Texas Statutes
Natural Resources Code
Title 2 - Public Domain

Section 51.193. Application for and Determination of Good-Faith-Claimant Status - Sec. 51.193. APPLICATION FOR AND DETERMINATION OF GOOD-FAITH-CLAIMANT STATUS. (a)...

Section 51.194. Preferential Right of Good-Faith Claimant - Sec. 51.194. PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF GOOD-FAITH CLAIMANT. (a) A good-faith...

Section 51.195. Purchase or Lease by Applicant - Sec. 51.195. PURCHASE OR LEASE BY APPLICANT. (a) If no...

Subchapter F. Patents

Section 51.241. Issuance of Patent - Sec. 51.241. ISSUANCE OF PATENT. The commissioner shall issue a...

Section 51.242. Patent Fees - Sec. 51.242. PATENT FEES. When a person applies for a...

Section 51.243. Requisites of a Patent - Sec. 51.243. REQUISITES OF A PATENT. (a) Each patent for...

Section 51.244. Delivery of Patent - Sec. 51.244. DELIVERY OF PATENT. (a) When a patent is...

Section 51.245. Deceased Patentee - Sec. 51.245. DECEASED PATENTEE. A patent issued in the name...

Section 51.246. Acquisition of Deed of Acquittance to Excess Acreage - Sec. 51.246. ACQUISITION OF DEED OF ACQUITTANCE TO EXCESS ACREAGE....

Section 51.247. Patents for Land That Cannot Be Patented by Other Methods - Sec. 51.247. PATENTS FOR LAND THAT CANNOT BE PATENTED BY...

Section 51.248. Doubtful Claim - Sec. 51.248. DOUBTFUL CLAIM. If it appears to the commissioner...

Section 51.249. Conflicting Surveys - Sec. 51.249. CONFLICTING SURVEYS. If conflicts exist between surveys, the...

Section 51.250. Conflicting Title - Sec. 51.250. CONFLICTING TITLE. (a) If a patent to land...

Section 51.251. Partial Conflict of Title - Sec. 51.251. PARTIAL CONFLICT OF TITLE. If there is only...

Section 51.252. Refund of Purchase Money - Sec. 51.252. REFUND OF PURCHASE MONEY. (a) If a patent...

Section 51.253. Corrected Patent - Sec. 51.253. CORRECTED PATENT. (a) An owner of land in...

Subchapter G. Easements

Section 51.291. Grants of Easements - Sec. 51.291. GRANTS OF EASEMENTS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 51.292. Easements and Leases for Certain Facilities - Sec. 51.292. EASEMENTS AND LEASES FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES. The commissioner...

Section 51.295. Conditions for Easement - Sec. 51.295. CONDITIONS FOR EASEMENT. Telephone, telegraph, electric transmission, powerline,...

Section 51.296. Term of Easements - Sec. 51.296. TERM OF EASEMENTS. (a) The term for easements...

Section 51.297. Recording Easements - Sec. 51.297. RECORDING EASEMENTS. (a) Each easement granted under this...

Section 51.299. Fees for Certain Facilities - Sec. 51.299. FEES FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES. The rent to be...

Section 51.2995. Waiver or Reduction of Easement Fees in Certain Circumstances - Sec. 51.2995. WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF EASEMENT FEES IN CERTAIN...

Section 51.300. Disposition of Income - Sec. 51.300. DISPOSITION OF INCOME. Income received by the commissioner...

Section 51.301. Interest on Past-Due Payments - Sec. 51.301. INTEREST ON PAST-DUE PAYMENTS. Payments under this subchapter...

Section 51.302. Prohibition and Penalty - Sec. 51.302. PROHIBITION AND PENALTY. (a) No person may construct...

Section 51.3021. Removal of Facility or Structure by Commissioner - Sec. 51.3021. REMOVAL OF FACILITY OR STRUCTURE BY COMMISSIONER. (a)...

Section 51.303. Venue - Sec. 51.303. VENUE. The venue for suits by or against...

Section 51.305. Terms and Form of Grant - Sec. 51.305. TERMS AND FORM OF GRANT. The grant of...

Section 51.306. Consideration - Sec. 51.306. CONSIDERATION. The consideration paid to the state for...

Section 51.307. Reservation of Mineral Rights - Sec. 51.307. RESERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS. Mineral rights together with...

Subchapter H. Sale of Timber, Gayule, and Lechuguilla

Section 51.341. Definition - Sec. 51.341. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "timbered land" means land...

Section 51.342. Sale or Lease of Timber - Sec. 51.342. SALE OR LEASE OF TIMBER. Timber located on...

Section 51.343. Rules - Sec. 51.343. RULES. Subject to the provisions of this chapter,...

Section 51.344. Application to Purchase Timber - Sec. 51.344. APPLICATION TO PURCHASE TIMBER. An application to purchase...

Section 51.345. Ingress and Egress From Land - Sec. 51.345. INGRESS AND EGRESS FROM LAND. The purchaser of...

Section 51.346. Reversion of Title to Timber - Sec. 51.346. REVERSION OF TITLE TO TIMBER. After the five-year...

Section 51.347. Sale of Gayule and Lechuguilla - Sec. 51.347. SALE OF GAYULE AND LECHUGUILLA. The board may...

Section 51.348. Conditions of Sale - Sec. 51.348. CONDITIONS OF SALE. The sale of gayule and...

Section 51.349. Contracts - Sec. 51.349. CONTRACTS. The board may enter into any contract...

Subchapter I. Acquisition of Public School Land

Section 51.401. Real Estate Special Fund Account - Sec. 51.401. REAL ESTATE SPECIAL FUND ACCOUNT. Text of subsection...

Section 51.402. Use of Designated Funds - Sec. 51.402. USE OF DESIGNATED FUNDS. Text of subsection effective...

Section 51.4021. Appointment of Special Fund Managers, Investment Consultants, or Advisors - Text of section effective until December 31, 2022 Sec. 51.4021....

Section 51.4021. Appointment of Investment Consultants or Advisors - Text of section effective on December 31, 2022 Sec. 51.4021....

Section 51.404. Title Security - Sec. 51.404. TITLE SECURITY. (a) Real property acquired under this...

Section 51.405. Contracts for Purchase - Sec. 51.405. CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE. The board may enter into...

