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AN ACT
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relating to the territory of and the validation of certain |
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governmental acts and proceedings of the Edwards Aquifer Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.04, Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1.04. BOUNDARIES. The authority includes the |
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territory contained within the following area: |
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(1) all of the areas of Bexar, Medina, and Uvalde |
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counties; |
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(2) all of the area of Comal County, except that |
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portion of the county that lies North of the North line through the |
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county of Subdivision No. 1 of the Underground Water Reservoir in |
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the Edwards Limestone, Balcones escarpment area, as defined by the |
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order of the Board of Water Engineers dated January 10, 1957; |
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(3) the part of Caldwell County beginning with the |
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intersection of Hays County Road 266 and the San Marcos River; |
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THENCE southeast along the San Marcos River to the point of |
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intersection of Caldwell, Guadalupe, and Gonzales counties; |
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THENCE southeast along the Caldwell-Gonzales County line to |
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its intersection with U.S. Highway 183; |
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THENCE north along U.S. Highway 183 to its intersection with |
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State Highway 21; |
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THENCE southwest along State Highway 21 to its intersection |
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with Hays County Road 266; |
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THENCE southwest along Hays County Road 266 to the place of |
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beginning; |
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(4) the part of Hays County beginning on the northwest |
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line of the R. B. Moore Survey, Abstract 412, in Comal County where |
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it crosses the Comal County-Hays County line northeast along the |
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northwest line of said Survey to the northeast corner of said Survey |
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in Hays County, Texas; |
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THENCE southeast in Hays County, Texas across the Jas. |
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Deloach Survey, Abstract 878, to the most westerly northwest corner |
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of the Presidio Irrigation Co. Survey, Abstract 583; |
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THENCE northeast along the northwest line of said Survey to |
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its most northerly northwest corner; |
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THENCE continuing in the same line across the R.S. Clayton |
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Survey 2, Block 742, to the west line of the H. & G. N. RR. Co. |
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Survey 1, Abstract 668; |
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THENCE north along the west line of said Survey to its |
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northwest corner; THENCE east along the north line of said Survey to |
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its northeast corner; |
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THENCE northeast across the David Wilson Survey 83, Abstract |
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476, to the southeast corner of the F. W. Robertson Survey 71, |
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Abstract 385; |
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THENCE north along the east line of said Survey to the |
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southwest corner of the Benjamin Weed Survey 72, Abstract 483; |
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THENCE east along the south line of said Survey to its |
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southeast corner; |
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THENCE northeast across the William Gray Survey 73, Abstract |
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92, and the Murray Bailey Survey 75, Abstract 42, to the southwest |
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corner of the D.Holderman Survey 33, Abstract 225; |
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THENCE north along the west line of said Survey to its |
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northwest corner; |
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THENCE continuing in the same line to the north line of the |
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Day Land & Cattle Co. Survey 672; |
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THENCE west along said north line of said Survey to its |
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northwest corner, which is in the east line of the Jesse Williams |
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Survey 4 to the northeast corner of said Survey; |
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THENCE west along the north line of said Survey to the |
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Southwest corner of the Amos Singleton Survey 106, Abstract 410; |
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THENCE north along the west lines of said Amos Singleton |
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Survey 106 and the Watkins Nobles Survey 107, Abstract 346, to the |
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northwest corner of said Watkins Nobles Survey 107; |
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THENCE east along the north line of said Survey to the |
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southwest corner of the Jesusa Perez Survey 14, Abstract 363; |
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THENCE north along the west line of said Jesusa Perez Survey |
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14 to its northwest corner; |
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THENCE east along the north line of said Survey to its |
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northeast corner; |
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THENCE, south along the east line of said Survey for a |
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distance of approximately 10,000 feet to its intersection with |
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Ranch Road 150; |
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THENCE, east by southeast along Ranch Road 150 approximately |
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24,500 feet to its intersection with the southern boundary line of |
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the Andrew Dunn Survey 9, Abstract 4; |
