Tex. Property Code § 70.501
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 70.501, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 70.501. LANDOWNER'S LIEN.
Official statutory text
A person who owns real property in this state that is enclosed by a fence or other structure obviously designed to exclude intruders or to contain livestock or other animals may obtain from a court in this state a judgment entitling the person to a lien against the motor vehicle of a person who damages the landowner's fence with the motor vehicle if the person who damages the landowner's fence:
(1) owns the motor vehicle; or
(2) has the consent of the owner of the motor vehicle to drive the vehicle at the time the person damages the landowner's fence.
(1) owns the motor vehicle; or
(2) has the consent of the owner of the motor vehicle to drive the vehicle at the time the person damages the landowner's fence.
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