{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-85.045","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.045","heading":"WASTE ILLEGAL AND PROHIBITED.","body":"The production, storage, or transportation of oil or gas in a manner, in an amount, or under conditions that constitute waste is unlawful and is prohibited.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2517, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 85. CONSERVATION OF OIL AND GAS","SUBCHAPTER C. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO THE CONSERVATION OF OIL AND GAS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.85.htm#85.045","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"a808c83b338207afbd77770c9cb3956af5519d80f99b1d766e4a76918b82bccd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-85.044","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-85.046"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}