Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 161.283 · Subchapter G. PURCHASE AND SALE OF SELECTED LAND
PURCHASE BY BOARD.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the board is satisfied with the value and desirability of the property selected by the veteran, it may purchase the land from its owner on the agreed terms.
(b) The board shall pay not more than $60,000 for the property, but may pay more if the veteran pays to the board or the board's designee in cash, in accordance with its rules, that portion of the purchase price in excess of the amount that the board agrees to pay. The amount shall be paid not later than the date on which the board acquires title to the property.
(c) A cash payment by the veteran is considered a down payment on the price of the land when sold to the veteran by the board and is in addition to the initial payment required by Section 161.222 of this code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2670, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1899, ch. 768, Sec. 3, eff. June 13, 1979; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 160, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 674, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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