{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-51.127","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.127","heading":"RECORDING MEMORANDUM OF LEASE.","body":"(a) The commissioner shall prepare a descriptive memorandum of the lease at the time the lease is executed and deliver the lease and the memorandum to the lessee.\n(b) The lessee shall deliver the memorandum of the lease to the clerk of the county in which the land is located.\n(c) The clerk shall record the memorandum in the county clerk's office.\n(d) On payment of the recording fee, the clerk shall deliver the recorded memorandum to the lessee. The lessee shall provide to the commissioner a certified copy of the recorded memorandum.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2427, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 387 (S.B. 654), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN","SUBTITLE D. DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN","CHAPTER 51. LAND, TIMBER, AND SURFACE RESOURCES","SUBCHAPTER D. LEASE OF LAND"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.51.htm#51.127","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"b65aaae9dcec67b61b6df413228f2a116dc6cf9c54e9402dd133c926f4ac500b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-51.126","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-51.129"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}