Texas Natural Resources Code 12.005 – Relation to Other Law and Litigation
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Terms Used In Texas Natural Resources Code 12.005
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
The Red River Boundary Compact does not affect:
(1) the Red River Compact, the text of which is set out in § 46.013, Water Code; or
(2) the riparian rights of adjacent landowners to access and use the waters of the Red River as provided by the Treaty of Amity, Settlement and Limits, Feb. 22, 1819, United States-Spain, 8 Stat. 252, T.S. No. 327; or
(3) litigation pending in either state involving title to land or boundaries of rivers or water bodies of that state.