{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-53.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.021","heading":"FORFEITURE OF LEASE.","body":"(a) A lease is subject to forfeiture by act of the commissioner if:\n(1) the lessee fails or refuses to pay any amount which is due either as a lease payment or royalty;\n(2) the lessee or his authorized agent knowingly makes any false return or false report concerning the lease;\n(3) the lessee or his agent refuses the commissioner or his authorized representative access to the records or other data relating to operations under the lease; or\n(4) a material term of the lease is violated.\n(b) Any area forfeited under this section is subject to application for a permit under the same terms as the original application.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2471, 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 53. MINERALS","SUBCHAPTER B. PROSPECT AND LEASE ON STATE LAND"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.53.htm#53.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"dd0de7070a8cedd9c41ace3ab6e56a722c1b4a92a33d9efaf22126a687676a19","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-53.020","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-53.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}