Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 51.251 — PARTIAL CONFLICT OF TITLE
NR § 51.251Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part D. DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN · Ch. 51. LAND, TIMBER, AND SURFACE RESOURCES · Art. F. PATENTS
Statute text
View on sourceIf there is only a partial conflict of title under a patent, the commissioner in the manner provided in Section 51.250 of this code may cancel any patent presented to him and issue a patent to the applicant for the portion of the land that is covered by his original patent but that is not in conflict with the older title if the area can be determined from the field notes.
Legislative history
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2437, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.