Tex. Property Code § 31.004
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 31.004, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 31.004. REMEDIES; COSTS AND FEES.
Official statutory text
(a) An owner of an overriding royalty interest who prevails in an action under this chapter may recover:
(1) actual damages;
(2) enforcement of a constructive trust on the oil and gas lease or mineral estate acquired to accomplish the washout of the overriding royalty interest; and
(3) court costs and attorney's fees.
(b) The remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative of other remedies provided by common law or statute.
(1) actual damages;
(2) enforcement of a constructive trust on the oil and gas lease or mineral estate acquired to accomplish the washout of the overriding royalty interest; and
(3) court costs and attorney's fees.
(b) The remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative of other remedies provided by common law or statute.
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