Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.085
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.085, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 52.085. PREVENTION OF POLLUTION.
Official statutory text
(a) Each lease and contract shall require the lessee or contracting party or his successors or assigns to use the highest degree of care and all proper safeguards to prevent pollution of streams.
(b) If the lessee or contracting party fails to meet the requirements in Subsection (a) of this section, the state is entitled to take charge of the property immediately and to cancel the lease.
(b) If the lessee or contracting party fails to meet the requirements in Subsection (a) of this section, the state is entitled to take charge of the property immediately and to cancel the lease.
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