Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.051

(a) A person holding a safety certificate has the full right, power, and authority to transfer the certificate upon the sale, lease, or other transfer of title to the site, provided the new owner, operator, lessor or lessee, or party in interest files a written affidavit that:

(1) all barriers between a pit and the nearest roadway edge of any public road comply with this subchapter, and rules and orders adopted by this subchapter; and

(2) there will be no change, on or after the day of the transfer of title or operation, in:

(A) the condition or location of a barrier; and

(B) the distance of a pit perimeter from:

(i) the nearest public road; and

(ii) the nearest intersection of a public road and a private road or driveway.

(b) The transfer affidavit must be filed not later than the 30th day after the day on which the transfer of title to or operation of the quarry or pit occurs.

(c) Except as provided by Section 133.053(a) of this code, the department must process and approve a transfer of a safety certificate not later than the 10th day after the day on which the department receives a completed transfer affidavit.

(d) The department may require the payment of a reasonable fee for processing the transfer affidavit, not to exceed the actual administrative costs of receipt and processing, which amount shall not be more than $250.

(e) The hypothecating, mortgaging, or other transfer of equitable title or a pledge of any assets to creditors of the operator or owner shall not require the filing of a transfer affidavit.