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THENCE, east along the south line of said survey as it extends |
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and becomes the southern boundary line of the Morton M. McCarver |
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Survey 4, Abstract 10, for a distance of approximately 7,000 feet to |
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its intersection with Ranch Road 2770; |
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THENCE, south on Ranch Road 2770 for a distance of |
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approximately 400 feet to its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road |
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171; |
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THENCE, east along Farm-to-Market Road 171 for a distance of |
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approximately 10,500 feet to its intersection with Farm-to-Market |
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Road 25; |
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THENCE, north by northeast along Farm-to-Market Road 25 for a |
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distance of approximately 3,100 feet to its intersection with |
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Farm-to-Market Road 131; |
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THENCE, east by southeast along Farm-to-Market Road 131 for a |
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distance of approximately 3,000 feet to its intersection with the |
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east line of the Thomas G. Allen Survey, Abstract 26; |
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THENCE south along the east line of said Thomas G. Allen |
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Survey to the most northerly northwest corner of the Elisha Pruett |
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Survey 23, Abstract 376; |
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THENCE southwest along a west line of said Elisha Pruett |
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Survey 23 to the west corner of said Survey; |
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THENCE southeast along the southwest line of said Survey to |
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the north corner of the John Stewart Survey, Abstract 14; |
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THENCE southwest along the northwest line of said John |
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Stewart Survey to its west corner; |
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THENCE continuing in the same line to the most northerly |
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southwest line of the John Jones Survey, Abstract 263; |
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THENCE southeast along said southwest line to an interior |
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corner of said John Jones Survey; |
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THENCE southwest along the most southerly northwest line of |
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said Survey to the southwest corner of said Survey; |
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THENCE southeast along the south line of said Survey to the |
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north corner of the James W. Williams Survey 11, Abstract 473; |
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THENCE southwest along the northwest line of said James W. |
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Williams Survey 11 to its west corner; |
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THENCE southeast along the southwest line of said Survey to |
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the north right-of-way line of the I. & G. N. RR.; |
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THENCE southwest along said right-of-way of said I. & G. N. |
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RR. to the Hays County-Comal County line; |
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THENCE south along said county line to the northwest line of |
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the R. B. Moore Survey, Abstract 412, in Hays County where it |
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crosses the Hays County-Comal County line; |
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(5) all of the territory of Hays County contained |
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within the following described area: |
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Beginning on the most southern point of Hays County at the |
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intersection of Hays, Comal, and Guadalupe Counties; then |
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continuing in a northeasterly direction along the Hays-Guadalupe |
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county line to its intersection with the Hays-Caldwell county line; |
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then continuing along the Hays-Caldwell county line to an |
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intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 150; then continuing in a |
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northwesterly direction along Farm-to-Market Road 150 to the |
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intersection with the existing southern boundary of the part of |
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Hays County described in Subdivision (4) of this section; then |
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continuing in a southwesterly direction along the existing southern |
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boundary of the part of Hays County described in Subdivision (4) of |
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this section to the intersection with the Hays-Comal county line; |
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then continuing in a southerly direction along the Hay-Comal county |
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line to the point of beginning; |
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(6) the part of Guadalupe County beginning at the |
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Guadalupe County-Caldwell County-Hays County line at the San Marcos |
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River in the northeast corner of Guadalupe County, Texas. |
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THENCE southwest along the Guadalupe County-Hays County line |
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to the intersect of the Guadalupe County-Hays County-Comal County |
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line. |
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THENCE southwest along the Guadalupe County-Comal County |
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line to the intersect of the Guadalupe County-Comal County-Bexar |
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County intersect at the Cibolo creek. |
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THENCE south along the Guadalupe County-Bexar County line |
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along the Cibolo creek to the intersect of the Guadalupe |
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County-Bexar County-Wilson County line. |
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THENCE south along the Guadalupe County-Wilson County line |
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along the Cibolo creek to the intersect and crossing of Guadalupe |
