Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.225
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.225, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 61.225. SAND, MARL, GRAVEL, OR SHELL FROM PUBLIC BEACHES WITHIN INCORPORATED CITIES, TOWNS, OR VILLAGES.
Official statutory text
No incorporated city, town, or village having within its boundaries a public beach may authorize a person to excavate, take, remove, or carry away any sand, marl, gravel, or shell from the public beach except for the construction of a publicly owned and operated recreational facility or for the construction of a shoreline protection structure.
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