"Mortgage" and "lien" include:
(1) a deed of trust;
(2) a vendor's lien;
(3) a mechanic's, materialman's, or laborer's lien;
(4) a judgment, attachment, or garnishment lien;
(5) a federal or state tax lien;
(6) a chattel mortgage; and
(7) a pledge by hypothecation.
Official text of the Texas Estates Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.