The Eleventh Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment in a Permian Basin ORRI dispute, holding that an assignment referencing an unrecorded letter agreement could not establish clear title without producing that agreement.
The Second Court of Appeals addressed whether compressors physically located in Wise County could be removed from its appraisal rolls under the DHEI statutory scheme, largely affirming the appraisal district’s authority but reversing on one duplicate-taxed unit.
The Eighth Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment rejecting claims of bad-faith washout of overriding royalty interests in a 1943 Permian Basin lease, finding the lease’s broad surrender provision did not impose the good-faith obligations alleged.