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                                                                H.C.R. No. 294



HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, House Bill No. 2044 has been adopted by the house of 
representatives and the senate and is being prepared for 
enrollment; and
	WHEREAS, The bill contains technical errors that should be 
corrected; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED by the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas, That 
the enrolling clerk of the house be instructed to correct House Bill 
No. 2044 as follows:
	Insert the following appropriately numbered SECTION into the 
bill and renumber existing SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  (a)  On or before January 1, 2004, the School 
Land Board shall approve a patent to release all of the state's 
interest in the land described by Subsection (b) of this section, 
excluding mineral rights, to a person holding the land under a 
contract for deed with the Veterans' Land Board on January 1, 1964, 
or an heir or assign of that person, in exchange for consideration 
in an amount determined by the School Land Board in consultation 
with the Veterans' Land Board.
	(b)  This section applies to the tract of land described as 
follows:         

that 35.686 acre tract in that certain Judgement under cause No. 
75-49, The Veterans Land Board of the State of Texas vs. Alice 
Christian, in the 4th Judicial District Court of Rusk County, Texas 
and in that certain judgement in Cause No. 55,765, State vs. Humble 
Oil, et al in the 98th District Court of Travis County, Texas; Said 
117.436 acre tract is also further described in that Contract of 
Sale to said GRANTEE(s) dated October 14, 1963, recorded in Volume 
782, Page 46, Deed Records of said County, Texas.
	(c)  The School Land Board, in determining the appropriate 
price for the sale of land described by this section, shall consider 
the title dispute and the history of the prior transactions.
	(d)  This section expires January 1, 2006.                                     

                                                                      McReynolds




______________________________              ______________________________
 
   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.C.R. No. 294 was adopted by the House on June 
1, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.C.R. No. 294 was adopted by the Senate on 
June 2, 2003, by a viva-voce vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                      Secretary of the Senate   



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              Governor