Tex. Property Code § 56.021
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 56.021, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 56.021. SECURING LIEN.
Official statutory text
(a) Not later than six months after the day the indebtedness accrues, a person claiming the lien must file an affidavit with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located.
(b) Not later than the 10th day before the day the affidavit is filed, a mineral subcontractor claiming the lien must serve on the property owner written notice that the lien is claimed.
(b) Not later than the 10th day before the day the affidavit is filed, a mineral subcontractor claiming the lien must serve on the property owner written notice that the lien is claimed.
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