Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.041
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.041, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 131.041. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Official statutory text
The provisions of Sections 131.035 through 131.040 of this code do not apply to land on which surface mining operations were being conducted on June 21, 1975.
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