Any interested person who is affected by the conservation laws of this state or orders of the commission relating to oil or gas and the waste of oil or gas, and who is dissatisfied with any of these laws or orders, may file suit against the commission or its members in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County to test the validity of the law or order.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 85.241
SUITS BY INTERESTED PERSONS
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case H.G. Sledge, Inc. v. Prospective Investment & Trading Co. (2000)
Most recently applied in RAILROAD COM'N OF TEXAS v. WBD Oil & Gas (February 2003)
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2524, 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.