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Texas Natural Resources Code - NAT RES § 61.062. Public Policy

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It is the public policy of this state that the public, individually and collectively, shall have the free and unrestricted right of ingress and egress to and from the state-owned beaches bordering on the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico if the public has acquired a right of use or easement to or over the area by prescription, dedication, or continuous use.  This creates a responsibility for the state, in its position as trustee for the public to assist local governments in the cleaning of beach areas which are subject to the access rights of the public as defined in Subchapter B   1 of this chapter.

1  V.T.C.A., Natural Resources Code § 61.011 et seq.

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