The commission shall make and enforce rules and orders for the conservation of oil and gas and prevention of waste of oil and gas.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 85.201
ADOPTION OF RULES AND ORDERS
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Railroad Commission v. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future & Clean Water (2011)
Most recently applied in Railroad Commission v. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future & Clean Water (March 2011)
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2522, ch. 871, art
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.