# Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.012: COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.012
- **Heading:** COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.012

## Text

Subject to the authority of the board and to exceptions and restrictions that may be imposed by the constitution and laws of this state, the commissioner is vested with the authority necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter relating to the sale and lease of public school land and to the protection of this land from free use and occupancy and from unlawful enclosure.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.001 § 51.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.001.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.011 § 51.011. MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.011.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.012 § 51.012. COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.012.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.013 § 51.013. CLASSIFICATION OF LAND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.013.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.014 § 51.014. RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.014.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.015 § 51.015. FORMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.015.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.016 § 51.016. DUTIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.016.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.017 § 51.017. FURNISHING DATA TO TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORPORATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.017.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.018 § 51.018. RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.018.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.019 § 51.019. SPECIAL FEE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.019.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.020 § 51.020. REFUNDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.020.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.051 § 51.051. SALE OF LAND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.051.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.052 § 51.052. CONDITIONS FOR SALE OF LAND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.052.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.054 § 51.054. RESERVATION OF MINERALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C51_S51.054.md)

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