Tex. Nat. Resources Code Section 11.084
School Land Board Approval of Patent for Interest in Land Released by State

(a)

The School Land Board may approve a tract of land for patenting to release all or part of the state’s interest in land, excluding mineral rights, if the board:

(1)

finds that:

(A)

the land is surveyed, unsold, permanent school fund land according to the records of the land office;

(B)

the land is not patentable under the law in effect before January 1, 2002; and

(C)

the person claiming title to the land:
(i)
holds the land under color of title;
(ii)
holds the land under a chain of title that originated on or before January 1, 1952;
(iii)
acquired the land without actual knowledge that title to the land was vested in the State of Texas;
(iv)
has a deed to the land recorded in the appropriate county; and
(v)
has paid all taxes assessed on the land and any interest and penalties associated with any period of tax delinquency; and

(2)

unanimously approves the release of the state’s interest.

(b)

This section does not apply to:

(1)

beach land, submerged or filled land, or islands; or

(2)

land that has been determined to be state-owned by judicial decree.

(c)

This section may not be used to:

(1)

resolve boundary disputes; or

(2)

change the mineral reservation in an existing patent.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 310, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 6, 2001.

Source: Section 11.084 — School Land Board Approval of Patent for Interest in Land Released by State, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.­11.­htm#11.­084 (accessed May 11, 2024).

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§ 11.084’s source at texas​.gov