Tex. Prop. Code § 31.002 · Chapter 31. BAD FAITH WASHOUT OF OVERRIDING ROYALTY INTEREST IN OIL AND GAS LEASE
CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BAD FAITH WASHOUT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person may bring a cause of action for a bad faith washout of the person's overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease. The person is entitled to a remedy under this chapter if the person proves by a preponderance of the evidence that:
(1) the person owned or had a legal right to the overriding royalty interest;
(2) the defendant had control over the oil and gas lease burdened by the overriding royalty interest;
(3) the defendant caused a washout of the person's overriding royalty interest; and
(4) the defendant acted in bad faith by knowingly or intentionally causing the washout.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 450), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.31.htm
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