{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-86.223","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.223","heading":"SUIT FOR PENALTY.","body":"The penalty may be recovered with the cost of suit by the State of Texas through the attorney general or the county or district attorney when joined by the attorney general in a civil action instituted in Travis County, in the county in which the violation occurred, or in the county of residence of the defendant.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2539, 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 86. REGULATION OF NATURAL GAS","SUBCHAPTER G. ENFORCEMENT; JUDICIAL REVIEW"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.86.htm#86.223","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"219357fb04974b1f729a602693568fb03f44f68667848a1c2d9a7c0a1802cb33","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-86.222","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-86.224"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}