Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.286
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.286, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 161.286. PURCHASE PREFERENCE.
Official statutory text
(a) The property acquired by the board becomes a part of the fund, but the veteran who has selected the land has a preference right to purchase the land from the board.
(b) To be entitled to the preference right, the veteran shall agree in writing before the board purchases the land to purchase the land from the board for the price paid for it.
(c) If the veteran fails or refuses to exercise the preference right, the land may be sold by the board in the same manner provided for the sale of land forfeited under this chapter.
(b) To be entitled to the preference right, the veteran shall agree in writing before the board purchases the land to purchase the land from the board for the price paid for it.
(c) If the veteran fails or refuses to exercise the preference right, the land may be sold by the board in the same manner provided for the sale of land forfeited under this chapter.
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