Texas Natural Resources Code - Section 11.084. School Land Board Approval Of Patent For Interest In Land Released By State
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§ 11.084. SCHOOL LAND BOARD APPROVAL OF PATENT FOR
INTEREST IN LAND RELEASED BY STATE. (a) The School Land Board may
approve a tract of land for patenting to release all or part of the
state's interest in land, excluding mineral rights, if the board:
(1) finds that:
(A) the land is surveyed, unsold, permanent
school fund land according to the records of the land office;
(B) the land is not patentable under the law in
effect before January 1, 2002; and
(C) the person claiming title to the land:
(i) holds the land under color of title;
(ii) holds the land under a chain of title
that originated on or before January 1, 1952;
(iii) acquired the land without actual
knowledge that title to the land was vested in the State of Texas;
(iv) has a deed to the land recorded in the
appropriate county; and
(v) has paid all taxes assessed on the land
and any interest and penalties associated with any period of tax
delinquency; and
(2) unanimously approves the release of the state's
interest.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) beach land, submerged or filled land, or islands;
or
(2) land that has been determined to be state-owned by
judicial decree.
(c) This section may not be used to:
(1) resolve boundary disputes; or
(2) change the mineral reservation in an existing
patent.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 310, § 1, eff. Nov. 6, 2001.
Section: 11.078 11.079 11.0791 11.080 11.081 11.082 11.083 11.084 11.085 11.086 12.001 12.002 12.003 12.004 12.005
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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