Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.015: BID TO LEASE.

(a) To apply to lease a tract, a bidder must submit a separate bid for each separate tract to be leased.

(b) A bid must include a completed application to lease form, a payment to the commissioner in the amount of the actual bonus bid or set, and a separate payment to the commissioner in the amount of the special fee provided by Section 52.016 of this code.

(c) A bid must be delivered to the land office on or before the date and time the board advertises that the bids will be opened.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2445, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.