Tex. Property Code § 70.404
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 70.404, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 70.404. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Section 70.4045 of this code, Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code, including applicable filing and perfection requirements, applies to a lien created under this subchapter.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), to the extent of a conflict, this subchapter controls over any other law.
(c) This subchapter does not abridge the protections afforded by any applicable law, including:
(1) Chapter 14, Agriculture Code;
(2) Chapter 7, Business & Commerce Code;
(3) the United States Warehouse Act (7 U.S.C. Section 241 et seq.); or
(4) common law, including the law of bailment.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), to the extent of a conflict, this subchapter controls over any other law.
(c) This subchapter does not abridge the protections afforded by any applicable law, including:
(1) Chapter 14, Agriculture Code;
(2) Chapter 7, Business & Commerce Code;
(3) the United States Warehouse Act (7 U.S.C. Section 241 et seq.); or
(4) common law, including the law of bailment.
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