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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Local Government Code § 317.004: EFFECT OF ABANDONMENT.

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  1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 10. PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
  3. SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
  4. CHAPTER 317. ABANDONMENT OF COUNTY PARKS

(a) If the commissioners court orders that the park be closed and abandoned, the dedication of the land for that purpose expires, and the owner of the land holds fee simple title unencumbered by the dedication.

(b) To be vested with an unencumbered title under this section, the owner of the land must pay to the state and each political subdivision any taxes due on the land at the time the land was conveyed to the county for park purposes.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:27Z. Source file · JSON

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