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County Road 417. |
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THENCE east along Guadalupe County Road 417 to the intersect |
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of Guadalupe County Road 417 and Guadalupe County Road 412. |
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THENCE northeast along Guadalupe County Road 412 to the |
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intersect of Guadalupe County Road 412 and Guadalupe County Road |
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411 A. |
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THENCE east along Guadalupe County Road 411 A to the |
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intersect of Guadalupe County Road 411 A and Farm-to-Market road |
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number 725. |
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THENCE north along Farm-to-Market Road 725 to the intersect |
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of Farm-to-Market Road 725 and Interstate Highway 10. |
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THENCE east along Interstate Highway 10 to the intersect of |
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Interstate Highway 10 and State Highway 90. |
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THENCE east along State Highway 90 to the Guadalupe |
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County-Caldwell County line at the San Marcos river. |
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THENCE northwest along the Guadalupe County-Caldwell County |
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line along the San Marcos river to the place of beginning; [and] |
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(7) the part of Atascosa County beginning on the north |
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line of the Robt. C. Rogers Survey, at the Bexar County-Atascosa |
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County line, to its northwest corner, which is the northeast corner |
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of the F. Brockinzen Survey, Abstract 86; |
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THENCE south along the east line of said Survey passing |
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through its southeast corner and continuing south along the east |
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line of the F. Brockinzen Survey, Abstract 90, to its southeast |
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corner; |
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THENCE west along the south line of said survey to its |
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southwest corner; |
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THENCE north along the west line of said F. Brockinzen Survey |
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to the southeast corner of the B. Bonngartner Survey, Abstract 87; |
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THENCE west along the south line of said B. Bonngartner |
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Survey passing through its southwest corner and continuing along |
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the south line of the J. B. Goettlemann Survey, Abstract 309, to the |
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Atascosa County-Medina County line; |
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THENCE north along the Atascosa County-Medina County line to |
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the Bexar County line; |
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THENCE east along the Atascosa County-Bexar County Line to |
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the place of beginning; and |
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(8) the following parcels: |
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(A) Parcel 1, consisting of two tracts: |
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(i) Tract 1 - 153-70/100 acres of land in |
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Atascosa County, Texas, being out of the W.L. Hurd Original Survey |
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No. 368; said 153-70/100 acres being more particularly described as |
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follows: |
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beginning at an iron stake set in the |
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Northwest corner of the J.B. Bush 261.7 acre tract, said corner |
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being in the Southeast intersection of the Lytle-Seglar and |
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Lytle-Bexar Roads, for the Northwest corner of this tract; |
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THENCE South 00° 28' East, with the East line |
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of the Lytle-Seglar Road, 1767.5 feet to an iron stake for the |
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Southwest corner of this tract; |
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THENCE South 89° 27' East 3748.8 feet to an |
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iron stake set for the Southeast corner of this tract, said stake |
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being in the West line of a 40-foot road; |
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THENCE North 00° 39' West, with the West line |
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of said 40-foot road, 1806.9 feet to an iron stake set in the South |
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line of the Lytle-Bexar Road, for the Northeast corner of this |
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tract; |
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THENCE South 89° 57' West, with the South line |
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of the Lytle-Bexar Road, 3742.5 feet to the place of beginning; and |
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(ii) Tract 2 - 73 acres of land in Atascosa |
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County, Texas, being out of the R.C. Rogers Survey No. 530, said 73 |
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acres being more particularly described as follows: |
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beginning at the most Northerly North East |
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corner of this tract, said corner being in the South R/W line of |
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State Highway No. 1518, and being South 89 degrees 02 minutes West |
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522.1 feet from the intersection of this road R/W with the West R/W |
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of the Luckey road; |
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THENCE South 497.5 feet to an iron pin for |
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corner; |
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THENCE East 522.0 feet to an iron pin for a |
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corner in the West R/W line of said Luckey Road; |
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THENCE South 24 minutes east 2559.0 feet |
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along said Luckey Road R/W to the Southeast corner of this tract; |
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THENCE South 89 degrees West 1148.6 feet to |
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the Southwest corner of this tract; |
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THENCE North 2855.4 feet to a corner; |
