Texas Statutes
§ 51.244 — DELIVERY OF PATENT.
Texas § 51.244
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Tex. Natural Resources Code Code Ann. § 51.244 (2026).
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Sec. 51.244. DELIVERY OF PATENT.
(a)When a patent is ready for delivery, the commissioner shall send it, together with the check for payment of the fee required by Section 51.242 of this code and the name and address of the owner or his agent, by certified mail to the clerk of the proper county.
(b)On receiving the patent, the clerk shall record it and shall send the patent, together with the name and address of the owner or his agent and the remaining recording fees, by certified mail to the clerk of another proper county until the patent has been recorded in each county in which all or part of the land is located.
(c)After the patent is recorded in all the proper counties, it shall be sent by certified mail to the proper party.
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Legislative History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2436, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 354, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Nearby Sections
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§ 51.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 51.012
COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY.§ 51.0125
LAND USED BY STATE AGENCY.§ 51.013
CLASSIFICATION OF LAND.§ 51.014
RULES.§ 51.015
FORMS.§ 51.016
DUTIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.§ 51.018
RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS.§ 51.019
SPECIAL FEE.§ 51.020
REFUNDS.§ 51.051
SALE OF LAND.§ 51.052
CONDITIONS FOR SALE OF LAND.§ 51.054
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