Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Domain
Subtitle D - Disposition of the 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,...

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Texas Statutes Title 2 - Public Domain Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain

Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Domain
Subtitle D - Disposition of the Public Domain