(a) If an order removing the lien is not stayed as provided by § 53.161 and the claimant later obtains a final judgment in the suit establishing the validity and ordering the foreclosure of the lien, the claimant may file a certified copy of the final judgment with the county clerk.
(b) The filed judgment revives the lien, and the claimant may foreclose the lien.

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Terms Used In Texas Property Code 53.162

  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A lien revived under this section is void as to a creditor or subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration who obtained an interest in the property:
(1) after the order removing the lien and the certificate from the clerk of the court was filed with the county clerk; and
(2) before the final judgment reviving the lien was filed with the county clerk.