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Tex. Prop. Code § 53.023 (2026)

Payment Secured By Lien

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Sec. 53.023. PAYMENT SECURED BY LIEN. The lien secures payment for:

(1) the labor done or material furnished for the construction, repair, design, survey, or demolition; or

(2) the specially fabricated material, even if the material has not been delivered or incorporated into the construction or repair, less its fair salvage value.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3536, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 851, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2022.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: Lyda Swinerton Builders, Inc. v. Cathay Bank, 409 S.W.3d 221 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2013).
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Lyda Swinerton Builders, Inc. v. Cathay Bank, 409 S.W.3d 221 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2013). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 53.023 . As to the post-release liens, there is no contention that the builder “d[id] labor.”
Addison Urban Dev. Partners, LLC v. Alan Ritchey Materials Co., LC, 437 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2014). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 53.021 (providing lien for labor furnished); Tex.”
Glenn Hegar v. Gulf Copper & Mfg. Corp., No. 17-0894 (Tex. Dec. 20, 2017). · cites it 2× “.........................................”
Stand. Water Control Sys., Inc. v. Michael D. Jones, 938 N.W.2d 651 (Iowa 2020). “the labor done or material furnished for the construction or repair” under Texas law (quoting Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 53.023 )). 6The relevant statute now reads, “[E]xcept that no property of the taxpayer is exempt from payment of the tax.”
Sandeep Patel & ERCC Constr. Co. v. Warwick Constr., Inc., No. 01-20-00208-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 20, 2022). “See TEX. PROP. CODE § 53.023(1) (mechanic’s or materialman’s lien secures payment for “labor done or material furnished for the construction”).”
Eagle Rock Timber, Inc. v. Rock Hard Rental, LLC, 672 S.W.3d 438 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2023). “See TEX. PROP. CODE §§ 53.023, 56.002. The trial court found: Had ERT limited the lien to secure payment for authorized items (i.”
Valley Forge, Inc. v. CK Constr., Inc., 677 S.W.3d 127 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2023). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 53.023 (1) (providing for a lien to secure payment for “the labor done or material furnished for the construction, repair, design, survey, or demolition.”
Astra Ventures, LLC v. Serv. Steel Warehouse Co., L.P., No. 01-23-00825-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 28, 2025). “TEX. PROP. CODE § 53.023(1). Section 53.021 does not require that the material furnished “should actually enter into the construction of the improvement.”
Tex. Prop. Code § 53.023(1): 2 cases
Sandeep Patel & ERCC Constr. Co. v. Warwick Constr., Inc., No. 01-20-00208-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 20, 2022). “See TEX. PROP. CODE § 53.023(1) (mechanic’s or materialman’s lien secures payment for “labor done or material furnished for the construction”).”
Astra Ventures, LLC v. Serv. Steel Warehouse Co., L.P., No. 01-23-00825-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 28, 2025). “TEX. PROP. CODE § 53.023(1). Section 53.021 does not require that the material furnished “should actually enter into the construction of the improvement.”
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