Sec. 85.064. ACTION AGAINST CORPORATION. (a) If he determines that the public interest requires it, the attorney general shall institute suit or other appropriate action in Travis County for forfeiture of charter rights of a domestic corporation or to enjoin a foreign corporation from doing business in this state when a corporation is deemed guilty of violating the provisions of Sections 85.059 through 85.062 of this code. The attorney general may take this action on his own motion and without leave or order of any judge or court.
(b) On judgment against a defendant for violating the provisions of Sections 85.059 through 85.062 of this code, the court may, if in its judgment the public interest requires it, forfeit the charter rights of a defendant domestic corporation or enjoin a defendant foreign corporation from doing business in this state.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2520, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas
Chapter 85 - Conservation of Oil and Gas
Subchapter C. Provisions Generally Applicable to the Conservation of Oil and Gas
Section 85.041. Acts Prohibited in Violation of Laws, Rules, and Orders
Section 85.042. Rules and Orders
Section 85.043. Application of Certain Rules and Orders
Section 85.044. Exempt Purchases
Section 85.045. Waste Illegal and Prohibited
Section 85.047. Exclusion From Definition of Waste
Section 85.048. Authority to Limit Production
Section 85.050. Procedure at Hearing
Section 85.051. Adoption of Rule or Order
Section 85.052. Compliance With Rule or Order
Section 85.053. Distribution, Proration, and Apportionment of Allowable Production
Section 85.054. Allowable Production of Oil
Section 85.055. Allowable Production of Gas
Section 85.058. Commission Inquiry and Determination
Section 85.060. Sworn Statements and Reports
Section 85.061. Inspection and Gauging
Section 85.062. Examination of Books and Records
Section 85.063. Violations by Corporations