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Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 52.011

AREA SUBJECT TO LEASE

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2445, ch. 871, art

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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.