Tex. Government Code § 411.036: ORGANIZED OILFIELD THEFT PREVENTION UNIT.

(a) The director shall create an organized oilfield theft prevention unit to be operated by the department.

(b) The unit may investigate and arrest individuals determined to have committed an offense under:

(1) Section 31.19, Penal Code; or

(2) Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the unlawfully appropriated property includes oil and gas equipment.

(c) The unit shall coordinate with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, attorneys representing the state, the Railroad Commission of Texas, and any person who is a victim of an offense described by Subsection (b) as necessary to carry out the duties of the unit.

(d) The director shall designate a command structure within the department to supervise the operations of the unit.

(e) The director shall adopt rules, subject to commission approval, as necessary for the control and general administration of the unit, including rules:

(1) governing the procurement of facilities and equipment for the unit;

(2) regarding required training for unit personnel; and

(3) regarding working conditions of unit personnel.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 259 (H.B. 48), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2025.