Tex. Tax Code § 23.82
VOLUNTARY RESTRICTIONS
Texas · Texas Tax Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Tax Code § 23.82, VOLUNTARY RESTRICTIONS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/574177
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(a) The owner of a fee simple estate in land of at least five acres may limit the use of the land to recreational, park, or scenic use by filing with the county clerk of the county in which the land is located a written instrument executed in the form and manner of a deed.
(b) The instrument must describe the land, name each owner of the land, and provide that the restricted land may be used only for recreational, park, or scenic uses during the term of the deed restriction. The term of the deed restriction must be for at least 10 years, and the length of the term must be stated in the instrument.
(c) The county attorney of the county in which the restricted land is located or any person owning or having an interest in the restricted land may enforce a deed restriction that complies with the requirements of this section.