Section 51.406. Dedication to Permanent School Fund - Sec. 51.406. DEDICATION TO PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND. Land acquired under...

Section 51.407. Rules - Sec. 51.407. RULES. The board shall adopt rules for the...

Section 51.408. Ethics Policy and Training - Sec. 51.408. ETHICS POLICY AND TRAINING. (a) In addition to...

Section 51.409. Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest and Finances - Sec. 51.409. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND FINANCES. (a)...

Section 51.410. Reports of Expenditures - Sec. 51.410. REPORTS OF EXPENDITURES. A consultant, advisor, broker, or...

Section 51.411. Forms; Public Information - Sec. 51.411. FORMS; PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) The board shall prescribe...

Section 51.412. Reports to Legislature - Text of section effective until December 31, 2022 Sec. 51.412....

Section 51.412. Report on Use of Certain Money - Text of section effective on December 31, 2022 Sec. 51.412....

Section 51.413. Transfers From the Real Estate Special Fund Account to the Available School Fund and the Permanent School Fund - Text of section effective until December 31, 2022 Sec. 51.413....

Section 51.413. Transfers From the Real Estate Special Fund Account to the Available School Fund and the Permanent School Fund - Text of section effective on December 31, 2022 Sec. 51.413....

Section 51.4131. Report on Anticipated Transfer of Funds - Text of section effective until December 31, 2022 Sec. 51.4131....

Section 51.414. Permanent School Fund Liquid Account - Text of section effective until December 31, 2022 Sec. 51.414....

Subchapter J. Grants

Section 51.501. Application for Grant - Sec. 51.501. APPLICATION FOR GRANT. A lessee of real property...

Section 51.502. Source of Grant Money - Sec. 51.502. SOURCE OF GRANT MONEY. A grant under this...

Section 51.503. Appraisal Required - Sec. 51.503. APPRAISAL REQUIRED. (a) Before a grant is made...

Section 51.504. Evidence of Expenditure Required - Sec. 51.504. EVIDENCE OF EXPENDITURE REQUIRED. The commissioner shall require...

Section 51.505. Improvements: Real Property of Permanent School Fund - Sec. 51.505. IMPROVEMENTS: REAL PROPERTY OF PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND. Any...

Section 51.506. Maintenance - Sec. 51.506. MAINTENANCE. As a condition for a grant under...

Section 51.507. Rules - Sec. 51.507. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary...

Chapter 52 - Oil and Gas

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 52.001. Definitions - Sec. 52.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Subchapter B. Lease of Public School and Gulf Land

Section 52.011. Area Subject to Lease - Sec. 52.011. AREA SUBJECT TO LEASE. Under the provisions of...

Section 52.012. Conditions for Lease - Sec. 52.012. CONDITIONS FOR LEASE. Oil and gas shall only...

Section 52.013. Determination of Lease Price and Delay Rentals - Sec. 52.013. DETERMINATION OF LEASE PRICE AND DELAY RENTALS. The...

Section 52.014. Date for Lease and Notice - Sec. 52.014. DATE FOR LEASE AND NOTICE. The date for...

Section 52.015. Bid to Lease - Sec. 52.015. BID TO LEASE. (a) To apply to lease...

Section 52.016. Special Fee - Sec. 52.016. SPECIAL FEE. Each bidder on a lease under...

Section 52.017. Keeping and Opening Bids - Sec. 52.017. KEEPING AND OPENING BIDS. Bids shall be kept...

Section 52.018. Void Application - Sec. 52.018. VOID APPLICATION. An application that includes two or...

Section 52.019. Tie Bids - Sec. 52.019. TIE BIDS. (a) If the highest bid for...

Section 52.020. Return of Payments on Rejected Applications - Sec. 52.020. RETURN OF PAYMENTS ON REJECTED APPLICATIONS. The comptroller...

Section 52.021. Term of Lease - Sec. 52.021. TERM OF LEASE. A lease granted under this...

Section 52.022. Royalty Rate - Sec. 52.022. ROYALTY RATE. The board shall set the royalty...

Section 52.023. Lease Provisions for Drilling and Reworking - Sec. 52.023. LEASE PROVISIONS FOR DRILLING AND REWORKING. Each lease...

Section 52.024. Lease Provisions for Shut-in Oil or Gas Royalty and Compensatory Royalty - Sec. 52.024. LEASE PROVISIONS FOR SHUT-IN OIL OR GAS ROYALTY...

Section 52.026. Lease Transfer - Sec. 52.026. LEASE TRANSFER. (a) A lessee of an area...

Section 52.027. Lease Relinquishment - Sec. 52.027. LEASE RELINQUISHMENT. (a) A lessee may relinquish his...

Section 52.028. Suspension of Lease Because of Litigation - Sec. 52.028. SUSPENSION OF LEASE BECAUSE OF LITIGATION. (a) If...

Section 52.029. Forfeiture of Rights - Sec. 52.029. FORFEITURE OF RIGHTS. The provisions of Subchapter F...

Section 52.030. Refund of Lease Money in Certain Situations - Sec. 52.030. REFUND OF LEASE MONEY IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. (a)...

Section 52.0301. Suspension of Terms of Lease in Certain Situations - Sec. 52.0301. SUSPENSION OF TERMS OF LEASE IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS....

Section 52.031. Extension of Lease by Commissioner - Sec. 52.031. EXTENSION OF LEASE BY COMMISSIONER. (a) At the...

Section 52.032. Regulation of Development and Operations - Sec. 52.032. REGULATION OF DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS. (a) Development and...

Section 52.033. Access to Land - Sec. 52.033. ACCESS TO LAND. (a) If it is necessary...

Section 52.034. Offset Wells - Sec. 52.034. OFFSET WELLS. (a) In this section: (1) "Horizontal...

Section 52.035. Agreements With U - Sec. 52.035. AGREEMENTS WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT. (a) The governor may...

Subchapter C. Development of Riverbeds and Channels

Section 52.071. Authority Over Riverbeds and Channels - Sec. 52.071. AUTHORITY OVER RIVERBEDS AND CHANNELS. The riverbeds and...

Section 52.072. State Policy - Sec. 52.072. STATE POLICY. (a) With regard to leases and...

