Tex. Nat. Resources Code Section 71.009
Royalty

(a)

In each lease other than a lease for coal and lignite executed under this subchapter, the lessor shall retain at least a one-eighth royalty.

(b)

In a lease for coal and lignite executed under this subchapter, the lessor shall retain at least a royalty based on one of the following or a combination of the following:

(1)

a sum certain per ton;

(2)

a percentage certain of the gross sale price F.O.B. at the mine site of the coal and lignite; or

(3)

a sum certain for each acre-foot of coal and lignite mined and removed from the premises.

(c)

Royalties under a coal and lignite lease may be paid as advanced mineral royalties.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2505, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Source: Section 71.009 — Royalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.­71.­htm#71.­009 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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