Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Administration
Chapter 31 - General Land Office

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 31.001. Definitions - Sec. 31.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Appraiser" means a...

Section 31.002. Exemption From Certain Real Estate Transaction Laws - Sec. 31.002. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION LAWS. (a)...

Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions

Section 31.011. Land Office Established - Sec. 31.011. LAND OFFICE ESTABLISHED. There shall be one General...

Section 31.014. Commissioner's Liability - Sec. 31.014. COMMISSIONER'S LIABILITY. The commissioner and a surety on...

Section 31.015. Chief Clerk - Sec. 31.015. CHIEF CLERK. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a...

Section 31.016. Abstract Clerk - Sec. 31.016. ABSTRACT CLERK. The commissioner shall designate one of...

Section 31.017. Receiver - Sec. 31.017. RECEIVER. With the consent of the governor, the...

Section 31.018. Translator - Sec. 31.018. TRANSLATOR. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a translator...

Section 31.019. Surveyors - Sec. 31.019. SURVEYORS. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a chief...

Section 31.021. Reimbursement for Notary Public Expense - Sec. 31.021. REIMBURSEMENT FOR NOTARY PUBLIC EXPENSE. The land office...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 31.051. General Duties - Sec. 31.051. GENERAL DUTIES. The commissioner shall: (1) superintend, control,...

Section 31.0515. Duties Related to the Alamo Complex - Sec. 31.0515. DUTIES RELATED TO THE ALAMO COMPLEX. The land...

Section 31.052. Custody of Records - Sec. 31.052. CUSTODY OF RECORDS. (a) Books, accounts, records, papers,...

Section 31.053. Filing Papers - Sec. 31.053. FILING PAPERS. (a) The commissioner shall adopt the...

Section 31.054. Public Access to and Removal of Papers - Sec. 31.054. PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND REMOVAL OF PAPERS. (a)...

Section 31.056. Revision, Compilation, and Printing of Abstracts - Sec. 31.056. REVISION, COMPILATION, AND PRINTING OF ABSTRACTS. (a) The...

Section 31.058. Receiving Funds - Sec. 31.058. RECEIVING FUNDS. (a) The receiver shall receive funds...

Section 31.059. Receiver's Books - Sec. 31.059. RECEIVER'S BOOKS. (a) The receiver shall keep books...

Section 31.062. Embezzlement - Sec. 31.062. EMBEZZLEMENT. If a suspended receiver is found guilty...

Section 31.064. Setting and Collecting Fees - Sec. 31.064. SETTING AND COLLECTING FEES. The commissioner shall set...

Section 31.065. Authority to Accept Grants, Gifts, Devises, Trusts, and Bequests - Sec. 31.065. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GRANTS, GIFTS, DEVISES, TRUSTS, AND...

Section 31.0655. Save Texas History and Adopt-a-Beach Programs - Sec. 31.0655. SAVE TEXAS HISTORY AND ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAMS. (a) For...

Section 31.066. Authority to Accept Title to a Site Following Completion of Remedial Action in Accordance With Federal Law - Sec. 31.066. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT TITLE TO A SITE FOLLOWING...

Section 31.067. Authority to Sell Certain Agency Real Property - Sec. 31.067. AUTHORITY TO SELL CERTAIN AGENCY REAL PROPERTY. The...

Section 31.0671. Agency Authority to Sell or Exchange Real Property - Sec. 31.0671. AGENCY AUTHORITY TO SELL OR EXCHANGE REAL PROPERTY....

Section 31.0672. Authority to Conduct Certain Real Property Transactions - Sec. 31.0672. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. (a)...

Section 31.068. Standing to Enforce Restrictions - Sec. 31.068. STANDING TO ENFORCE RESTRICTIONS. (a) The commissioner and...

Section 31.069. Indefinite Quantity Contracts for Services After Declared Natural Disaster - Sec. 31.069. INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES AFTER DECLARED NATURAL...

Subchapter E. Real Property Accounting and Management

Section 31.153. Real Property Accounting and Records - Sec. 31.153. REAL PROPERTY ACCOUNTING AND RECORDS. (a) All real...

