SURVEYS ON NAVIGABLE STREAMS
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 551 F. Supp. 32 - Stearns v. Smith (1982)
Most recently applied in 551 F. Supp. 32 - Stearns v. Smith (September 1982)
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2355, ch. 871, art
(a) If the circumstances of the lines previously surveyed under the law will permit, land surveyed for individuals, lying on a navigable stream, shall front one-half of the square on the stream with the line running at right angles with the general course of the stream.
(b) A navigable stream may not be crossed by the lines of a survey.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.