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Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 191.131 (2026)

Contract Or Permit Requirement

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Sec. 191.131. CONTRACT OR PERMIT REQUIREMENT. (a) No person, firm, or corporation may conduct a salvage or recovery operation without first obtaining a contract.

(b) No person, firm, or corporation may conduct an operation on any landmark without first obtaining a permit and having the permit in his or its possession at the site of the operation, or conduct the operation in violation of the provisions of the permit.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2688, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2021 · leading case: Max Grossman/City of El Paso v. City of El Paso/Max Grossman (Tex. App. 2021).
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Max Grossman/City of El Paso v. City of El Paso/Max Grossman (Tex. App. 2021). “” TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN. § 191.131(a). That prohibition would apply to a private person or entity 28 and would subject that private person or entity to suit under section 191.”
the City of Houston v. Freedmen's Town Pres. Coalition (Tex. App. 2015). “Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 191.131(b). Because the evidence establishes conclusively that no permit was required under the Code for the work on Freedman’s Town, Plaintiff’s allegations under Section 191.”
— Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 191.131(a) — 1 case
Max Grossman/City of El Paso v. City of El Paso/Max Grossman (Tex. App. 2021). “” TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN. § 191.131(a). That prohibition would apply to a private person or entity 28 and would subject that private person or entity to suit under section 191.”
— Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 191.131(b) — 1 case
the City of Houston v. Freedmen's Town Pres. Coalition (Tex. App. 2015). “Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 191.131(b). Because the evidence establishes conclusively that no permit was required under the Code for the work on Freedman’s Town, Plaintiff’s allegations under Section 191.”
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