Sec. 263.054. RELINQUISHMENT OF ABANDONED LAND

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The commissioners court of a county by order may, as if there has been a failure of consideration, relinquish and convey land donated to the county for county purposes to the donor of the land or the donor's successor in title if:
(1) on the date of the order, the land has been abandoned and not used by the county for the purpose of the donation for more than 40 years; and
(2) it is shown that the donor of the land and the donor's successors in title have been in actual, continuous, open, peaceful, and adverse possession of the land for 40 years or more preceding the date of the order.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

                    
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