Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.321
SUIT FOR DAMAGES
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- Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.321, SUIT FOR DAMAGES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/695686
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A party who owns an interest in property or production that may be damaged by another party violating the provisions of this chapter that were formerly a part of Chapter 26, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1931, as amended, or another law of this state prohibiting waste or a valid rule or order of the commission may sue for and recover damages and have any other relief to which he may be entitled at law or in equity. Provided, however, that in any action brought under this section or otherwise, alleging waste to have been caused by an act or omission of a lease owner or operator, it shall be a defense that the lease owner or operator was acting as a reasonably prudent operator would act under the same or similar facts and circumstances.