{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-71.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.009","heading":"ROYALTY.","body":"(a) In each lease other than a lease for coal and lignite executed under this subchapter, the lessor shall retain at least a one-eighth royalty.\n(b) In a lease for coal and lignite executed under this subchapter, the lessor shall retain at least a royalty based on one of the following or a combination of the following:\n(1) a sum certain per ton;\n(2) a percentage certain of the gross sale price F.O.B. at the mine site of the coal and lignite; or\n(3) a sum certain for each acre-foot of coal and lignite mined and removed from the premises.\n(c) Royalties under a coal and lignite lease may be paid as advanced mineral royalties.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2505, 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#71.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"80cdbde90b73838aef278be3d169300be9d0d81034cb293bbd962647cdbcd127","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-71.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-71.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}