{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-442.0057","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 442.0057","heading":"SOLICITATION, RECEIPT, AND TRANSFER OF LAND.","body":"(a) The commission may solicit and receive donations of land for public purposes and may refuse donations of land not acceptable for public purposes.\n(b) If title to a site has vested in the commission and if ownership of the site is no longer in the best interest of the commission, the commission may transfer the title:\n(1) to another state commission, department, or institution requesting the site;\n(2) to the donor of the land if the donor requests the return of the site;\n(3) to the United States if it has undertaken the development of the site for public purposes;\n(4) to the grantor if the deed to the commission contains a reversion clause providing that title reverts to the grantor when the site is not used for the purposes for which it was acquired; or\n(5) to any legally authorized entity if the property is to be used for public purposes.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1245 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. HISTORY, CULTURE, AND EDUCATION","CHAPTER 442. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.442.htm#442.0057","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"72b3745835c7b3455f513ea4503697f435ac8c4fa0f7ef4a2376abf88aaae508","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-442.0056","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-442.0058"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}