Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Lease of Minerals by Surface Owner
Section 53.072. Effect of Certain Laws

Sec. 53.072. EFFECT OF CERTAIN LAWS. Any rights acquired under Articles 5388 through 5403, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, before March 15, 1967, are not affected by the repeal of those articles, and the rights, powers, duties, and obligations conferred or imposed by those articles are governed by those repealed articles.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2473, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.