Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.051
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.051, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 31.051. GENERAL DUTIES.
Official statutory text
The commissioner shall:
(1) superintend, control, and direct the official conduct of subordinate officers of the land office;
(2) execute and perform all acts and other things relating to public real property of the state or rights of individuals in public real property which is required by law;
(3) make and enforce suitable rules consistent with the law; and
(4) give information when required to the governor and the legislature relating to public real property and the land office.
(1) superintend, control, and direct the official conduct of subordinate officers of the land office;
(2) execute and perform all acts and other things relating to public real property of the state or rights of individuals in public real property which is required by law;
(3) make and enforce suitable rules consistent with the law; and
(4) give information when required to the governor and the legislature relating to public real property and the land office.
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