Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.1631
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.1631, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 53.1631. GROUNDWATER.
Official statutory text
(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided by statute, deed, patent, or other grant from the State of Texas, groundwater shall not be considered a mineral in any past or future reservation of title or rights to minerals by the State of Texas.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the State of Texas shall retain any and all rights to reasonable use of the surface and groundwater for mineral development and production purposes.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the State of Texas shall retain any and all rights to reasonable use of the surface and groundwater for mineral development and production purposes.
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