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Terms Used In Texas Tax Code 202.302

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

The state has a prior and preferred lien for the amount of the taxes, penalties, and interest imposed by this chapter on:
(1) the oil to which the tax applies that is possessed by the producer, first purchaser, or subsequent purchaser;
(2) the leasehold interest, oil rights, the value of oil rights, and other interests, including oil produced and oil runs, owned by a person liable for the tax;
(3) equipment, tools, tanks, and other implements used on the lease from which the oil is produced; and
(4) any other property not exempt from forced sale owned by the person liable for the tax.