Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.1582
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.1582, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 31.1582. SALE OF CERTAIN MINERAL INTERESTS.
Official statutory text
(a) If the General Land Office receives from a landowner an offer to buy the state's interest in the mineral estate in real property to which the landowner holds title, the General Land Office may sell to the landowner, for fair market value, any fractional mineral interest held by the state that:
(1) is a fractional mineral interest of 1/32 or less; and
(2) is severed from a parcel of land that:
(A) is 80 acres or less; and
(B) is located in a county with a population of less than 11,000.
(b) This section does not apply to land under the management and control of the board of regents of a public or private institution of higher education.
(1) is a fractional mineral interest of 1/32 or less; and
(2) is severed from a parcel of land that:
(A) is 80 acres or less; and
(B) is located in a county with a population of less than 11,000.
(b) This section does not apply to land under the management and control of the board of regents of a public or private institution of higher education.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.