Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.253
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.253, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 51.253. CORRECTED PATENT.
Official statutory text
(a) An owner of land in one or more patented surveys may apply to the General Land Office for a corrected patent to correct scriveners' errors or obvious errors in the field note description of the original patent as determined by the commissioner. The application must clearly identify the error in the original patent.
(b) The General Land Office may adopt rules relating to the implementation and operation of this section, including rules requiring the payment of reasonable filing and processing fees by an applicant for a corrected patent.
(b) The General Land Office may adopt rules relating to the implementation and operation of this section, including rules requiring the payment of reasonable filing and processing fees by an applicant for a corrected patent.
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