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Title 4 - Actions and Remedies
Chapter 31 - Bad Faith Washout of Overriding Royalty Interest in Oil and Gas Lease
Section 31.004. Remedies; Costs and Fees
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TX Prop § 31.004 (2025)
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Sec. 31.004. REMEDIES; COSTS AND FEES. (a) An owner of an overriding royalty interest who prevails in an action under this chapter may recover:
(1) actual damages;
(2) enforcement of a constructive trust on the oil and gas lease or mineral estate acquired to accomplish the washout of the overriding royalty interest; and
(3) court costs and attorney's fees.
(b) The remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative of other remedies provided by common law or statute.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 450), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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