{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-51.173","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.173","heading":"DISPOSITION OF VACANT LAND.","body":"(a) Vacant and unsurveyed public school land shall be located, sold, and leased under this subchapter, except:\n(1) submerged lands within tidewater limits;\n(2) all islands, flats, and emergent lands within tidewater limits;\n(3) natural lakes; and\n(4) riverbeds, including channels and islands in riverbeds, above tidewater limits.\n(b) This subchapter does not alter or diminish the public domain status of the surface estate of riverbeds and channels and islands in riverbeds that are located above tidewater limits.\nAmended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 874 (S.B. 1103), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN","SUBTITLE D. DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN","CHAPTER 51. LAND, TIMBER, AND SURFACE RESOURCES","SUBCHAPTER E. SALE AND LEASE OF VACANCIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.51.htm#51.173","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"0dca712537e77f62535fb893367760477b39515b33a49f625051d9d75a9fcf62","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-51.172","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-51.174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}