{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-71.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.003","heading":"GOVERNING BODY TO EXERCISE AUTHORITY.","body":"The governing body of the political subdivision which is vested by law with management, control, and supervision of the political subdivision shall exercise the right to lease the land.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2504, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN","SUBTITLE F. LAND OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS","CHAPTER 71. LEASE FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT","SUBCHAPTER A. LEASES BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.71.htm#71.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"25441effda1cdc49bfbbfc9da3f23f87ae1f2919ca77c8dd54eeb6a3adc6b700","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-71.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-71.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}