Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.072
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.072, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 161.072. LEASE BY BOARD.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may lease any property that it owns on terms it considers proper.
(b) A lease for agricultural and grazing purposes is subject to cancellation on the sale of the property to a veteran.
(c) The board may execute oil, gas, and mineral leases on land purchased by it before it sells the land by following the same procedure provided for the school land board in the lease of public school land.
(b) A lease for agricultural and grazing purposes is subject to cancellation on the sale of the property to a veteran.
(c) The board may execute oil, gas, and mineral leases on land purchased by it before it sells the land by following the same procedure provided for the school land board in the lease of public school land.
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