Section 31.154. Real Property Inventory - Sec. 31.154. REAL PROPERTY INVENTORY. The division shall review and...

Section 31.155. Special Status of Certain Agencies - Sec. 31.155. SPECIAL STATUS OF CERTAIN AGENCIES. (a) The division...

Section 31.156. Real Property Review - Sec. 31.156. REAL PROPERTY REVIEW. (a) The division shall review...

Section 31.157. Evaluation Report - Sec. 31.157. EVALUATION REPORT. (a) The commissioner shall prepare a...

Section 31.1571. Governor's Report - Sec. 31.1571. GOVERNOR'S REPORT. (a) At any time, the commissioner...

Section 31.1573. Real Estate Transactions Authorized by Governor - Sec. 31.1573. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY GOVERNOR. (a) The...

Section 31.158. Real Estate Transactions Authorized by Legislature - Sec. 31.158. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY LEGISLATURE. (a) If...

Section 31.1581. Transfer of Real Property for Use as Affordable Housing - Sec. 31.1581. TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY FOR USE AS AFFORDABLE...

Section 31.1582. Sale of Certain Mineral Interests - Sec. 31.1582. SALE OF CERTAIN MINERAL INTERESTS. (a) If the...

Section 31.1585. Certain Proceeds - Sec. 31.1585. CERTAIN PROCEEDS. Notwithstanding any other law, proceeds from...

Section 31.159. First Option to Purchase - Sec. 31.159. FIRST OPTION TO PURCHASE. (a) The School Land...

Section 31.161. Development Plan - Sec. 31.161. DEVELOPMENT PLAN. (a) If the state intends to...

Section 31.1611. Public Hearing Before Preparation of Development Plan - Sec. 31.1611. PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE PREPARATION OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN. (a)...

Section 31.162. Submission of the Plan to Affected Local Government - Sec. 31.162. SUBMISSION OF THE PLAN TO AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT....

Section 31.163. Rezoning - Sec. 31.163. REZONING. (a) If the plan would require zoning...

Section 31.164. Fees and Assessments - Sec. 31.164. FEES AND ASSESSMENTS. (a) The local government may...

Section 31.165. Special Board of Review - Sec. 31.165. SPECIAL BOARD OF REVIEW. (a) If the local...

Section 31.166. Hearing - Sec. 31.166. HEARING. (a) The special board of review shall...

Section 31.167. Binding Effect of Development Plan - Sec. 31.167. BINDING EFFECT OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN. (a) Except as...

Subchapter G. Super Collider Site

Section 31.307. Dedication of Roads - Sec. 31.307. DEDICATION OF ROADS. The commissioner may dedicate roads...

Section 31.308. Conveyance of Surface and Subsurface Estate - Sec. 31.308. CONVEYANCE OF SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE ESTATE. (a) In...

Section 31.309. Preference Right to Purchase Certain Real Property - Sec. 31.309. PREFERENCE RIGHT TO PURCHASE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY. (a)...

Subchapter H. Use of State Energy Resources

Section 31.401. Natural Gas Acquisition Contracts - Sec. 31.401. NATURAL GAS ACQUISITION CONTRACTS. (a) The land office...

Section 31.402. Rules - Sec. 31.402. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt any rules necessary...

Subchapter I. The Alamo Complex

Section 31.450. Findings; Memorandum of Understanding - Sec. 31.450. FINDINGS; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) The legislature finds...

Section 31.451. Preservation and Maintenance of Alamo - Sec. 31.451. PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALAMO. (a) The Alamo...

Section 31.452. Assistance From State Preservation Board - Sec. 31.452. ASSISTANCE FROM STATE PRESERVATION BOARD. The land office...

Section 31.453. Agreement With Daughters of the Republic of Texas - Sec. 31.453. AGREEMENT WITH DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS....

Section 31.454. The Alamo Complex Account - Sec. 31.454. THE ALAMO COMPLEX ACCOUNT. (a) The Alamo complex...

Section 31.455. Alamo Preservation Advisory Board - Sec. 31.455. ALAMO PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The land office...