Section 52.073. Area Subject to Lease - Sec. 52.073. AREA SUBJECT TO LEASE. Riverbeds and channels that...

Section 52.074. Size of Tract - Sec. 52.074. SIZE OF TRACT. Subject to the conditions in...

Section 52.076. Duty to Advertise - Sec. 52.076. DUTY TO ADVERTISE. (a) The board may: (1)...

Section 52.077. Special Fee - Sec. 52.077. SPECIAL FEE. Each bidder on a lease under...

Section 52.080. Forms for Lease and Contract - Sec. 52.080. FORMS FOR LEASE AND CONTRACT. Leases and contracts...

Section 52.082. Term of Lease - Sec. 52.082. TERM OF LEASE. A lease granted under this...

Section 52.083. Conditions of Lease - Sec. 52.083. CONDITIONS OF LEASE. Oil and gas shall only...

Section 52.084. Special Lease Provisions - Sec. 52.084. SPECIAL LEASE PROVISIONS. Each lease shall include the...

Section 52.085. Prevention of Pollution - Sec. 52.085. PREVENTION OF POLLUTION. (a) Each lease and contract...

Section 52.087. Determination of Lease Price and Delay Rentals - Sec. 52.087. DETERMINATION OF LEASE PRICE AND DELAY RENTALS. The...

Section 52.088. Royalty Rate - Sec. 52.088. ROYALTY RATE. The board shall set the royalty...

Section 52.090. Extension of Lease - Sec. 52.090. EXTENSION OF LEASE. A lease may be extended...

Section 52.091. Refund of Lease Money in Certain Situations - Sec. 52.091. REFUND OF LEASE MONEY IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. A...

Section 52.092. Power of Eminent Domain - Sec. 52.092. POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN. The board or any...

Section 52.093. Eminent Domain Purposes - Sec. 52.093. EMINENT DOMAIN PURPOSES. The board and any person,...

Section 52.094. Drilling Offset Well on Condemned Land - Sec. 52.094. DRILLING OFFSET WELL ON CONDEMNED LAND. (a) If...

Section 52.095. Rights of Parties to Condemnation - Sec. 52.095. RIGHTS OF PARTIES TO CONDEMNATION. It is the...

Section 52.096. Exclusion From Damages in Condemnation - Sec. 52.096. EXCLUSION FROM DAMAGES IN CONDEMNATION. In determining the...

Section 52.097. Injunction - Sec. 52.097. INJUNCTION. (a) No injunction may be granted against...

Section 52.098. Appeal - Sec. 52.098. APPEAL. (a) Either party to the suit for...

Section 52.099. Venue - Sec. 52.099. VENUE. The venue for any suit arising from...

Section 52.100. Effect of Subchapter - Sec. 52.100. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER. The provisions of this subchapter...

Subchapter D. Royalties

Section 52.131. Payment of Royalty Generally - Sec. 52.131. PAYMENT OF ROYALTY GENERALLY. (a) Royalties due under...

Section 52.132. Form of Payment - Sec. 52.132. FORM OF PAYMENT. Except as provided in Section...

Section 52.133. Payment of Royalty in Kind - Sec. 52.133. PAYMENT OF ROYALTY IN KIND. (a) Each oil...

Section 52.134. Filing Contracts and Agreements - Sec. 52.134. FILING CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS. Copies of contracts for...

Section 52.135. Inspections and Examinations - Sec. 52.135. INSPECTIONS AND EXAMINATIONS. (a) The books and accounts,...

Section 52.136. Lien - Sec. 52.136. LIEN. (a) The state has a statutory first...

Section 52.137. Suit After Protest - Sec. 52.137. SUIT AFTER PROTEST. (a) If a lessee, who...

Section 52.139. Limitations on Audit Assessments - Sec. 52.139. LIMITATIONS ON AUDIT ASSESSMENTS. (a) If an audit...

Section 52.140. Audit Information Confidential - Sec. 52.140. AUDIT INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. (a) All information secured, derived,...

Subchapter E. Unitization of Leased Areas

Section 52.151. Authorization to Operate Areas as Units - Sec. 52.151. AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE AREAS AS UNITS. (a) The...

Section 52.152. Approval of Agreements - Sec. 52.152. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS. (a) An agreement must be...

Section 52.153. Provisions of Agreement - Sec. 52.153. PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT. (a) An agreement executed under...

Section 52.154. Ratifications and Other Agreements - Sec. 52.154. RATIFICATIONS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS. (a) The board may...

Subchapter F. Relinquishment

Section 52.171. School and Asylum Lands - Sec. 52.171. SCHOOL AND ASYLUM LANDS. The state hereby constitutes...

Section 52.172. Sale and Lease by Agent - Sec. 52.172. SALE AND LEASE BY AGENT. The owner of...

Section 52.173. Offset Wells - Sec. 52.173. OFFSET WELLS. (a) In this section: (1) "Horizontal...

Section 52.174. Failure to Drill Offset - Sec. 52.174. FAILURE TO DRILL OFFSET. If such persons fail...

Section 52.175. Lease of Oil and Gas After Forfeiture - Sec. 52.175. LEASE OF OIL AND GAS AFTER FORFEITURE. When...

Section 52.176. Forfeiture of Rights - Sec. 52.176. FORFEITURE OF RIGHTS. If any person, firm, or...

Section 52.177. Rights of Subsequent Purchaser - Sec. 52.177. RIGHTS OF SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER. If one acquires a...

Section 52.178. Operation Under Permit - Sec. 52.178. OPERATION UNDER PERMIT. The owner of a permit...

Section 52.179. Lease Under Permit - Sec. 52.179. LEASE UNDER PERMIT. If oil or gas should...

Section 52.180. Payments Under Permit - Sec. 52.180. PAYMENTS UNDER PERMIT. The owner of a permit...

Section 52.181. Relinquishment Under Permit - Sec. 52.181. RELINQUISHMENT UNDER PERMIT. The owner of a permit...

Section 52.182. Damages to Soil - Sec. 52.182. DAMAGES TO SOIL. The payment of delay rentals...

Section 52.183. Effective Date of Lease - Sec. 52.183. EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEASE. No mineral lease executed...

Section 52.184. Statement of Consideration - Sec. 52.184. STATEMENT OF CONSIDERATION. No lease executed under this...

