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  89R8776 RAL-D     By: Geren H.B. No. 2762       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface   of land.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 5, Property Code, is amended by adding   Subchapter H to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER H. OWNERSHIP OF PORE SPACE           Sec.   5.251.     DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "pore space"   means the geologic structures below the surface of land, including   voids and cavities.           Sec.   5.252.     OWNERSHIP OF PORE SPACE. (a) Unless expressly   modified, reserved, or altered by a deed, conveyance, lease, or   contract, the ownership of pore space is vested in the owner or   owners of the surface estate of the land.           (b)     This section does not modify common law existing on the   effective date of this section as it relates to the relationship   between the mineral and surface estates.            SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.