# Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.132: DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.132

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.132
- **Heading:** DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.132

## Text

(a) No person may intentionally and knowingly deface American Indian or aboriginal paintings, hieroglyphics, or other marks or carvings on rock or elsewhere that pertain to early American Indian or aboriginal habitation of the country.

(b) A person who is not the owner shall not wilfully injure, disfigure, remove, or destroy a historical structure, monument, marker, medallion, or artifact without lawful authority.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.001 § 191.001. TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.001.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.002 § 191.002. DECLARATION OF PUBLIC POLICY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.002.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.003 § 191.003. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.003.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.004 § 191.004. CERTAIN RECORDS NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.004.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.021 § 191.021. COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND TEXAS REGISTER ACT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.021.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.051 § 191.051. IN GENERAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.051.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.052 § 191.052. RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.052.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.053 § 191.053. CONTRACT FOR DISCOVERY AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.053.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.054 § 191.054. PERMIT FOR SURVEY AND DISCOVERY, EXCAVATION, RESTORATION, DEMOLITION, OR STUDY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.054.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.055 § 191.055. SUPERVISION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.055.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.056 § 191.056. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.056.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.057 § 191.057. SURVEY, EXCAVATION, OR RESTORATION FOR PRIVATE PARTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.057.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.058 § 191.058. CURATION OF ARTIFACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.058.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.059 § 191.059. COMPLAINTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.059.md)

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