Sec. 51.192. STANDING TO APPEAL    


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  • A person may appeal the commissioner's final order determining that a vacancy exists if the person:

    (1) is a necessary party;

    (2) has a present legal interest in the surface or mineral estate at the time a vacancy application is filed; or

    (3) acquires a legal interest before the date of the commissioner's final order.

Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 874 , Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.