Tex. Agriculture Code § 59.030
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 59.030, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 59.030. TERM OF LEASES.
Official statutory text
(a) A purchaser may not lease land purchased with financial assistance under this chapter for a term longer than 10 years, except:
(1) a lease for oil, gas, or other minerals may be for a term of not longer than 10 years, and as long thereafter as oil, gas, or other minerals are produced from the land in commercial quantities; and
(2) a lease for coal and lignite may be for a term of not longer than 40 years, and as long thereafter as coal and lignite are produced from the land in commercial quantities.
(b) A lease or a separate instrument to take effect in the future may not contain a provision for option or renewal of the lease or re-lease of the property for any term that would result in a fixed term of the lease that exceeds the maximum fixed term authorized under Subsection (a) of this section. A lease or instrument that contains an option renewal or re-lease agreement in violation of this section is void.
(1) a lease for oil, gas, or other minerals may be for a term of not longer than 10 years, and as long thereafter as oil, gas, or other minerals are produced from the land in commercial quantities; and
(2) a lease for coal and lignite may be for a term of not longer than 40 years, and as long thereafter as coal and lignite are produced from the land in commercial quantities.
(b) A lease or a separate instrument to take effect in the future may not contain a provision for option or renewal of the lease or re-lease of the property for any term that would result in a fixed term of the lease that exceeds the maximum fixed term authorized under Subsection (a) of this section. A lease or instrument that contains an option renewal or re-lease agreement in violation of this section is void.
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