{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-88.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.053","heading":"PROHIBITED EVASION OR PREVENTION OF ACCURATE MEASUREMENT.","body":"No person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property in this state may use a method or device to evade or prevent obtaining the accurate measurement as provided in Section 88.052 of this code.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2548, 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 88. CONTROL OF OIL PROPERTY","SUBCHAPTER C. PRACTICES PROHIBITED IN THE PRODUCTION OF OIL AND GAS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.88.htm#88.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"d96190b2d6f3889aef0a0a7d1e525e3641807a3ebfd8d64527db2f85b64ad975","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-88.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-88.0531"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}