Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.096
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.096, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 52.096. EXCLUSION FROM DAMAGES IN CONDEMNATION.
Official statutory text
In determining the damages resulting from condemnation, the commissioners or any other tribunal shall not consider the value of oil or gas located beneath the rights-of-way of the condemned property.
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