(a) A trade of land dedicated to the permanent school fund may be made only by a deed signed jointly by the commissioner and the governor.
(b) The governor’s failure to sign the deed is a veto of the proposed trade.

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Terms Used In Texas Natural Resources Code 32.255

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.