Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.056
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.056, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 71.056. AMENDING LEASE.
Official statutory text
On application of the lessee or present owner of any oil and gas lease or any oil, gas, and mineral lease validly executed before June 4, 1953, by any city, town, or political subdivision, the governing body of the city, town, or political subdivision may amend the lease to include a pooling provision that includes the terms provided in this subchapter.
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