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TX Prop § 67.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens|Subtitle B - Liens|Chapter 67 - Oil and Gas Liens|Section 67.007. Priority in Relation to Other Liens or Security Interests

Sec. 67.007.  PRIORITY IN RELATION TO OTHER LIENS OR SECURITY INTERESTS.  Except for a permitted lien, an oil and gas lien takes priority over any other lien, whether arising by contract, law, equity, or otherwise, or any security interest.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3794), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 67.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens|Subtitle B - Liens|Chapter 67 - Oil and Gas Liens|Section 67.008. Title Not Affected

Sec. 67.008.  TITLE NOT AFFECTED.  This chapter does not affect:(1)  when legal title to oil and gas may pass by agreement or operation of law subject to an oil and gas lien;(2)  the right of a first purchaser to take or receive oil and gas under the terms of a division order, provided that the division order does not modify, waive, or abrogate in any respect the rights of an interest owner under this chapter; or(3)  subject to Section 67.009, the right of a first purchaser to take or receive oil and gas under an agreement to sell.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3794), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 67.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens|Subtitle B - Liens|Chapter 67 - Oil and Gas Liens|Section 67.009. Waiver

Sec. 67.009.  WAIVER.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an interest owner may not be required, as a condition or term of an agreement to sell or otherwise, to:(1)  waive or release any oil and gas lien or a right under this chapter, other than on payment in full of the sales price; or(2)  agree to a provision that would apply the law of another state to a right granted under this chapter.(b)  An interest owner, or representative acting on behalf of an interest owner, may waive or release any oil and gas lien or any rights under this chapter or agree to apply the law of another state to the interest owner's oil and gas rights granted under this chapter, if the first purchaser:(1)  posts a letter of credit in a form and amount satisfactory to the interest owner; or(2)  agrees to prepay or escrow the sales price under an agreement to sell with the interest owner and performs all of the first purchaser's obligations under the agreement.(c)  Unless waived or released under Subsection (b), a condition or term described by Subsection (a) is void.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3794), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 67.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens|Subtitle B - Liens|Chapter 67 - Oil and Gas Liens|Section 67.010. Limitation on Filing Action to Enforce Lien

Sec. 67.010.  LIMITATION ON FILING ACTION TO ENFORCE LIEN.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an action to enforce the interest owner's oil and gas lien must be brought not later than the first anniversary of the last day of the month after the date proceeds from the sale of oil or gas subject to the lien are required by law or contract to be paid to the interest owner, but only as to the oil or gas sold during that month.(b)  The commencement of a proceeding by or against any person claiming an interest in any property subject to the oil and gas lien seeking to adjudicate the person as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking relief of the person's debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or other similar official for the person or for any substantial part of the person's property shall toll the one-year period prescribed by Subsection (a) in which to bring an action to enforce the oil and gas lien for an additional period of 90 days after the earlier of the date:(1)  the proceeding is dismissed or otherwise finally concluded; or(2)  final relief is obtained from the appropriate tribunal authorizing the commencement of the action to enforce the oil and gas lien.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3794), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 67.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens|Subtitle B - Liens|Chapter 67 - Oil and Gas Liens|Section 67.011. Venue; Jurisdiction

Sec. 67.011.  VENUE; JURISDICTION. (a) An action to enforce the interest owner's oil and gas lien may be brought in a district court or other court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which:(1)  the oil and gas well from which the oil or gas is produced is located;(2)  the unpaid for oil or gas is located; or(3)  the proceeds for the oil or gas are located.(b)  An interest owner may join multiple proceedings to enforce oil and gas liens involving more than one oil and gas well in one county in the same action.(c)  In cases involving oil or gas from the same oil and gas well or wells:(1)  any persons claiming oil and gas liens in the oil or gas may join in the same action; or(2)  a district court may consolidate separate actions related to the oil or gas.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3794), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 67.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens|Subtitle B - Liens|Chapter 67 - Oil and Gas Liens|Section 67.012. Payment Disputes

Sec. 67.012.  PAYMENT DISPUTES.  In the case of a payment dispute between an operator and another interest owner, a good-faith tender of money in satisfaction of a debt or security interest by one person operates as a tender of the money to both if tender is made:(1)  to the person who the operator and other interest owner jointly directed the first purchaser in writing to pay;(2)  to a person who otherwise shows the person is entitled to the money; or(3)  to a court of competent jurisdiction in the event of litigation or bankruptcy.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3794), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 67.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens|Subtitle B - Liens|Chapter 67 - Oil and Gas Liens|Section 67.013. Costs; Attorney's Fees

Sec. 67.013.  COSTS; ATTORNEY'S FEES.  The prevailing party in an action brought under this chapter is entitled to court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3794), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 67.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens|Subtitle B - Liens|Chapter 67 - Oil and Gas Liens|Section 67.014. Certain Rights of Operator Not Impaired

