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Tex. Prop. Code § 31.002

CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BAD FAITH WASHOUT

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 450), Sec. 1, eff

A person may bring a cause of action for a bad faith washout of the person's overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease. The person is entitled to a remedy under this chapter if the person proves by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(1) the person owned or had a legal right to the overriding royalty interest;

(2) the defendant had control over the oil and gas lease burdened by the overriding royalty interest;

(3) the defendant caused a washout of the person's overriding royalty interest; and

(4) the defendant acted in bad faith by knowingly or intentionally causing the washout.

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