Sec. 11.072. FENCES WITH AND WITHOUT GATES. (a) A person who has used any of the pasture land by joining fences or otherwise and who builds or maintains more than three miles lineal measure of fences running in the same general direction without a gate in it shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000.
(b) The gate in the fence described in Subsection (a) of this section shall be at least 10 feet wide and shall not be locked or kept closed so that it obstructs free ingress or egress.
(c) The provisions of this section do not apply to persons who have previously settled on land not their own, if the enclosure is 200 acres or less and if the principal pursuit of the person on the land is agriculture.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2353, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - General Provisions
Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to the Public Domain
Subchapter D. Regulation of the Public Domain
Section 11.071. Recovery of Value of Minerals and Timber
Section 11.072. Fences With and Without Gates
Section 11.073. Definition of Fencing
Section 11.074. Herding and Line-Riding
Section 11.075. Appropriation of Land by Fencing
Section 11.076. Unlawful Enclosures
Section 11.077. Suit Against Adverse Claimant
Section 11.079. Access to Land
Section 11.0791. Other Provisions Regarding Access to State Lands
Section 11.080. Damages to Persons and Personalty
Section 11.082. Notice to School Land Board
Section 11.083. Retention of Mineral Rights
Section 11.084. School Land Board Approval of Patent for Interest in Land Released by State
Section 11.085. Procedure for Applying for Patent for Interest in Land Released by State