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THENCE East 210.0 feet to a corner; |
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THENCE North 210.0 feet to a corner in the |
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South R/W line of State Highway No. 1518; |
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THENCE North 89 degrees 02 minutes East 397.0 |
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feet along said Highway R/W to the place of beginning; and |
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(B) Parcel 2, consisting of five tracts: |
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(i) Tract 1 - 185.14 acres of land, more or |
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less, out of the Robert C. Rogers Sur. No. 530, Abstr. No. 721, in |
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Atascosa County, Texas, described as being all of that certain |
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242.025 acres of land, more or less, described as "First Tract" in |
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Warranty Deed recorded in Vol. 291, p. 120, Deed Records, Atascosa |
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County, Texas, dated October 31, 1962, executed by Mae S. Bush, et |
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vir, to C.W. Mask, et ux, and more particularly described by metes |
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and bounds as follows: |
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beginning at the NE corner of the original |
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W.P. Riley 565.3 acre tract, more particularly described in |
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Warranty Deed dated June 18, 1923, executed by W.P. Riley to B.L. |
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Riley, recorded in Vol. 93, p. 24, Deed Records, Atascosa County, |
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Texas, said point also being the NE corner of that certain 80.675 |
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acre tract more particularly described by metes and bounds in |
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Warranty Deed dated May 24, 1943, executed by J.F. Riley, et ux, to |
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J.W. Bush, Sr., recorded in Vol. 162, p. 125, Deed Records, Atascosa |
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County, Texas; |
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THENCE west along the south R.O.W. line of |
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the Lytle-New Somerset public road, 1129 feet to a point for |
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beginning; said beginning point being the NE corner of said 242.025 |
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acre subdivision, being also the NW corner of a subdivision of |
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80.675 acres heretofore conveyed to J.W. Bush, Sr.; |
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THENCE S. 0° 09' E. 3075.43 feet to the SE |
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corner of said 242.025 acre subdivision; |
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THENCE S. 89° 20' W. 2489.44 feet to an inside |
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corner; |
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THENCE S. 0° 34' W. 602 feet to corner; |
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THENCE N. 89° 36' W. 778 feet to the SW corner |
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of this tract, being also the SE corner of the W.C. Riley 242.6 |
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acres; |
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THENCE N. 0° 09' W. 3660.9 feet to the NW |
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corner of this tract, being also the NE corner of the W.C. Riley |
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242.6 acre tract; |
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THENCE E. along the S. R.O.W. line of the |
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Lytle-New Somerset Road 3260 feet to the place of beginning, and |
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containing 242.025 acres of land, more or less, being parcels 1, 2, |
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and 3, of a subdivision of the east portion of the said W.P. Riley |
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original 565.3 acres of land; |
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LESS HOWEVER, the following: |
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23.20 acres of land, more less, out of the |
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northwest corner of the C.W. Mask 860 acre tract of land, said 23.20 |
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acres of land, more or less, more particularly described by metes |
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and bounds as follows: |
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beginning at a cedar corner post in the south |
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R.O.W. line of Farm Road 1518, at station no. 325 plus 90.5 for the |
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northwest corner of this tract, said corner being also the |
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northwest corner of said 860 acre tract; |
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THENCE S. 89° 47' E. 661.0 feet along a fence |
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line to an iron pin in a fence corner for the southeast corner; |
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THENCE S. 89° 17' W. 672.1 feet along a fence |
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to an iron pin in a fence corner for the southwest corner, said |
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corner being in the west line of the 860 acre tract; |
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THENCE N. 0° 23' W. 1521.6 feet along the west |
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line of said 860 acre tract to the place of beginning; and |
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LESS 14.86 acres of land, more or less, out |
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of the C.W. Mask 860 acre tract of land, said 14.86 acres of land, |
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more or less, more particularly described by metes and bounds as |
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follows: |
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beginning at a creosote corner post in the |
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south R.O.W. line of Farm Road 1518 at station 314 plus 96.5 on a |
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line 661' from corner of C.W. Mask 860 acre tract for the NW corner |
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of this tract; |
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THENCE S. 89° 47' E. 433 feet along a fence |
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line on said Road 1518 south R.O.W. line to an 8" cedar corner post |
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for the NE corner; |
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THENCE S. 0° 13' W. 1504.0 feet along a fence |
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line to an iron pin in a fence corner for the SE corner; |
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THENCE S. 89° 21' W. 426.5 feet along a fence |
