{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-52.071","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.071","heading":"AUTHORITY OVER RIVERBEDS AND CHANNELS.","body":"The riverbeds and channels belonging to the state are subject to development by the state and to lease or contract for recovery of oil and gas.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2450, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN","SUBTITLE D. DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN","CHAPTER 52. OIL AND GAS","SUBCHAPTER C. DEVELOPMENT OF RIVERBEDS AND CHANNELS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.52.htm#52.071","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"51880214e3d3499996eca7c953313deb1584fdd4e29f36582b1beb288c8c7a61","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-52.035","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-52.072"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}