2025 Texas Statutes
Estates Code
Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures
Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship
Chapter 1160 - Matters Relating to Mineral Properties
Subchapter E. Special Ancillary Instruments That May Be Executed Without Court Order
Section 1160.201. Authorization for Execution of Certain Instruments
Sec. 1160.201. AUTHORIZATION FOR EXECUTION OF CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS. As to any mineral lease or pooling or unitization agreement, executed on behalf of an estate before September 1, 1993, pursuant to provisions, or executed by a former owner of land, minerals, or royalty affected by the lease or agreement, the guardian of the estate being administered, without further court order and without consideration, may execute:
(1) division orders;
(2) transfer orders;
(3) instruments of correction;
(4) instruments designating depository banks for the receipt of delay rentals or shut-in gas well royalty to accrue or become payable under the terms of the lease; or
(5) similar instruments relating to the lease or agreement and the property covered by the lease or agreement.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