Sec. 67.014.  CERTAIN RIGHTS OF OPERATOR NOT IMPAIRED.  This chapter does not impair an operator's right to be paid, set-off, or withhold funds from another interest owner as security for or in satisfaction of a debt or security interest.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3794), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 67.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens|Subtitle B - Liens|Chapter 67 - Oil and Gas Liens|Section 67.015. Interest Owner Rights Cumulative

Sec. 67.015.  INTEREST OWNER RIGHTS CUMULATIVE.  The provisions of this chapter and the rights granted under this chapter are intended to be cumulative with all other rights an interest owner may otherwise have at law or in equity, including the right of any interest owner to maintain a personal action to recover the debt against any person liable for payment of the sales price of the oil or gas.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3794), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 67.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens|Subtitle B - Liens|Chapter 67 - Oil and Gas Liens|Section 67.016. Liberal Construction of Interest Owner Rights

Sec. 67.016.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF INTEREST OWNER RIGHTS.  The rights of the interest owner shall be liberally construed to give the interest owner the most comprehensive protection to secure the receipt by the interest owner of the sales price.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3794), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 67.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 5 - Exempt Property and Liens|Subtitle B - Liens|Chapter 67 - Oil and Gas Liens|Section 67.017. Conflict of Laws

Sec. 67.017.  CONFLICT OF LAWS.  To the extent of a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and other law, this chapter prevails.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3794), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 71.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 71.001. Escheat

Sec. 71.001.  ESCHEAT.  (a)  If an individual dies intestate and without heirs, the real and personal property of that individual is subject to escheat.(b)  "Escheat" means the vesting of title to property in the state in an escheat proceeding under Subchapter B.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Prop § 71.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 71.002. Presumption of Death

Sec. 71.002.  PRESUMPTION OF DEATH.  An individual is presumed dead for the purpose of determining if the individual's real or personal property is subject to escheat if the individual:(1)  is absent from the individual's place of residence for seven years or longer;  and(2)  is not known to exist.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Prop § 71.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 71.003. Presumption of Intestacy

Sec. 71.003.  PRESUMPTION OF INTESTACY.  An individual is presumed to have died intestate if, on or before the seventh anniversary of the date of the individual's death, the individual's will has not been recorded or probated in the county where the individual's property is located.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 71.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 71.004. Presumption of Death Without Heirs

Sec. 71.004.  PRESUMPTION OF DEATH WITHOUT HEIRS.  An individual is presumed to have died leaving no heirs if for the seven-year period preceding the court's determination:(1)  a lawful claim to the individual's property has not been asserted;  and(2)  a lawful act of ownership of the individual's property has not been exercised.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 71.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 71.005. Act of Ownership

Sec. 71.005.  ACT OF OWNERSHIP.  For the purposes of this chapter, an individual exercises a lawful act of ownership in property by, personally or through an agent, paying taxes to this state on the property.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 71.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 71.006. Review of Probate Decree

Sec. 71.006.  REVIEW OF PROBATE DECREE.  (a)  If the state claims that an estate that has been administered in probate court in this state is subject to escheat, the state may have the judgment of the probate court reviewed by filing a petition in district court alleging that the administration of the estate was obtained by fraud or mistake of fact.(b)  The case shall be tried in accordance with the law for the revision and correction of a decree of the probate court.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 71.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 71.007. Identification of Real Property Subject to Escheat

Sec. 71.007.  IDENTIFICATION OF REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO ESCHEAT.  The tax assessor-collector of each county shall:(1)  take all steps necessary to identify real property that may be subject to escheat;  and(2)  notify the commissioner of the General Land Office and the attorney general so that they may take appropriate action.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 13.002(d), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Prop § 71.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter B. Escheat Proceedings|Section 71.101. Petition for Escheat

Sec. 71.101.  PETITION FOR ESCHEAT.  (a)  If any person, including the attorney general, the comptroller, or a district attorney, criminal district attorney, county attorney, county clerk, district clerk, or attorney ad litem is informed or has reason to believe that real or personal property is subject to escheat under this chapter, the person may file a sworn petition requesting the escheat of the property and requesting a writ of possession for the property.(b)  The petition must contain:(1)  a description of the property;(2)  the name of the deceased owner of the property;(3)  the name of the tenants or persons claiming the estate, if known;  and(4)  the facts supporting the escheat of the estate.(c)  If the petition is filed by a person other than the attorney general, the person shall send to the attorney general written notice of the filing and a copy of the petition to permit the attorney general to elect to participate on behalf of the state.(d)  An action brought under this section is governed by the procedure relating to class actions provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.(e)  A petition filed under this section is not subject to an objection relating to misjoinder of parties or causes of action.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3586, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 16.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Prop § 71.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter B. Escheat Proceedings|Section 71.102. Citation

Sec. 71.102.  CITATION.  (a)  If a petition is filed under this subchapter, the district clerk shall issue citation as in other civil suits to:(1)  each defendant alleged by the petition to possess or claim the property that is the subject of the petition;(2)  any person required by this chapter to be cited;  and(3)  persons interested in the estate, including lienholders of record.(b)  The citation required by Subdivision (3) of Subsection (a) must be published as required for other civil suits and must:(1)  briefly state the contents of the petition;  and(2)  request all persons interested in the estate to appear and answer at the next term of the court.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3587, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 21, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.|
TX Prop § 71.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter B. Escheat Proceedings|Section 71.103. Party to Proceeding

