Texas Statutes
Article 42.22. Restitution Liens
Section 2. Lien Established

Sec. 2. LIEN ESTABLISHED. (a) The victim of a criminal offense has a restitution lien to secure the amount of restitution to which the victim is entitled under the order of a court in a criminal case.
(b) The state also has a restitution lien to secure the:
(1) amount of fines or costs entered against a defendant in the judgment in a felony criminal case;
(2) amount of reimbursement for costs of:
(A) confinement ordered under Article 42.038; or
(B) notice provided under Article 62.056 or 62.201; and
(3) amount of damages incurred by the state as a result of the commission of an offense under Section 38.04, Penal Code, in which the defendant used a motor vehicle while the defendant was in flight.