Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 53.153 · Subchapter E. LEASE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL AND GULF LAND FOR COAL, LIGNITE, SULPHUR, SALT, AND POTASH
CONDITIONS OF LEASE.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Coal, lignite, sulphur, salt, and potash may be leased together or separately.
(b) A lease granted under this subchapter shall be for a primary term not to exceed 20 years and as long after that time as the minerals are produced in paying quantities.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 49, ch. 29, Sec. 1, eff. April 3, 1979. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 62, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.53.htm
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