Section 52.185. University Land - Sec. 52.185. UNIVERSITY LAND. The provisions of this subchapter relating...

Section 52.186. Lease of Certain Minerals When Owner of the Soil Unavailable - Sec. 52.186. LEASE OF CERTAIN MINERALS WHEN OWNER OF THE...

Section 52.188. Assignments to the Owner of the Soil - Sec. 52.188. ASSIGNMENTS TO THE OWNER OF THE SOIL. (a)...

Section 52.189. Authority and Duties of Agent - Sec. 52.189. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF AGENT. (a) Prohibition Against...

Section 52.190. Lease by Owner of the Soil - Sec. 52.190. LEASE BY OWNER OF THE SOIL. (a) An...

Subchapter H. Lease Limitations

Section 52.291. Coverage - Sec. 52.291. COVERAGE. The following persons, agencies, and entities are...

Section 52.297. Compensation for Damages From Use of Surface - Sec. 52.297. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES FROM USE OF SURFACE. (a)...

Subchapter I. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration Permit

Section 52.321. Definitions - Sec. 52.321. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Geophysical exploration" means...

Section 52.322. Permit Required for Exploration - Sec. 52.322. PERMIT REQUIRED FOR EXPLORATION. (a) Except for a...

Section 52.323. Application for Permit - Sec. 52.323. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. (a) The person responsible for...

Section 52.324. Authority of Commissioner - Sec. 52.324. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER. (a) The commissioner: (1) as...

Section 52.325. Permittee's Failure to Comply - Sec. 52.325. PERMITTEE'S FAILURE TO COMPLY. (a) If a permittee...

Chapter 53 - Minerals

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 53.001. Definitions - Sec. 53.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Subchapter B. Prospect and Lease on State Land

Section 53.011. Land Subject to Prospect - Sec. 53.011. LAND SUBJECT TO PROSPECT. Any tract of land...

Section 53.012. Application for Right to Prospect - Sec. 53.012. APPLICATION FOR RIGHT TO PROSPECT. (a) A person...

Section 53.013. Conditions of Permit - Sec. 53.013. CONDITIONS OF PERMIT. (a) The commissioner may issue...

Section 53.015. Application for Lease - Sec. 53.015. APPLICATION FOR LEASE. (a) At any time during...

Section 53.016. Issuance of Lease - Sec. 53.016. ISSUANCE OF LEASE. (a) After receipt of the...

Section 53.018. Royalty - Sec. 53.018. ROYALTY. The royalty under the lease shall not...

Section 53.019. Payments - Sec. 53.019. PAYMENTS. Lease payments and royalty shall be paid...

Section 53.020. Assignment and Transfer - Sec. 53.020. ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER. A lease issued under this...

Section 53.021. Forfeiture of Lease - Sec. 53.021. FORFEITURE OF LEASE. (a) A lease is subject...

Section 53.023. Immediate Lease - Sec. 53.023. IMMEDIATE LEASE. If the commissioner determines that a...

Section 53.024. Penalty and Interest - Sec. 53.024. PENALTY AND INTEREST. A lease issued under this...

Section 53.025. Lease Relinquishment - Sec. 53.025. LEASE RELINQUISHMENT. A lease issued under this subchapter...

Section 53.026. In Kind Royalty - Sec. 53.026. IN KIND ROYALTY. (a) The commissioner or the...

Section 53.027. Contracts and Agreements - Sec. 53.027. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS. On the land office's written...

Section 53.028. Audit Information Confidential - Sec. 53.028. AUDIT INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. (a) All information secured, derived,...

Subchapter C. Lease of Minerals by Surface Owner

Section 53.061. Authority to Lease Certain Minerals - Sec. 53.061. AUTHORITY TO LEASE CERTAIN MINERALS. (a) The state...

Section 53.062. Lease of Minerals Separately and Together - Sec. 53.062. LEASE OF MINERALS SEPARATELY AND TOGETHER. Minerals covered...

Section 53.063. Forms - Sec. 53.063. FORMS. The owner of the surface may lease...

Section 53.064. Prerequisites for Effectiveness of Lease - Sec. 53.064. PREREQUISITES FOR EFFECTIVENESS OF LEASE. (a) No lease...

Section 53.065. Payments Under Lease - Sec. 53.065. PAYMENTS UNDER LEASE. (a) Under a lease executed...

Section 53.066. Damages to Surface - Sec. 53.066. DAMAGES TO SURFACE. Payments made by the lessee...

Section 53.067. Payment Procedure - Sec. 53.067. PAYMENT PROCEDURE. Royalties and other payments accruing to...

Section 53.068. Production Report and Records - Sec. 53.068. PRODUCTION REPORT AND RECORDS. (a) Each payment shall...

Section 53.069. Forfeiture of Lease - Sec. 53.069. FORFEITURE OF LEASE. (a) A lease and all...

Section 53.070. Reinstatement of Lease - Sec. 53.070. REINSTATEMENT OF LEASE. (a) If the owner of...

Section 53.071. Lien - Sec. 53.071. LIEN. The state has a first lien on...

Section 53.072. Effect of Certain Laws - Sec. 53.072. EFFECT OF CERTAIN LAWS. Any rights acquired under...

Section 53.073. Certain Minerals and Laws Exempt From Subchapter - Sec. 53.073. CERTAIN MINERALS AND LAWS EXEMPT FROM SUBCHAPTER. The...

Section 53.074. Authority and Duties of Agent - Sec. 53.074. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF AGENT. (a) Prohibition Against...

Section 53.075. Assignment and Transfer - Sec. 53.075. ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER. A lease issued under this...

Section 53.076. Lease Relinquishment - Sec. 53.076. LEASE RELINQUISHMENT. A lease issued under this subchapter...

Section 53.077. In Kind Royalty - Sec. 53.077. IN KIND ROYALTY. (a) The commissioner, each owner...

Section 53.078. Penalty and Interest - Sec. 53.078. PENALTY AND INTEREST. A lease issued under this...

Section 53.079. Contracts and Agreements - Sec. 53.079. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS. On the land office's written...

Section 53.080. Audit Information Confidential - Sec. 53.080. AUDIT INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. (a) All information secured, derived,...

