans and mechanics who are entitled to a preference under Subsection (a), other participating claimants share proportionately in the balance of the reserved funds.
(b) After payment of artisans and mechanics who are entitled to a preference under Subsection (a), other participating claimants share proportionately in the balance of the reserved funds.
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