Sec. 51.012. COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY. Subject to the authority of the board and to exceptions and restrictions that may be imposed by the constitution and laws of this state, the commissioner is vested with the authority necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter relating to the sale and lease of public school land and to the protection of this land from free use and occupancy and from unlawful enclosure.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2418, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain
Chapter 51 - Land, Timber, and Surface Resources
Subchapter B. Provisions Generally Applicable
Section 51.011. Management of Public School Land
Section 51.012. Commissioner's Authority
Section 51.0125. Land Used by State Agency
Section 51.013. Classification of Land
Section 51.016. Duties of the Attorney General
Section 51.017. Furnishing Data to Board of Education
Section 51.017. Furnishing Data to Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation