{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-53.071","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.071","heading":"LIEN.","body":"The state has a first lien on all minerals produced from any lease to secure the payment of unpaid royalty or other amounts that are due under this subchapter.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2473, 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 C. LEASE OF MINERALS BY SURFACE OWNER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.53.htm#53.071","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"9ce9985a2cb51ff115cb1b2b5803815505cf7b87b021f3ff5656b3446f228388","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-53.070","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-53.072"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}