The General Land Office held an online sealed bid Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals Lease Sale on EfficientMarkets.com. Bidding took place on EfficientMarkets.com starting on September 18, 2026 and bids were opened at 9:00 a.m. on October 20, 2026. The results were announced later that day at the School Land Board meeting and are now posted on this site. For more information, call (512) 475-1534, or write to todd.hilliard@glo.texas.gov.
The surface owner of Relinquishment Act Lands acts as agent for the state for leasing purposes. Bonus, rentals, and royalties are split between the state and the surface owner. The GLO must review and approve the terms and consideration offered. The leases are not effective until approved and filed in the GLO.
The General Land Office held an online sealed bid Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals Lease Sale on EfficientMarkets.com. Bidding took place on EfficientMarkets.com starting on September 18, 2026 and bids were opened at 9:00 a.m. on October 20, 2026. The results were announced later that day at the School Land Board meeting and are now posted on this site. For more information, call (512) 475-1534, or write to todd.hilliard@glo.texas.gov.
A state Free Royalty interest is similar to a non-participating royalty interest. An oil, gas, or other mineral lease on land in which the state reserves a mineral or royalty interest is not effective until a certified copy of the recorded lease is filed in the General Land Office. Any pooling or communitization of the state's Free Royalty interest requires School Land Board approval.
State or County roadway may be leased when title determines that the State owns the minerals located under the tract. State and County roads are leased independently. HB2521, 84th Leg. (T.N.R.C. §32.201(j)), effective September 1, 2017, requires bonus and royalty revenue to be paid directly to the county.
HB2521 http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/HB02521F.htm
Natural Resources Code: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/NR/htm/NR.32.htm#32.20
An Unleased State Right of Way may be pooled pursuant to Section 32.207 of the Texas Natural Resources Code and with School Land Board approval ( See Pooling ).
An Unleased County Road may be pooled pursuant to Section 32.207 of the Texas Natural Resources Code and with School Land Board approval ( See Pooling ).
Riverbeds and channels that belong to the state may be pooled pursuant to Section 52.076 of the Texas Natural Resources Code and with School Land Board approval ( See Pooling ).
Resource Management Codes are assigned to state-owned tracts in Texas bays and the Gulf of America, providing development guidelines for activities within each tract. The codes enhance protection of sensitive natural resources by providing recommendations for minimizing adverse impacts from mineral exploration and development activities. These codes include recommendations from the following external resources: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Historical Commission, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps).Guidelines for Resource Management Codes
