Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.092
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.092, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 52.092. POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Official statutory text
The board or any person including a leaseholder or assignee, who has a contract with the board for the development of oil and gas resources in riverbeds and channels may exercise the power of eminent domain to condemn land as provided in the general laws of this state for the purposes stated in Section 52.093 of this code.
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