Texas § ED.49.303 - PROPERTY SUBJECT TO DETACHMENT AND ANNEXATION
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§ ED.49.303. PROPERTY SUBJECT TO DETACHMENT AND ANNEXATION
PROPERTY SUBJECT TO DETACHMENT AND ANNEXATION. (a) Only the following property may be detached and annexed under this subchapter: (1) a mineral property; (2) real property used in the operation of a public utility, including a pipeline, pipeline gathering system, or railroad or other rail system; and (3) real property used primarily for industrial or other commercial purposes, other than property used primarily for agriculture or for residential purposes. (b) If a final judgment of a court determines that a mineral interest may not be annexed and detached as provided by this subchapter without an attendant annexation and detachment of the surface estate or any other interest in the same land, the detachment and annexation of a mineral interest under this subchapter includes the surface estate and each other interest in the land covered by the mineral interest. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Subchapter G, Chapter 41 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3 ), Sec. 1.059, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Section ED.49.303 ("PROPERTY SUBJECT TO DETACHMENT AND ANNEXATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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