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line to an iron pin in the fence corner for the SW corner; |
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THENCE N. 0° 02' W. 1510.6 feet along a fence |
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line to the place of beginning; and |
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LESS 6.31 acres of land, more or less, more |
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particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: |
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beginning at a cedar corner post in the south |
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R.O.W. line of FM 2790 at Station 314 plus 96.5 for the northwest |
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corner of this tract; |
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THENCE S. 89° 47' E. 275 feet along a fence on |
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FM 2790 south R.O.W. line to an iron pin for the northeast corner; |
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THENCE S. 0° 13' W. 1000 feet to an iron pin |
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for the southeast corner; |
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THENCE N. 89° 41' W. 275 feet to an iron pin in |
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a fence line, for the southwest corner; |
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THENCE N. 0° 13' E. 1000 feet along an |
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existing fence line to the place of beginning; and |
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LESS the south 12.515 acres of the above |
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described 242.025 acres of land, more or less; |
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(ii) Tract 2 - 12.515 acres of land, more or |
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less, out of the Robert C. Rogers Sur No. 530, Abstr. No. 721, in |
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Atascosa County, Texas, described as being the south 12.515 acres |
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of land, more or less, of that certain 242.025 acres of land, more |
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or less, described as "First Tract" in Warranty Deed recorded in |
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Vol. 291, p. 120, Deed Records, Atascosa County, Texas, dated |
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October 31, 1962, executed by Mae S. Bush, et vir, to C.W. Mask, et |
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ux, and which 242.025 acres of land, more or less, is more |
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particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: |
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beginning at the NE corner of the original |
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W.P. Riley 565.3 acre tract, more particularly described in |
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Warranty Deed dated June 18, 1923, executed by W.P. Riley to B. L. |
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Riley, recorded in Vol. 93, p. 24, Deed Records, Atascosa County, |
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Texas; said point also being the NE corner of that certain 80.675 |
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acre tract more particularly described by metes and bounds in |
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Warranty Deed dated May 24, 1943, executed by J.F. Riley, et ux, to |
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J.W. Bush, Sr., recorded in Vol. 162, p. 125, Deed Records, Atascosa |
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County, Texas; |
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THENCE west along the south R.O.W. line of |
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the Lytle-New Somerset public road, 1129 feet to a point for |
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Beginning; said Beginning point being the NE corner of said 242.025 |
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acre subdivision, being also the NW corner of a subdivision of |
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80.675 acres heretofore conveyed to J.W. Bush, Sr.; |
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THENCE S. 0° 09' E. 3075.43 feet to the SE |
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corner of said 242.025 acre subdivision; |
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THENCE S. 89° 20' W. 2489.44 feet to an inside |
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corner; |
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THENCE S. 0° 34' W. 602 feet to corner; |
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THENCE N. 89° 36' W. 778 feet to the SW corner |
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of this tract, being also the SE corner of the W.C. Riley 242.6 |
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acres; |
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THENCE N. 0° 09' W. 3660.9 feet to the NW |
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corner of this tract, being also the NE corner of the W.C. Riley |
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242.6 acre tract; |
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THENCE E. along the S. R.O.W. line of the |
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Lytle-New Somerset Road 3260 feet to the place of beginning, and |
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containing 242.025 acres of land, more or less, being parcels 1, 2, |
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and 3, of a subdivision of the east portion of the said W. P. Riley |
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original 565.3 acres of land; |
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(iii) Tract 3 - 304 acres of land, more or |
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less, out of the Robert C. Rogers Sur. No. 530, Abstr. No. 721, in |
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Atascosa County, Texas, described as "Second Tract" in Warranty |
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Deed recorded in Vol. 291, p. 120, Deed Records, Atascosa County, |
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Texas, dated October 31, 1962, executed by Mae S. Bush, et vir, to |
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C. W. Mask, et ux, and more particularly described by metes and |
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bounds as follows: |
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beginning at a fence corner, the most |
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easterly SE corner of this tract in the NW corner of a county road, |
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said fence corner being the northeast corner of a 20 acre tract out |
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of the Robert C. Rogers Sur. No. 530, Abstr. No. 721, more |
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particularly described by metes and bounds in Deed dated May 31, |
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1985, executed by Thomas W. Thornton, et ux, to Robert Harold |
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Griffin, recorded in Vol. 717, p. 92, Deed Records, Atascosa |
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County, Texas; said point also being the northeast corner of that |
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certain 177.596 acre tract described in Deed dated October 13, |
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1980, executed by Harry E. Richardson, et al, to Thomas Warren |
