Texas Statutes
§ 85.321 — SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Texas § 85.321
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Tex. Natural Resources Code Code Ann. § 85.321 (2026).
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Sec. 85.321. SUIT FOR DAMAGES. A party who owns an interest in property or production that may be damaged by another party violating the provisions of this chapter that were formerly a part of Chapter 26, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1931, as amended, or another law of this state prohibiting waste or a valid rule or order of the commission may sue for and recover damages and have any other relief to which he may be entitled at law or in equity. Provided, however, that in any action brought under this section or otherwise, alleging waste to have been caused by an act or omission of a lease owner or operator, it shall be a defense that the lease owner or operator was acting as a reasonably prudent operator would act under the same or similar facts and circumstances.
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Legislative History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2527, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1071, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.
Nearby Sections
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§ 85.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 85.002
ANTITRUST AND MONOPOLY STATUTES.§ 85.012
ASSISTANTS AND CLERICAL HELP.§ 85.042
RULES AND ORDERS.§ 85.044
EXEMPT PURCHASES.§ 85.045
WASTE ILLEGAL AND PROHIBITED.§ 85.046
WASTE.§ 85.048
AUTHORITY TO LIMIT PRODUCTION.§ 85.049
HEARING.§ 85.050
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