Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 263.054
Relinquishment of Abandoned Land
(1)
on the date of the order, the land has been abandoned and not used by the county for the purpose of the donation for more than 40 years; and(2)
it is shown that the donor of the land and the donor’s successors in title have been in actual, continuous, open, peaceful, and adverse possession of the land for 40 years or more preceding the date of the order.(b)
Property conveyed under this section must be used for higher education purposes in the county that conveyed the property. If at any time after the date a conveyance of real property is executed under this section the real property is used for a purpose other than a higher education purpose, ownership of the property reverts to the county that conveyed the property.(c)
For a conveyance under this section to be effective, the commissioners court must authorize the conveyance by an order entered in its minutes. The order must:(1)
describe the property to be conveyed;(2)
state the consideration to be paid; and(3)
direct the county judge of the county to execute in the name of the county a conveyance to Texas A&I University Foundation, Inc., and to promptly make the conveyance on payment of the consideration to the appropriate officer of the county.(d)
An instrument of conveyance executed by the county judge must be in the form and contain the covenants and warranties prescribed by the commissioners court.
Source:
Section 263.054 — Relinquishment of Abandoned Land, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.263.htm#263.054 (accessed May 18, 2024).
