Tex. Prop. Code Section 52.042
Discharge and Cancellation

(a)

A judgment is discharged and any abstract of judgment or judgment lien is canceled and released without further action in any court and may not be enforced if:

(1)

the lien is against real property owned by the debtor before a petition for debtor relief was filed under federal bankruptcy law; and

(2)

the debt or obligation evidenced by the judgment is discharged in the bankruptcy.

(b)

A judgment evidencing a debt or obligation discharged in bankruptcy does not have force or validity and may not be a lien on real property acquired by the debtor after the petition for debtor relief was filed.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 313, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Source: Section 52.042 — Discharge and Cancellation, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.­52.­htm#52.­042 (accessed May 11, 2024).

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