Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.011
AREA SUBJECT TO LEASE
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- Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.011, AREA SUBJECT TO LEASE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/695156
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Under the provisions of this subchapter, the board may lease to any person for the production of oil and natural gas:
(1) islands, saltwater lakes, bays, inlets, marshes, and reefs owned by the state within tidewater limits;
(2) the portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of the state;
(3) all unsold surveyed and unsurveyed public school land; and
(4) all land sold with a reservation of minerals to the state under Section 51.054 or 51.086 of this code in which the state has retained leasing rights.