Tex. Prop. Code § 31.004 · Chapter 31. BAD FAITH WASHOUT OF OVERRIDING ROYALTY INTEREST IN OIL AND GAS LEASE
REMEDIES; COSTS AND FEES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An owner of an overriding royalty interest who prevails in an action under this chapter may recover:
(1) actual damages;
(2) enforcement of a constructive trust on the oil and gas lease or mineral estate acquired to accomplish the washout of the overriding royalty interest; and
(3) court costs and attorney's fees.
(b) The remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative of other remedies provided by common law or statute.
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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