Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 51.183 · Subchapter E. SALE AND LEASE OF VACANCIES
INVESTIGATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commissioner shall conduct an investigation of the vacancy application.
(b) The investigation shall include:
(1) an evaluation of the vacancy application;
(2) a determination that the vacancy application was filed as provided by Section 51.176; and
(3) a review of public records at the land office relating to the land claimed to be vacant.
(c) The investigation may include a review of:
(1) any survey conducted by a licensed state land surveyor or by the county surveyor of a county in which all or part of the land claimed to be vacant is located; or
(2) any documents or public records necessary to determine whether a vacancy exists, including a review of public records relating to the land claimed to be vacant at:
(A) the state archives; or
(B) any county in which all or part of the land claimed to be vacant is located.
(d) An investigation may include a survey requested by the commissioner under Section 51.184 or a surveyor's report as provided by Section 51.185.
(e) The commissioner shall record the names of the persons consulted, the documents and surveys reviewed, and the relevant law and other materials used in the investigation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 874 (S.B. 1103), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.51.htm
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