Tex. Prop. Code § 53.002 : PROPERTY CODE — EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS — LIENS — MECHANIC'S, CONTRACTOR'S, OR MATERIALMAN'S LIEN — GENERAL PROVISIONS — More Than One Original Contractor TEXT PDF On any work there may be more than one original contractor for purposes of this chapter. Tex. Prop. Code § 53.002 Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3535, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1984.