Sec. 70.102.  LIEN OF NAVIGATION DISTRICT OR PORT.  (a)  A navigation district or port within the territorial limits of this state that furnishes supplies or materials, performs repairs or labor, or provides a facility or service for which charges are specified in its official published port tariff for or on account of a domestic vessel that is owned in whole or part in this state has a maritime lien for the amount of its charges.
(b)  A lien under this section may be enforced in rem.  A plaintiff in an action to enforce the lien need not allege or prove that credit was given to the vessel.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3582, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.