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Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 86.041 (2026)

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Sec. 86.041. IN GENERAL. The commission has broad discretion in administering the provisions of this chapter and may adopt any rule or order in the manner provided by law that it finds necessary to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this chapter.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2533, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1990–1992 · leading case: R.R. Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co., 844 S.W.2d 679 (Tex. 1992).
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R.R. Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co., 844 S.W.2d 679 (Tex. 1992). · cites it 4× “Tex.Nat.Res.Code § 86.041. Section 86.042 requires the Commission to "adopt and enforce rules and orders to: (1) conserve and prevent the waste of gas; (2) prevent the waste of gas in drilling and producing operations and in the piping and distribution of gas .”
Amarillo Oil Co. v. Energy-Agri Prods., Inc., 794 S.W.2d 20 (Tex. 1990). · cites it 2× “In my opinion, the definition of casinghead gas is ambiguous and we should look to the RRC interpretations.”
Lone Star Gas Co. v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas, 798 S.W.2d 888 (Tex. App.—Austin 1990). “Texas Nat.Res. Code Ann. § 86.041 (1978) states: The Commission has broad discretion in administering the provisions of this chapter and may adopt any rule or order in the manner provided by law that it finds necessary to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this chapter.”
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