Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.033
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.033, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 52.033. ACCESS TO LAND.
Official statutory text
(a) If it is necessary for the lessee to enter the enclosed land of another person for the purpose of ingress and egress to and from the area leased from the state and if the lessee and the owner cannot agree on the place or the conditions of entry and exit, the lessee or his agent may petition the commissioners court of the county in which all or part of the enclosure is located to open the places of ingress and egress that may be necessary.
(b) On filing the petition, the commissioners court shall delineate the roads necessary for the stated purpose in the manner provided for delineating third-class public roads.
(b) On filing the petition, the commissioners court shall delineate the roads necessary for the stated purpose in the manner provided for delineating third-class public roads.
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