Tex. Natural Resources Code § 114.002
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 114.002, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 114.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Official statutory text
This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a common carrier as defined by and regulated under Chapter 111 of the Natural Resources Code; or
(2) the movement by a person or entity by motor vehicle of salt water, brine, sludge, drilling mud, and other liquid or semiliquid material arising out of or incidental to drilling for or producing oil or gas if:
(A) the commission has authorized the person or entity to move or transport the material and the material being moved or transported contains less than seven percent liquid hydrocarbons by volume; or
(B) the person or entity is not moving or transporting the material for hire and the material being moved or transported contains less than seven percent liquid hydrocarbons by volume.
(1) a common carrier as defined by and regulated under Chapter 111 of the Natural Resources Code; or
(2) the movement by a person or entity by motor vehicle of salt water, brine, sludge, drilling mud, and other liquid or semiliquid material arising out of or incidental to drilling for or producing oil or gas if:
(A) the commission has authorized the person or entity to move or transport the material and the material being moved or transported contains less than seven percent liquid hydrocarbons by volume; or
(B) the person or entity is not moving or transporting the material for hire and the material being moved or transported contains less than seven percent liquid hydrocarbons by volume.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.