Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.192: STANDING TO APPEAL.

A person may appeal the commissioner's final order determining that a vacancy exists if the person:

(1) is a necessary party;

(2) has a present legal interest in the surface or mineral estate at the time a vacancy application is filed; or

(3) acquires a legal interest before the date of the commissioner's final order.

Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 874 (S.B. 1103), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.