Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 51.013 · Subchapter B. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL AND ASYLUM LAND
CLASSIFICATION OF LAND.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) As the public interest may require, the commissioner shall classify or reclassify all public school land and shall include a designation of the land, including a classification as agricultural, grazing, timber, or a combination of these classifications based on the facts in the particular case.
(b) After the classification is entered on the records of the land office, no further action needs to be taken by the commissioner and no notice is required to be given to the county clerk for the classification to be effective.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
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. 5, eff. June 18, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 14, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 15, eff. June 19, 2009.
Source of truth
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.51.htm
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