89th Legislature, Regular Session
SB 1258
Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land.
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89R8776 RAL-D By: Nichols, Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1258 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 5, Property Code, is amended by adding Subchapter H to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER H. OWNERSHIP OF PORE SPACE Sec. 5.251. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "pore space" means the geologic structures below the surface of land, including voids and cavities.