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Texas Property Code - Chapter 56 Liens Against Mineral PropertyLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Property Code > Texas Property Code - Chapter 56 Liens Against Mineral Property Sponsored LinksIn this chapter: (1) "Mineral activities" means digging, drilling, torpedoing, operating, completing, maintaining, or repairing an oil, gas, or water well, an oil or gas ... A mineral contractor or subcontractor has a lien to secure payment for labor or services related to the mineral activities. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. ... (a) The following property is subject to the lien: (1) the material, machinery, and supplies furnished or hauled by the lien claimant; (2) the land, ... (a) The lien does not affect an encumbrance that attached to land or a leasehold before the lien's inception. (b) The lien on material, machinery, ... (a) The indebtedness for labor performed by the day or week accrues at the end of each week during which the labor is performed. (b) ... An owner of land or a leasehold may not be subjected to liability under this chapter greater than the amount agreed to be paid in ... (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 ... (a) A lien claimant's affidavit must include: (1) the name of the mineral property owner involved, if known; (2) the name and mailing address of ... A mineral subcontractor's notice to the property owner must include the amount of the lien, the name of the person indebted to the subcontractor, and ... (a) Not later than the 90th day after the day that property to which the lien has attached is removed from a county in which ... (a) A claimant must enforce the lien within the same time and in the same manner as a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien under Chapter ... (a) A mineral property owner, contractor, subcontractor, or purchaser or an agent, trustee, or receiver of one of those persons may not sell property to ... A property owner who is served with a mineral subcontractor's notice may withhold payment to the contractor in the amount claimed until the debt on ... Forfeiture of a leasehold does not impair a lien on material, machinery, supplies, or an improvement located on the leasehold if: (1) the lien attached ... Failure of an equitable interest to become legal title or nonfulfillment of a condition subsequent on which a legal interest is contingent does not impair ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |