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Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 85.201 (2026)

Adoption Of Rules And Orders

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Sec. 85.201. ADOPTION OF RULES AND ORDERS. The commission shall make and enforce rules and orders for the conservation of oil and gas and prevention of waste of oil and gas.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2522, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2023 · leading case: R.R. Comm'n v. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future & Clean Water, 336 S.W.3d 619 (Tex. 2011).
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R.R. Comm'n v. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future & Clean Water, 336 S.W.3d 619 (Tex. 2011). · cites it 2× “" TEX. NAT. RES.CODE § 85.201. [14] *631 As the Commission argues, nothing in any of the Commission's enabling acts grants the Commission authority over matters related to traffic safety.”
R.R. Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co., 844 S.W.2d 679 (Tex. 1992). · cites it 2× “"); Tex.Nat.Res.Code § 85.202(b) ("The commission shall do all things necessary for the conservation of oil and gas and prevention of waste of oil and gas and may adopt other rules and orders as may be necessary for those purposes.”
Mulvey v. Mobil Producing Texas & New Mexico Inc., 147 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App. 2004). “Tex. Nat. Res.Code ANN. §§ 85.201 et seq.”
Lone Star Salt Water Disposal Co. v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas, 800 S.W.2d 924 (Tex. App. 1990). “” Tex.Nat.Res.Code Ann. § 91.101 (1978). 1 The legislature has also granted the Commission the authority to make and enforce rules and orders to prevent the waste of oil and gas.”
Seagull Energy E & P, Inc. v. R.R. Comm'n, 226 S.W.3d 383 (Tex. 2007). “Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 85.201. The Commission, in turn, has promulgated statewide rules for this purpose, and, in some areas, it has replaced the statewide rules with more specific field 10 rules where necessary to prevent waste or confiscation.”
Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. & Endeavor Petroleum, L.L.C. v. Discovery Operating, Inc. & Patriot Royalty & Land, L.L.C., 554 S.W.3d 586 (2018). “(citing TEX. NAT. RES. CODE § 85.201 ). Under that authority, the Commission "has adopted general rules applicable throughout the State.”
Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. & Endeavor Petroleum, L.L.C. v. Discovery Operating, Inc. & Patriot Royalty & Land, L.L.C. (Tex. 2018). “(citing TEX. NAT. RES. CODE § 85.201). Under that authority, the Commission “has adopted general rules applicable throughout the State.”
R.R. Comm'n of Texas & Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC v. Elsie Opiela & Adrian Opiela, Jr. (Tex. App. 2023). “Conservation and development of all natural resources of this state is among the public rights and duties described in the Texas Constitution. Tex. Const. art. XVI, § 59(a). The Legislature empowered the Commission to “make and enforce rules and orders for the conservation of…”
Howard Hill Grimes v. State of Texas & Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. (Tex. App. 2005). “See Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 85.201 ; 16 Tex.”
Howard Hill Grimes v. State of Texas & Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. (Tex. App. 2005). “See Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 85.201 ; 16 Tex.”
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