{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-88.131","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.131","heading":"VENUE.","body":"The courts of the county in which the oil property or any part of the oil property is located and with respect to which a violation of the provisions of this chapter is charged, the courts of Travis County, or the courts of the county of the residence of any defendant, have jurisdiction of all prosecutions for violations of the provisions of this chapter.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2550, 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 88. CONTROL OF OIL PROPERTY","SUBCHAPTER E. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.88.htm#88.131","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"336dc061a67eaea8c52bd46ddcd165a40991cf695269e74252592862067d8371","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-88.094","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-88.132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}