None of the provisions of this chapter that were formerly a part of Chapter 26, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1931, as amended, no suit by or against the commission, and no penalties imposed on or claimed against any party violating a law, rule, or order of the commission shall impair or abridge or delay a cause of action for damages or other relief that an owner of land or a producer of oil or gas, or any other party at interest, may have or assert against any party violating any rule or order of the commission or any judgment under this chapter.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 85.322
PROCEEDINGS NOT TO IMPAIR SUIT FOR DAMAGES
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Forest Oil Corp. v. El Rucio Land & Cattle Co. (2014)
Most recently applied in Forest Oil Corp. v. El Rucio Land & Cattle Co. (July 2014)
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2527, 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.