Texas Statutes
§ 56.004 — PRIORITY.
Texas § 56.004
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Bluebook
Tex. Property Code Code Ann. § 56.004 (2026).
Text
Sec. 56.004. PRIORITY.
(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, supplies, or a specific improvement takes priority over an earlier encumbrance on the land or leasehold on which the material, machinery, supplies, or improvement is placed or located.
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Related
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc. v. Union Bank of California, N.A. (In Re Cornerstone E & P Co.)
435 B.R. 390 (N.D. Texas, 2010)
Meg Petroleum Corp. v. Halliburton Services (In Re Meg Petroleum Corp.)
61 B.R. 14 (N.D. Texas, 1986)
Legislative History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3567, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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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