Tex. Education Code § 49.303
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 49.303, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 49.303. PROPERTY SUBJECT TO DETACHMENT AND ANNEXATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Only the following property may be detached and annexed under this subchapter:
(1) a mineral property;
(2) real property used in the operation of a public utility, including a pipeline, pipeline gathering system, or railroad or other rail system; and
(3) real property used primarily for industrial or other commercial purposes, other than property used primarily for agriculture or for residential purposes.
(b) If a final judgment of a court determines that a mineral interest may not be annexed and detached as provided by this subchapter without an attendant annexation and detachment of the surface estate or any other interest in the same land, the detachment and annexation of a mineral interest under this subchapter includes the surface estate and each other interest in the land covered by the mineral interest.
(1) a mineral property;
(2) real property used in the operation of a public utility, including a pipeline, pipeline gathering system, or railroad or other rail system; and
(3) real property used primarily for industrial or other commercial purposes, other than property used primarily for agriculture or for residential purposes.
(b) If a final judgment of a court determines that a mineral interest may not be annexed and detached as provided by this subchapter without an attendant annexation and detachment of the surface estate or any other interest in the same land, the detachment and annexation of a mineral interest under this subchapter includes the surface estate and each other interest in the land covered by the mineral interest.
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