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General Land Office - How Do I?
How do I schedule a meeting with Commissioner Patterson?
How do I invite Commissioner Patterson to speak at my event?
How do I schedule a meeting with Chief Clerk Larry Laine?
How do I learn about available jobs at the Land Office?
How do I contact the Texas General Land Office?
How do I request a signed picture of Commissioner Patterson?
How do I find the General Land Office budget?
How do I find the General Land Office mission statement?
How do I view Public Notices?
How do I submit a compliment or complaint?
History and Archives - How Do I?
How do I buy a historic map reproduction from the Land Office Archives?
How do I learn about the history of public lands in Texas?
How do I learn about the history of the Texas General Land Office?
How do I learn more about Save Texas History?
How do I find out what records are housed in the Archives of the Texas General Land Office?
How do I search the Land Office digital archival records online?
How do I order certified or non-certified copies of archival records?
How do I contact or visit the Archives of the Texas General Land Office?
How do I organize a tour of the Archives for my school, organization or business?
How do I request a historian or expert from the Archives to address my group?
How do I order Save Texas History publications and collectibles?
How do I donate historical documents or maps to the Land Office Archives?
How do I help preserve and conserve maps and documents in the Archives?
How Do I buy Land Office Archives Research Guides?
Coastal - How Do I?
How do I find information on available coastal grants including CEPRA, CMP and CIAP?
How do I report an oil spill?
How do I dispose of my contaminated bilge water?
How do I report an abandoned or submerged vessel?
How do I pay a penalty assessed for an oil spill?
How do I get information on water quality and beach conditions?
How do I find information on the Open Beaches Act and my rights to access the beach?
How do I find out about the erosion rate in my area of the coast?
How do I get a beach dune permit and other permitting assistance if needed?
How do I learn more about the line of vegetation?
How do I get copies of the Land Office Beach & Bay Access Guide?
How do I find out about upcoming coastal events?
How do I find coastal GIS data including aerial photography?
How do I register my residential pier?
Energy - How Do I?
How do I obtain oil and gas or hard mineral leases from the Land Office?
How do I nominate tracts for an upcoming state lease sale?
How do I administer my lease on state lands?
How do I perform geophysical surveys on state-owned lands?
How do I learn more about the State Power Program?
How do I learn more about the State Natural Gas Program?
How do I know if I am eligible to purchase electricity or gas from the Land Office?
How do I learn about the advantages of the State Energy Marketing Program?
How do I do a Request for Proposal (RFP) for competitive electricity rates through the Land Office?
How do I view a typical Land Office gas or power contract?
Managing State Lands - How Do I?
How do I find out if a property is owned by the state?
How do I buy state land?
How do I find out the process for buying or leasing a property from the state?
How do I get title to the minerals under land I buy from the state?
How do I get access to land that is land locked or has no legal access?
How do I donate land to the state?
How do I get the state to sell what appears to be abandoned or seldom used property?
How do I find a map with locations of all state owned property along with property info?
How do I purchase a tax foreclosure?
How do I get on a list to be notified of future land sales?
Veterans Land Board - How Do I?
How do I reserve a burial space in a Texas State Veterans Cemetery?
How do I find the Texas State Veterans Home closest to my area?
How do I apply to the Texas State Veterans Home in my area?
How do I apply on-line for a VLB Loan?
How do I get help filling out VLB forms?
How do I apply for a Home Improvement Loan?
How can I learn how the Land Loan program works?
How do I apply for a Home Loan?
How can I use the VLB Home Loan Program to finance a home selling for $475,000?
How do I find a VLB approved lender in my area?
How can I find out about a discount for disabled veterans?
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Royalty Audit
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Free Royalty Leasing
A free royalty lease — also called a non-participating royalty interest — covers land in which the state sold the land and reserved a free royalty interest in the minerals. The free royalty interest is treated the same as a non-participating royalty interest. The mineral owner executes the lease and the state only participates if there is production.
The Permanent School Fund gains revenue from a portion of the production, depending on the particular free royalty reservation, which is usually a 1/16 or 1/8th free royalty interest.
Statutes require that a certified copy of the lease be filed in the Land Office and any pooling or communitization of the state's interest requires School Land Board approval. See pooling state leases for the application and procedures to pool the state's free royalty interest.
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Free Royalty Leasing
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1700 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701-1495
1.800.998.4GLO (4456)
1700 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701-1495
1.800.998.4GLO (4456)