Tex. Transportation Code § 286.044
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 286.044, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 286.044. ASSESSMENT LIENS ON CERTAIN EXEMPT PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
(a) The county may not assess a lien against property that on the date the commissioners court orders the assessment is exempt by law from execution on a judgment for debt.
(b) A property owner may waive an exemption to which the owner is entitled and voluntarily grant an assessment lien against the property in the same manner provided by law for granting a mechanic's lien for a homestead improvement.
(b) A property owner may waive an exemption to which the owner is entitled and voluntarily grant an assessment lien against the property in the same manner provided by law for granting a mechanic's lien for a homestead improvement.
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