{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-11.085","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 11.085","heading":"PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR PATENT FOR INTEREST IN LAND RELEASED BY STATE.","body":"(a) A person claiming title to land may apply for a patent under Section 11.084 by filing with the commissioner an application on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The claimant must attach to the application all documentation necessary to support the claimant's request for a patent.\n(b) The land office shall review the claimant's application to determine whether the claimant substantially meets the criteria for issuance of a patent under Section 11.084.\n(c) If the land office determines that the application is complete for consideration by the board, the commissioner shall convene the board to determine whether a patent is to be issued under Section 11.084.\n(d) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to administer Section 11.084 and this section.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 310, Sec. 1 eff. Nov. 6, 2001.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 11. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN","SUBCHAPTER D. REGULATION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.11.htm#11.085","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"5de22d16c035b0110bfaf09b5829255739c0782dd7cb2dc2427bdb78ead71664","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-11.084","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-11.086"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}