Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.052
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.052, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 31.052. CUSTODY OF RECORDS.
Official statutory text
(a) Books, accounts, records, papers, maps, and original documents relating to real property titles which are termed archives by law shall be the books and papers of the land office under the control and custody of the commissioner.
(b) The commissioner shall keep in the land office a copy of each permit, lease, or other paper issued under law.
(b) The commissioner shall keep in the land office a copy of each permit, lease, or other paper issued under law.
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