Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided February 21, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn Mr. F. Lawrence Oaks Executive Director Texas Historical Commission 1511 Colorado Street Austin, Texas 78711-2276
Re: Whether the state owns artifacts removed from state lands prior to the adoption of the Antiquities Code in 1969, and related questions (RQ-0416-JC)
Dear Mr. Oaks:
On behalf of the Texas Historical Commission, you request an opinion regarding the ownership and custody of artifacts removed from state public lands before and after the adoption in 1969 of the Antiquities Code of Texas, chapter 191 of the Natural Resources…
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