Section 53.081. Lease by Owner of the Soil - Sec. 53.081. LEASE BY OWNER OF THE SOIL. (a) An...

Subchapter D. Unitization of Sulphur Production

Section 53.111. Authority to Operate an Area as a Unit for Production of Sulphur - Sec. 53.111. AUTHORITY TO OPERATE AN AREA AS A UNIT...

Section 53.112. Approval of Certain Agreements by School Land Board - Sec. 53.112. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS BY SCHOOL LAND BOARD....

Section 53.113. Approval of Agreements - Sec. 53.113. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS. An agreement that commits the...

Section 53.114. Commissioner's Approval - Sec. 53.114. COMMISSIONER'S APPROVAL. Before executing an agreement authorized by...

Section 53.115. Provisions of Agreement - Sec. 53.115. PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT. (a) An agreement executed under...

Section 53.116. Application to University Land - Sec. 53.116. APPLICATION TO UNIVERSITY LAND. None of the provisions...

Section 53.118. Ratifications and Other Agreements - Sec. 53.118. RATIFICATIONS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS. (a) The board may...

Subchapter E. Lease of Public School and Gulf Land for Coal, Lignite, Sulphur, Salt, and Potash

Section 53.151. Lease of Certain Areas - Sec. 53.151. LEASE OF CERTAIN AREAS. (a) Under the provisions...

Section 53.152. Laws Applicable to Leases - Sec. 53.152. LAWS APPLICABLE TO LEASES. Leases of land described...

Section 53.153. Conditions of Lease - Sec. 53.153. CONDITIONS OF LEASE. (a) Coal, lignite, sulphur, salt,...

Section 53.154. Royalty Rate - Sec. 53.154. ROYALTY RATE. The board shall set the royalty...

Section 53.155. Compensation for Damages From Use of Surface - Sec. 53.155. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES FROM USE OF SURFACE. (a)...

Section 53.156. Contracts and Agreements - Sec. 53.156. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS. On the land office's written...

Subchapter F. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration Permit

Section 53.161. Definitions - Sec. 53.161. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Mineral(s)" means coal,...

Section 53.162. Permit Required for Exploration - Sec. 53.162. PERMIT REQUIRED FOR EXPLORATION. (a) Except for a...

Section 53.163. Laws Applicable to Permits - Sec. 53.163. LAWS APPLICABLE TO PERMITS. Permits for geophysical and...

Section 53.1631. Groundwater - Sec. 53.1631. GROUNDWATER. (a) Unless otherwise expressly provided by statute,...

Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes

Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 61.001. Definitions - Sec. 61.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Subchapter B. Access to Public Beaches

Section 61.011. Policy and Rules - Sec. 61.011. POLICY AND RULES. (a) It is declared and...

Section 61.012. Definition - Sec. 61.012. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "beach" means state-owned beaches...

Section 61.013. Prohibition - Sec. 61.013. PROHIBITION. (a) It is an offense against the...

Section 61.014. Denial of Access by Posting - Sec. 61.014. DENIAL OF ACCESS BY POSTING. (a) As used...

Section 61.015. Beach Access and Use Plans - Sec. 61.015. BEACH ACCESS AND USE PLANS. (a) Each local...

Section 61.016. Boundaries for Areas With No Marked Vegetation Line - Sec. 61.016. BOUNDARIES FOR AREAS WITH NO MARKED VEGETATION LINE....

Section 61.017. Line of Vegetation Unaffected by Certain Conditions - Sec. 61.017. LINE OF VEGETATION UNAFFECTED BY CERTAIN CONDITIONS. (a)...

Section 61.0171. Temporary Suspension of Line of Vegetation Determination - Sec. 61.0171. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF LINE OF VEGETATION DETERMINATION. (a)...

Section 61.018. Enforcement - Sec. 61.018. ENFORCEMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1),...

Section 61.0181. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 61.0181. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The commissioner may assess an administrative...

Section 61.0182. Enforcement Provisions Cumulative - Sec. 61.0182. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE. This subchapter is cumulative of...

Section 61.0183. Removal of Certain Structures, Improvements, Obstructions, Barriers, and Hazards on Public Beach - Sec. 61.0183. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN STRUCTURES, IMPROVEMENTS, OBSTRUCTIONS, BARRIERS, AND...

Section 61.0184. Notice Requirements; Orders and Hearings - Sec. 61.0184. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS; ORDERS AND HEARINGS. (a) The commissioner...

Section 61.0185. Temporary Suspension of Submission of Requests That Attorney General File Suit - Sec. 61.0185. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS THAT ATTORNEY...

Section 61.019. Declaratory Judgment Suits - Sec. 61.019. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT SUITS. (a) A littoral owner whose...

Section 61.020. Prima Facie Evidence - Sec. 61.020. PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE. (a) In a suit or...

Section 61.021. Area Not Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 61.021. AREA NOT COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. (a) None of...

Section 61.0211. State or National Park Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 61.0211. STATE OR NATIONAL PARK COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This...

Section 61.022. Government Agencies and Subdivisions - Sec. 61.022. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND SUBDIVISIONS. (a) The provisions of...

Section 61.023. Effect on Land Titles and Property Adjacent to and on Beaches - Sec. 61.023. EFFECT ON LAND TITLES AND PROPERTY ADJACENT TO...

Section 61.024. Effect of Subchapter on Definition of Public Beach - Sec. 61.024. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON DEFINITION OF PUBLIC BEACH....

Section 61.025. Disclosure to Purchaser of Property - Sec. 61.025. DISCLOSURE TO PURCHASER OF PROPERTY. (a) Except as...

Section 61.026. Beach Access Public Awareness and Education - Sec. 61.026. BEACH ACCESS PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION. (a) The...

Subchapter C. Maintenance of the Public Beaches

Section 61.061. Purpose - Sec. 61.061. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this subchapter...

Section 61.062. Public Policy - Sec. 61.062. PUBLIC POLICY. It is the public policy of...

Section 61.063. Definitions - Sec. 61.063. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Clean and maintain"...

Section 61.064. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 61.064. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to incorporated...

Section 61.065. Duty of Cities - Sec. 61.065. DUTY OF CITIES. (a) It is the duty...

Section 61.066. Duty of County - Sec. 61.066. DUTY OF COUNTY. (a) It is the duty...

