{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-85.382","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.382","heading":"VENUE.","body":"The penalty provided in Section 85.381 of this code shall be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County, in the county in which the violation occurred, or in the county of the residence of any defendant.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2528, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5251, ch. 967, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.","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 K. PENALTIES, IMPRISONMENT, AND CONFINEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.85.htm#85.382","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"cfe0451deced80abb276a75dbdb551dc321d8f44f8fca1a15d3c13512f325433","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-85.381","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-85.383"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}