Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.243
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.243, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 51.243. REQUISITES OF A PATENT.
Official statutory text
(a) Each patent for land from the state shall be issued in the name and by authority of the state under the state seal and the land office seal and shall be signed by the governor and countersigned by the commissioner.
(b) Before the patent is delivered to the person who is entitled to it, it shall be registered in the land office patent book.
(b) Before the patent is delivered to the person who is entitled to it, it shall be registered in the land office patent book.
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