A headright certificate, land scrip, bounty warrant, or other evidence of legal right to located and surveyed land is sufficient title to maintain a trespass to try title action.
Tex. Prop. Code § 22.002
TITLE SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN ACTION
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Wolfe v. Devon Energy Production Co. (2012)
Most recently applied in Wolfe v. Devon Energy Production Co. (March 2012)
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3509, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff
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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.