Section 61.067. Duty of State - Sec. 61.067. DUTY OF STATE. (a) It is the duty...

Section 61.068. Application Requirement - Sec. 61.068. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT. A city or county that seeks...

Section 61.069. Contents of Application - Sec. 61.069. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. To be approved, the application...

Section 61.070. Parking and Use Fees - Sec. 61.070. PARKING AND USE FEES. Subsection (4), Section 61.069...

Section 61.071. Compliance Before Approval - Sec. 61.071. COMPLIANCE BEFORE APPROVAL. The land office shall not...

Section 61.072. State Funds - Sec. 61.072. STATE FUNDS. The land office shall pay to...

Section 61.073. Conditions for Payments - Sec. 61.073. CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENTS. No payments shall be made...

Section 61.074. Submission of Proposed Expenditures - Sec. 61.074. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED EXPENDITURES. A city or county...

Section 61.075. Fair Distribution of Funds - Sec. 61.075. FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. The land office shall...

Section 61.076. Limitation on State Share - Sec. 61.076. LIMITATION ON STATE SHARE. (a) No city or...

Section 61.077. Funds for Administrative Purposes and Emergencies - Sec. 61.077. FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES AND EMERGENCIES. (a) The...

Section 61.078. Authority to Spend County Funds - Sec. 61.078. AUTHORITY TO SPEND COUNTY FUNDS. The commissioners court...

Section 61.079. Notice of Ineligibility - Sec. 61.079. NOTICE OF INELIGIBILITY. After reasonable notice and opportunity...

Section 61.080. Public Beaches in Ineligible City - Sec. 61.080. PUBLIC BEACHES IN INELIGIBLE CITY. (a) The governing...

Section 61.081. Public Beaches in Ineligible County - Sec. 61.081. PUBLIC BEACHES IN INELIGIBLE COUNTY. (a) The commissioners...

Section 61.082. Authority of Local Governments - Sec. 61.082. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. (a) Except as provided...

Section 61.083. Exemptions From Subchapter - Sec. 61.083. EXEMPTIONS FROM SUBCHAPTER. None of the provisions of...

Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches

Section 61.121. Definition - Sec. 61.121. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "beach" shall have the...

Section 61.122. County Regulatory Authority - Sec. 61.122. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 61.123. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 61.123. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Before the commissioners court...

Section 61.124. Copies of Order - Sec. 61.124. COPIES OF ORDER. The commissioners court shall make...

Section 61.125. Public Hearing - Sec. 61.125. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) Not less than one month...

Section 61.126. Traffic Regulations - Sec. 61.126. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. If the order includes a traffic...

Section 61.127. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 61.127. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. In any order adopted under this...

Section 61.128. Order Prevails Over State Law - Sec. 61.128. ORDER PREVAILS OVER STATE LAW. If an order...

Section 61.129. Ordinance Prevails Over Order and State Law - Sec. 61.129. ORDINANCE PREVAILS OVER ORDER AND STATE LAW. (a)...

Section 61.130. Rights of the Public - Sec. 61.130. RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC. The right of the...

Section 61.131. Effect of Subchapter on Definition of Public Beach - Sec. 61.131. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON DEFINITION OF PUBLIC BEACH....

Section 61.132. Closing of Beaches for Space Flight Activities - Sec. 61.132. CLOSING OF BEACHES FOR SPACE FLIGHT ACTIVITIES. (a)...

Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments

Section 61.161. Public Policy - Sec. 61.161. PUBLIC POLICY. It is the public policy of...

Section 61.162. Findings - Sec. 61.162. FINDINGS. (a) The legislature finds that the operation...

Section 61.163. Definition - Sec. 61.163. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "business establishment" means any...

Section 61.164. Application - Sec. 61.164. APPLICATION. A person who desires to operate a...

Section 61.165. Contents of Application - Sec. 61.165. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. The application shall include: (1)...

Section 61.166. Filing Fee - Sec. 61.166. FILING FEE. (a) The application shall be accompanied...

Section 61.167. Separate Applications - Sec. 61.167. SEPARATE APPLICATIONS. Any applicant who plans to operate...

Section 61.168. Granting License - Sec. 61.168. GRANTING LICENSE. (a) On finding that the issuance...

Section 61.169. Applications Not to Be Granted - Sec. 61.169. APPLICATIONS NOT TO BE GRANTED. The county shall...

Section 61.170. License Prohibition Against Glass Containers - Sec. 61.170. LICENSE PROHIBITION AGAINST GLASS CONTAINERS. (a) Each license...

Section 61.171. Assignment - Sec. 61.171. ASSIGNMENT. No license issued under this subchapter may...

Section 61.172. Termination and Revocation of License - Sec. 61.172. TERMINATION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a) The failure...

Section 61.173. Maximum Territorial Limits - Sec. 61.173. MAXIMUM TERRITORIAL LIMITS. (a) If territorial limitations are...

Section 61.174. Additional Standards - Sec. 61.174. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS. In addition to other standards provided...

Section 61.175. Rules, Procedures, and Conditions - Sec. 61.175. RULES, PROCEDURES, AND CONDITIONS. The county may establish...

Section 61.176. Areas Exempt From Subchapter - Sec. 61.176. AREAS EXEMPT FROM SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not...

Section 61.177. Penalty - Sec. 61.177. PENALTY. A person, who for himself or on...

Section 61.178. Enforcement - Sec. 61.178. ENFORCEMENT. At the request of a county, department...

Subchapter F. Removal of Sand, Marl, Gravel, and Shell

Section 61.211. Findings - Sec. 61.211. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that the unregulated excavation,...

Section 61.212. Exemptions From Subchapter - Sec. 61.212. EXEMPTIONS FROM SUBCHAPTER. (a) The provisions of this...

Section 61.213. Application - Sec. 61.213. APPLICATION. Before a person excavates, takes, removes, or...

Section 61.214. Contents of Application - Sec. 61.214. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. The application shall include: (1)...

Section 61.215. Prerequisites to Issuance of Permit - Sec. 61.215. PREREQUISITES TO ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. No permit may...

Section 61.216. Notice of Applications Received - Sec. 61.216. NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 61.217. Public Hearing - Sec. 61.217. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) The commissioners court shall hold...

