Texas Family Code - FAM § 157.315. Recording and Indexing Lien

(a) On receipt of a child support lien notice, the county clerk shall immediately record the notice in the county judgment records as provided in Chapter 52, Property Code.

(b) The county clerk may not charge the Title IV-D agency, a domestic relations office, a friend of the court, or any other party a fee for recording the notice of a lien.  To qualify for this exemption, the lien notice must be styled “Notice of Child Support Lien” or be in the form authorized by federal law or regulation.

(c) The county clerk may not charge the Title IV-D agency, a domestic relations office, or a friend of the court a fee for recording the release of a child support lien.  The lien release must be styled “Release of Child Support Lien.”