Sec. 71.103.  PARTY TO PROCEEDING.  (a)  A person who exercises a lawful act of ownership in property that is the subject of an escheat proceeding must be made a party to the proceeding by:(1)  personal service of citation if the person is a resident of this state and the person's address can be obtained by reasonable diligence;  or(2)  service of citation on a person's agent if the person is a nonresident or a resident who cannot be found and the agent can be found by the use of reasonable diligence.(b)  For the purposes of this section, reasonable diligence includes an inquiry and investigation of the records of the office of the tax assessor-collector of the county in which the property sought to be escheated is located.(c)  The comptroller is an indispensable party to any judicial or administrative proceeding concerning the disposition and handling of property that is the subject of an escheat proceeding and must be made a party to the proceeding by personal service of citation.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3587, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 16.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Prop § 71.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter B. Escheat Proceedings|Section 71.104. Appearance of Claimants

Sec. 71.104.  APPEARANCE OF CLAIMANTS.  Any person, whether named in the escheat petition or not, who claims an interest in property that is the subject of an escheat proceeding may appear, enter a pleading, and oppose the facts stated in the petition.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3588, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 71.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter B. Escheat Proceedings|Section 71.105. Trial

Sec. 71.105.  TRIAL.  (a)  If a person appears and denies the state's right to the property or opposes a material fact of the petition, the court shall try the issue as any other issue of fact.(b)  The court may order a survey as in other cases in which the title or the boundary of the land is in question.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3588, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 71.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter B. Escheat Proceedings|Section 71.106. Default Judgment

Sec. 71.106.  DEFAULT JUDGMENT.  If citation is issued in accordance with Section 71.102 and no person answers within the period provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the court shall render a default judgment in favor of the state.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3588, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 71.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter B. Escheat Proceedings|Section 71.107. Judgment for State

Sec. 71.107.  JUDGMENT FOR STATE.  (a)  If the court renders a judgment for the state finding that an intestate died without heirs, the property escheats to the state and title to the property is considered to pass to the state on the date of death of the owner as established by the escheat proceeding.  The court may award court costs to the state.(b)  If the judgment involves real property, the state may sell the property under the general laws governing the sale of Permanent School Fund lands, and, after the second anniversary of the date of the final judgment, the court shall issue a writ of possession for the property.(c)  If the judgment involves personal property, the court shall issue a writ of possession that contains an adequate description of the property as in other cases for recovery of personal property.(d)  When the record of an escheat proceeding reflects that a lienholder or his predecessor received actual or constructive notice of the escheat proceeding, the entry of the judgment in the escheat proceeding will either satisfy or extinguish any lien which the lienholder or his predecessor claimed or could have claimed on the escheated property at the escheat proceeding.(e)  The sheriff, constable, court clerk, or other officer appointed by the judge in an escheat proceeding shall execute a writ of possession by filing the writ with the deed or map records of the county when the escheated property relates to realty and by serving the writ on any holder, tenant, or occupant of any escheated property.  Additionally, the person who executes a writ of possession shall either:(1)  post the writ for at least three consecutive weeks on the door or posting board of the county courthouse in the county where the proceeding was conducted or in the county where the property is located;  or(2)  in the case of real property, post the writ for at least two consecutive weeks at a reasonably conspicuous place on the realty;  or(3)  publicize the writ in any other fashion ordered by the court.(f)  After validly executing a writ of possession, the sheriff, constable, court clerk, or other appointed officer shall note the method of the execution of the writ on the writ return and shall return the writ to the clerk to be filed in the court records of the escheat proceeding.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3588, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 22, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.|
TX Prop § 71.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter B. Escheat Proceedings|Section 71.108. Costs Paid by State

Sec. 71.108.  COSTS PAID BY STATE.  If the property does not escheat, the state shall pay court costs.  The clerk of the court shall certify the amount of the costs, and when the certificate is filed in the office of the comptroller of public accounts, the comptroller shall issue a warrant for the amount of the costs.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3588, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 71.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter B. Escheat Proceedings|Section 71.109. Appeal; Writ of Error

Sec. 71.109.  APPEAL;  WRIT OF ERROR.  A party who appeared at an escheat proceeding may appeal the judgment rendered or may file an application for a writ of error on the judgment.  The attorney general or the other person acting on behalf of the state in the escheat proceeding may make an appeal or file the writ.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3589, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 71.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property|Subchapter C. Disposition of Escheated Property|Section 71.201. Seizure and Sale of Personal Property

Sec. 71.201.  SEIZURE AND SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.  (a)  If personal property escheated to the state, the court shall issue to the sheriff a writ that commands the sheriff to seize the escheated property.(b)  The sheriff shall:(1)  dispose of the personal property at public auction in accordance with the law regarding the sale of personal property under execution;  and(2)  deposit into the State Treasury the proceeds of the sale, less court costs.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3589, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|