Section 61.218. Notice of Public Hearing - Sec. 61.218. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. Notice of the public...

Section 61.219. Issuance of Permit - Sec. 61.219. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) On a finding that...

Section 61.220. Return of Filing Fee - Sec. 61.220. RETURN OF FILING FEE. If the commissioners court...

Section 61.221. Assignment of Permits - Sec. 61.221. ASSIGNMENT OF PERMITS. No permit may be assigned...

Section 61.222. Termination and Revocation of Permit - Sec. 61.222. TERMINATION AND REVOCATION OF PERMIT. Failure or refusal...

Section 61.223. Suits for Orders and Injunctions - Sec. 61.223. SUITS FOR ORDERS AND INJUNCTIONS. The attorney general,...

Section 61.224. Penalty - Sec. 61.224. PENALTY. A person who for himself or on...

Section 61.225. Sand, Marl, Gravel, or Shell From Public Beaches Within Incorporated Cities, Towns, or Villages - Sec. 61.225. SAND, MARL, GRAVEL, OR SHELL FROM PUBLIC BEACHES...

Section 61.226. Application of Subchapter to Certain Islands and Peninsulas - Sec. 61.226. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN ISLANDS AND PENINSULAS....

Section 61.227. Authority of Parks and Wildlife Department - Sec. 61.227. AUTHORITY OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. None of...

Subchapter G. Permits for Mass Gatherings

Section 61.251. Definition - Sec. 61.251. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "mass gathering" means a...

Section 61.252. Permit Requirements - Sec. 61.252. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (a) To protect the public health,...

Section 61.253. Injunction - Sec. 61.253. INJUNCTION. The county is entitled to appropriate injunctive...

Section 61.254. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 61.254. CRIMINAL PENALTY. A person commits an offense if...

Chapter 62 - Beach Park Board of Trustees

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 62.001. Applicability - Sec. 62.001. APPLICABILITY. (a) The provisions of this chapter apply...

Section 62.002. Definition - Sec. 62.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "board" means the Beach...

Subchapter B. Creation of Board

Section 62.011. Purpose and Authority - Sec. 62.011. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. A county located or bordering...

Section 62.012. Method of Creating Board - Sec. 62.012. METHOD OF CREATING BOARD. A board may be...

Section 62.013. Election - Sec. 62.013. ELECTION. (a) The election shall be called by...

Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions

Section 62.041. Members of Board - Sec. 62.041. MEMBERS OF BOARD. (a) The board is composed...

Section 62.042. Term of Office - Sec. 62.042. TERM OF OFFICE. (a) With the exception of...

Section 62.043. Oath and Bond - Sec. 62.043. OATH AND BOND. (a) A trustee shall qualify...

Section 62.044. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 62.044. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A trustee serves without compensation but...

Section 62.045. Vacancy - Sec. 62.045. VACANCY. A vacancy on the board shall be...

Section 62.046. Officers of Board - Sec. 62.046. OFFICERS OF BOARD. (a) On the appointment of...

Section 62.047. Park Manager - Sec. 62.047. PARK MANAGER. The board may employ and compensate...

Section 62.048. Legal Services - Sec. 62.048. LEGAL SERVICES. (a) The board may call on...

Section 62.049. Employees of Board - Sec. 62.049. EMPLOYEES OF BOARD. (a) The board may employ...

Section 62.050. Meetings - Sec. 62.050. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold regular meetings...

Section 62.051. Board Records - Sec. 62.051. BOARD RECORDS. (a) The board shall keep a...

Section 62.052. Management of Funds - Sec. 62.052. MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS. The money belonging to or...

Section 62.053. Audit - Sec. 62.053. AUDIT. Independent auditors selected by the board shall...

Section 62.054. Court Actions - Sec. 62.054. COURT ACTIONS. The board may sue and be...

Section 62.055. Seal - Sec. 62.055. SEAL. The board shall adopt a seal which...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 62.091. Land Under Jurisdiction, Management, and Control - Sec. 62.091. LAND UNDER JURISDICTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL. (a) The...

Section 62.092. Priority of Jurisdiction - Sec. 62.092. PRIORITY OF JURISDICTION. (a) The board has no...

Section 62.093. Park Authority - Sec. 62.093. PARK AUTHORITY. The board may manage, operate, maintain,...

Section 62.094. Fee Charged - Sec. 62.094. FEE CHARGED. The board may charge and collect...

Section 62.095. Use of Funds - Sec. 62.095. USE OF FUNDS. (a) The board may accept,...

Section 62.096. Contracts, Leases, and Other Agreements Relating to Land and Facilities - Sec. 62.096. CONTRACTS, LEASES, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS RELATING TO LAND...

Section 62.097. Contracts, Leases, and Other Agreements Relating to Management, Operation, and Maintenance of Land and Facilities - Sec. 62.097. CONTRACTS, LEASES, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS RELATING TO MANAGEMENT,...

Section 62.098. Contracts With Other Governmental Agencies - Sec. 62.098. CONTRACTS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. To accomplish any...

Section 62.099. Advertising - Sec. 62.099. ADVERTISING. The board may publish brochures and otherwise...

Section 62.100. Rules - Sec. 62.100. RULES. The board may adopt and enforce reasonable...

Section 62.101. Legislative Intent - Sec. 62.101. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the...

Subchapter E. Issuance of Bonds

Section 62.131. Authority to Issue Revenue Bonds - Sec. 62.131. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS. For the purpose...

Section 62.132. Formal Requirements of Bonds - Sec. 62.132. FORMAL REQUIREMENTS OF BONDS. (a) The bonds may...

Section 62.133. Sale of Bonds - Sec. 62.133. SALE OF BONDS. The board shall sell the...

Section 62.134. Approval and Registration - Sec. 62.134. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. The bonds shall not be...

Section 62.135. Authorized Investments - Sec. 62.135. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS. The bonds issued under the provisions...

Section 62.136. Security for Deposits - Sec. 62.136. SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. The bonds are eligible to...

Section 62.137. Tax Bonds - Sec. 62.137. TAX BONDS. (a) The board shall not issue...

Section 62.138. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 62.138. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may issue refunding...

