{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-31.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 31.002","heading":"CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BAD FAITH WASHOUT.","body":"A person may bring a cause of action for a bad faith washout of the person's overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease. The person is entitled to a remedy under this chapter if the person proves by a preponderance of the evidence that:\n(1) the person owned or had a legal right to the overriding royalty interest;\n(2) the defendant had control over the oil and gas lease burdened by the overriding royalty interest;\n(3) the defendant caused a washout of the person's overriding royalty interest; and\n(4) the defendant acted in bad faith by knowingly or intentionally causing the washout.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 450), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES","CHAPTER 31. BAD FAITH WASHOUT OF OVERRIDING ROYALTY INTEREST IN OIL AND GAS LEASE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.31.htm#31.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"043212f3a180ab9632123a8699c95851a769fc79d3eaa107e75dd23f6020f9ff","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-31.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-31.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}