Tex. Property Code § 75.001
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 75.001, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 75.001. DEFINITIONS; APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Official statutory text
(a) In this chapter:
(1) "Mineral" means oil, gas, uranium, sulphur, lignite, coal, and any other substance that is ordinarily and naturally considered a mineral in this state, regardless of the depth at which the oil, gas, uranium, sulphur, lignite, coal, or other substance is found.
(2) "Mineral proceeds" includes:
(A) all obligations to pay resulting from the production and sale of minerals, including net revenue interests, royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, and joint operating agreements; and
(B) all obligations for the acquisition and retention of a mineral lease, including bonuses, delay rentals, shut-in royalties, and minimum royalties.
(3) "Holder" means a person, wherever organized or domiciled, who is:
(A) in possession of property that belongs to another;
(B) a trustee; or
(C) indebted to another on an obligation.
(b) This chapter applies to mineral proceeds and the owner's underlying right to receive those mineral proceeds if:
(1) the owner's underlying right to receive mineral proceeds is related to land located in this state;
(2) the mineral proceeds result from the production of minerals located in this state; or
(3) the mineral proceeds are an obligation for the acquisition or retention of a mineral lease to produce minerals located in this state.
(c) A holder of property presumed abandoned under this chapter is subject to the procedures of Chapter 74.
(d) This chapter supplements other chapters in this title, and each chapter shall be followed to the extent applicable.
(1) "Mineral" means oil, gas, uranium, sulphur, lignite, coal, and any other substance that is ordinarily and naturally considered a mineral in this state, regardless of the depth at which the oil, gas, uranium, sulphur, lignite, coal, or other substance is found.
(2) "Mineral proceeds" includes:
(A) all obligations to pay resulting from the production and sale of minerals, including net revenue interests, royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, and joint operating agreements; and
(B) all obligations for the acquisition and retention of a mineral lease, including bonuses, delay rentals, shut-in royalties, and minimum royalties.
(3) "Holder" means a person, wherever organized or domiciled, who is:
(A) in possession of property that belongs to another;
(B) a trustee; or
(C) indebted to another on an obligation.
(b) This chapter applies to mineral proceeds and the owner's underlying right to receive those mineral proceeds if:
(1) the owner's underlying right to receive mineral proceeds is related to land located in this state;
(2) the mineral proceeds result from the production of minerals located in this state; or
(3) the mineral proceeds are an obligation for the acquisition or retention of a mineral lease to produce minerals located in this state.
(c) A holder of property presumed abandoned under this chapter is subject to the procedures of Chapter 74.
(d) This chapter supplements other chapters in this title, and each chapter shall be followed to the extent applicable.
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