Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.124: SECURITY FOR BID.

The board may require bidders to accompany their bids with exchange or bank cashier's checks in an amount considered adequate by the board to be a forfeit guaranteeing the acceptance and payment for bonds covered by the bids and accepted by the board.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2661, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 1.11, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.