Subchapter F. Dissolution of Board

Section 62.161. Order Calling Election to Dissolve; Notice of Election - Sec. 62.161. ORDER CALLING ELECTION TO DISSOLVE; NOTICE OF ELECTION....

Section 62.162. Election to Dissolve - Sec. 62.162. ELECTION TO DISSOLVE. (a) An election to dissolve...

Section 62.163. Administration of Property, Debts, and Assets After Dissolution - Sec. 62.163. ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION....

Chapter 63 - Dunes

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 63.001. Findings of Fact - Sec. 63.001. FINDINGS OF FACT. The legislature finds and declares:...

Section 63.002. Definitions - Sec. 63.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Section 63.003. Effect of Chapter - Sec. 63.003. EFFECT OF CHAPTER. The provisions of this chapter...

Subchapter B. Dune Protection Line

Section 63.011. Establishing Dune Protection Line - Sec. 63.011. ESTABLISHING DUNE PROTECTION LINE. (a) After notice and...

Section 63.012. Location of Dune Protection Line - Sec. 63.012. LOCATION OF DUNE PROTECTION LINE. The dune protection...

Section 63.013. Notice - Sec. 63.013. NOTICE. (a) Notice of a hearing to consider...

Section 63.014. Map and Description of Dune Protection Line - Sec. 63.014. MAP AND DESCRIPTION OF DUNE PROTECTION LINE. (a)...

Section 63.015. Dune Protection Line Prohibited - Sec. 63.015. DUNE PROTECTION LINE PROHIBITED. No dune protection line...

Subchapter C. Permits

Section 63.051. Permit Requirement - Sec. 63.051. PERMIT REQUIREMENT. An owner of land or a...

Section 63.052. Permit Not Required - Sec. 63.052. PERMIT NOT REQUIRED. No permit is required for...

Section 63.053. Fees - Sec. 63.053. FEES. (a) The commissioners court or governing body...

Section 63.054. Review - Sec. 63.054. REVIEW. (a) The commissioners court or governing body...

Section 63.055. Terms and Conditions of Permit - Sec. 63.055. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERMIT. The commissioners court...

Section 63.056. Notice to and Comments of Commissioner on Permits - Sec. 63.056. NOTICE TO AND COMMENTS OF COMMISSIONER ON PERMITS....

Section 63.057. Permit for Certain Activity Prohibited - Sec. 63.057. PERMIT FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITY PROHIBITED. (a) No permit...

Subchapter D. Prohibitions

Section 63.091. Conduct Prohibited - Sec. 63.091. CONDUCT PROHIBITED. Unless a permit is properly issued...

Section 63.093. Prohibited Operation of Recreational Vehicles - Sec. 63.093. PROHIBITED OPERATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. No person may...

Subchapter E. Critical Dune Areas

Section 63.121. Identification of Critical Dune Areas; Rules - Sec. 63.121. IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL DUNE AREAS; RULES. (a) The...

Section 63.122. Notice to Counties - Sec. 63.122. NOTICE TO COUNTIES. After the commissioner has identified...

Subchapter F. Appeals

Section 63.151. Appeal by Littoral Owner - Sec. 63.151. APPEAL BY LITTORAL OWNER. A littoral owner aggrieved...

Section 63.152. Appeal by Commissioner - Sec. 63.152. APPEAL BY COMMISSIONER. The commissioner may appeal to...

Subchapter G. Penalties

Section 63.181. Enforcement - Sec. 63.181. ENFORCEMENT. (a) Any county attorney, district attorney, or...

Section 63.1811. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 63.1811. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The commissioner may assess an administrative...

Section 63.1812. Enforcement Provisions Cumulative - Sec. 63.1812. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE. This subchapter is cumulative of...

Section 63.1813. Mitigation for Damage, Destruction, or Removal of Dune or Dune Vegetation Without Permit - Sec. 63.1813. MITIGATION FOR DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION, OR REMOVAL OF DUNE...

Section 63.1814. Notice Requirements; Orders and Hearings - Sec. 63.1814. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS; ORDERS AND HEARINGS. (a) The commissioner...

Subtitle F - Land of Political Subdivisions

Chapter 71 - Lease for Mineral Development

Subchapter A. Leases by Political Subdivisions

Section 71.001. Definition - Sec. 71.001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "political subdivision" means any...

Section 71.002. Authority to Lease - Sec. 71.002. AUTHORITY TO LEASE. A political subdivision may lease...

Section 71.003. Governing Body to Exercise Authority - Sec. 71.003. GOVERNING BODY TO EXERCISE AUTHORITY. The governing body...

Section 71.004. Notice and Hearing - Sec. 71.004. NOTICE AND HEARING. Before a lease is made...

Section 71.005. Notice of Intention to Lease Land - Sec. 71.005. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO LEASE LAND. (a) After...

Section 71.006. Receiving Bids and Awarding Lease - Sec. 71.006. RECEIVING BIDS AND AWARDING LEASE. On the date...

Section 71.007. Rejection of Bids and Additional Bids - Sec. 71.007. REJECTION OF BIDS AND ADDITIONAL BIDS. If the...

Section 71.008. Grant of Lease - Sec. 71.008. GRANT OF LEASE. A lease made under this...

Section 71.009. Royalty - Sec. 71.009. ROYALTY. (a) In each lease other than a...

Section 71.010. Lease Term - Sec. 71.010. LEASE TERM. (a) No primary term of a...

Subchapter B. Pooling Mineral Leases

Section 71.051. Definitions - Sec. 71.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "City or town"...

Section 71.052. Inserting Pooling Provisions in Leases - Sec. 71.052. INSERTING POOLING PROVISIONS IN LEASES. A city, town,...

Section 71.053. Compliance With Governmental Agencies - Sec. 71.053. COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. With respect to land...

Section 71.054. Terms and Conditions of Leases of County School Land - Sec. 71.054. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASES OF COUNTY SCHOOL...

Section 71.055. Additional Terms of Leases - Sec. 71.055. ADDITIONAL TERMS OF LEASES. A lease covered by...

Section 71.056. Amending Lease - Sec. 71.056. AMENDING LEASE. On application of the lessee or...

Section 71.057. Authority to Commit Royalty Interests - Sec. 71.057. AUTHORITY TO COMMIT ROYALTY INTERESTS. (a) A city,...

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