Tex. Prop. Code § 5.024 : PROPERTY CODE — CONVEYANCES — CONVEYANCES — FORM AND CONSTRUCTION OF INSTRUMENTS — Encumbrances

"Encumbrance" includes a tax, an assessment, and a lien on real property.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.024

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3482, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1984.