If it appears to the commissioner from the records of his office or from information given to him under oath that there is an illegality in a claim, the commissioner, if he considers it necessary, shall refer the matter to the attorney general, and the attorney general's written decision is sufficient authority for the commissioner to issue or withhold the patent.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 51.248
DOUBTFUL CLAIM
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2437, ch. 871, art
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