Texas Tax Code 151.608 – Judgments
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(a) A judgment in favor of the state obtained in an action under this chapter may be filed for record with the county clerk of any county in the state and when filed constitutes a lien on all of the real property located in the county and belonging to the person named in the judgment as the defendant. The lien applies to all real property in the county owned by the defendant at the time of the filing or acquired by him after the filing of the judgment.
(b) The lien has the force and effect of a judgment lien for 10 years after the date of the judgment unless the lien is released or discharged before the expiration of the 10-year period.
Terms Used In Texas Tax Code 151.608
- Comptroller: means the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. See Texas Tax Code 1.04
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Real property: means :
(A) land;
(B) an improvement;
(C) a mine or quarry;
(D) a mineral in place;
(E) standing timber; or
(F) an estate or interest, other than a mortgage or deed of trust creating a lien on property or an interest securing payment or performance of an obligation, in a property enumerated in Paragraphs (A) through (E) of this subdivision. See Texas Tax Code 1.04
(c) On the payment in full of the amount of a judgment obtained under this chapter, the comptroller may release the lien.
(d) A prior judgment is not a bar to a subsequent suit under this chapter for additional taxes, penalties, and interest accruing after the prior judgment if the suit is brought before the expiration of the limitation period.
(e) Execution on a judgment obtained under this chapter may issue in the same manner as an execution under other judgments, and the sale under an execution is held as provided by the rules of civil procedure and the statutes of this state.