{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-134.188","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.188","heading":"DEFENSE.","body":"It is a defense to a civil or criminal penalty under this chapter that a person allegedly conducting an iron ore or iron ore gravel mining and reclamation operation in violation of this chapter has a written general warranty of ownership of land, separate from any lease, from the person authorizing the operation.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 4. MINES AND MINING","CHAPTER 134. TEXAS SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT","SUBCHAPTER H. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.134.htm#134.188","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"dbd5f8ca2326ca1e8f036e1982ccb274250340e8e4cd93072df1314dfe52b4ea","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-134.187","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-141.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}