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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.205

This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.205, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.

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§ 85.205. NOTICE AND HEARING.

Official statutory text

No rule or order pertaining to the conservation of oil and gas or to the prevention of waste of oil and gas may be adopted by the commission except after notice and hearing as provided by law.

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