Texas Statutes
§ 56.001 — DEFINITIONS.
Texas § 56.001
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Tex. Property Code Code Ann. § 56.001 (2026).
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Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1)"Mineral activities" means digging, drilling, torpedoing, operating, completing, maintaining, or repairing an oil, gas, or water well, an oil or gas pipeline, or a mine or quarry.
(2)"Mineral contractor" means a person who performs labor or furnishes or hauls material, machinery, or supplies used in mineral activities under an express or implied contract with a mineral property owner or with a trustee, agent, or receiver of a mineral property owner.
(3)"Mineral property owner" means an owner of land, an oil, gas, or other mineral leasehold, an oil or gas pipeline, or an oil or gas pipeline right-of-way.
(4)"Mineral subcontractor" means a person who:
(A)furnishes or hauls material, machinery, or supplies used in mineral activities under con
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Legislative History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3565, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Nearby Sections
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§ 56.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 56.002
LIEN.§ 56.003
PROPERTY SUBJECT TO LIEN.§ 56.004
PRIORITY.§ 56.005
ACCRUAL OF INDEBTEDNESS.§ 56.006
LIABILITY OF OWNER.§ 56.021
SECURING LIEN.§ 56.022
CONTENTS OF AFFIDAVIT.§ 56.024
FILING IN NEW COUNTY.§ 56.041
ENFORCEMENT.§ 56.042
SALE OR REMOVAL OF PROPERTY.§ 56.043
RETENTION OF PAYMENT.§ 56.044
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