Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.017 · Subchapter B. DUTIES RELATING TO OIL AND GAS WELLS
USING GAS IN THE OPEN AIR.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Any person who uses gas in lights in the open air or in or around derricks shall turn off the gas not later than 8 a. m. of each day the lights are burning or are used and shall not turn the lights on or relight them between 8 a. m. and 5 p. m.
(b) The person consuming the gas and using the burners in the open air shall enclose them in glass globes or lamps.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2561, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.91.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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