Texas Administrative Code
Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Part 1 - GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Chapter 13 - LAND RESOURCES
Subchapter E - VACANCIES
Section 13.44 - Investigation of Vacancy Application
Universal Citation: 31 TX Admin Code ยง 13.44
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The commissioner shall conduct an investigation of the vacancy application.
(b) The investigation shall include, but is not limited to:
(1) an
evaluation of the vacancy application;
(2) a determination that the vacancy
application was properly filed and administratively complete; and
(3) a review of public records at the general
land office relating to the land alleged to be vacant.
(c) The investigation may include a review of:
(1) any survey conducted by a licensed
state land surveyor or by the county surveyor of a county in which all or part
of the land alleged to be vacant is located; or
(2) any documents or public records necessary
to determine whether a vacancy exists.
(d) An investigation may include a survey requested by the commissioner or a surveyor's report prepared by a surveyor appointed by the commissioner.
(e) The commissioner shall record the names of the persons consulted, the documents and surveys reviewed, and the relevant law and other materials used in the investigation.
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