{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-87.173","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 87.173","heading":"ADDITIONAL EXTRACTION TO ALLEVIATE SHORTAGE.","body":"If a general shortage of propane or heavier liquid hydrocarbons occurs, the commission, after notice and hearing, may require additional extraction of hydrocarbons from the gas to alleviate the shortage, but additional extraction shall not be required if it is not economically feasible to do so.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2545, 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 87. REGULATION OF SOUR NATURAL GAS","SUBCHAPTER F. USE OF GAS DETERMINED BY HYDROCARBON CONTENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.87.htm#87.173","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"5baff89d898ed61b5924e1a9c63e2fe11508baccd51a53a3940683d9c422a258","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-87.172","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-87.174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}