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Thornton, et ux, recorded in Vol. 538, p. 363, Deed Records, |
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Atascosa County, Texas; |
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THENCE N. 0° 35' E. with the west line of said |
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county road, 2447 feet to a fence corner, the NE corner of this |
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tract; |
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THENCE S. 89° 20' W. with a fence, 3648 feet |
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to a fence corner for the NW corner; |
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THENCE with a fence the west line as follows: |
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S. 0° 34' E. 602 feet; S. 0° 38' E. 1836 feet, and S. 0° 19' W. 2447 |
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feet to a fence corner in the SW corner; |
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THENCE S. 89° 35' E. with a fence, 1787 feet |
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to a fence corner in the west line of the county road for the SE |
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corner; |
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THENCE N. 0° 01' W. with a fence, the west |
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line of said road, 2482 feet to a fence corner; |
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THENCE N. 89° 41' E. with the north line of |
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road 1823 feet to the place of beginning; |
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(iv) Tract 4 - 313.8 acres of land, more or |
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less, composed of lands formerly owned in part by Martha W. White |
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and in part by M. E. Jordan and subsequently owned by the Dr. R. B |
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Touchstone Estate, said 313.8 acres of land, more or less, being out |
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of the Robert C. Rogers Sur. No. 530, Abstr. No. 721, in Atascosa |
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County, Texas, and described as "Third Tract" in Warranty Deed |
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recorded in Vol. 291, p. 120, Deed Records, Atascosa County, Texas, |
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dated October 31, 1962, executed by Mae S. Bush, et vir, to C. W. |
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Mask, et ux, and more particularly described by metes and bounds as |
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follows: |
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beginning at a fence corner, the NE corner of |
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this tract and the SE corner of the Mae S. Bush tract, as described |
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in Deed dated September 22, 1944, executed by H. M. Bush, Sr., to |
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Mae S. Bush, recorded in Vol. 166, p. 508, Deed Records, Atascosa |
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County, Texas; |
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THENCE with a fence, the east line of this |
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tract, S. 0° 21' E. 3694.8 feet to a fence corner, the SE corner of |
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the M.E. Jordan tract, for the SE corner of this tract; |
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THENCE S. 89° 33' W. with a fence, the south |
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line of the Jordan tract, 3709.4 feet to the SW corner of the Jordan |
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tract, the SW corner of this tract; |
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THENCE N. 0° 34' E. with a fence at 1869 feet |
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pass common corner of the Jordan and White tract, a distance of 3731 |
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feet to a fence corner, the NW corner of the White tract, for the NW |
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corner of this tract; |
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THENCE N. 89° 37' E. with a fence the north |
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line of the White tract, the north line of this tract, 711.8 feet to |
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an angle in fence; |
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THENCE N. 89° 50' E. continuing with said |
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fence, 2937.1 feet to the place of Beginning; and |
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(v) Tract 5 - 5.066 acres of land, more or |
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less, out of the Robert C. Roberts Sur. 530, Abstr. No. 721, in |
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Atascosa County, Texas, more particularly described by metes and |
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bounds in Warranty Deed dated July 31, 1992, recorded in Vol. 854, |
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p. 724, Deed Records, Atascosa County, Texas, executed by Thomas |
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Warren Thornton, et ux, to Jerry Kye Mask. |
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SECTION 2. (a) All governmental acts and proceedings of the |
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Edwards Aquifer Authority relating to the following initial regular |
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permits are validated in all respects: |
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(1) P100-013; |
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(2) P100-014; and |
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(3) P100-017. |
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(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the |
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effective date of this Act: |
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(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation |
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ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court |
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judgment; or |
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(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment. |
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SECTION 3. The permits described by Section 2(a) of this Act |
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were regular permits issued by the Edwards Aquifer Authority as of |
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January 1, 2005, and the withdrawals authorized by those permits as |
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they were originally issued were included within the 572,000 |
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acre-feet of water for each calendar year established by Section |
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1.14(c), Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 1993. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations on this Act with the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives within |
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the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4762 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4762 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |