Gator,
I'd sure consult a good land-use lawyer. I've been through what your going through a couple of times. Once in Wisconsin and once in Virginia.

Wisconsin property lines were fairly well defined when I had my issues. But, the section markers were put in during the 1930s, and my deed went back to the mid-1800s. It still came down to "adverse possession" in my favor because of a regularly used driveway and fence line.

Here in West Virginia, and Virginia, it is quite murky, as so much is based on where streams were 250 to 400 years ago, where old rock piles and small trees were located in the 1600s and 1700s, and how big the strides were of horses and guides. Again, it came to down to something similar to adverse possession (implied easements, maybe??), but it is a term I don't remember.

Texas is probably somewhere in between. But, eighty years is a long time when it comes to claiming a property boundary. Usage of the property, paying taxes on the land, fences, all play a big part in determining the boundaries.

Unfortunately, it frequently comes down to the best versed lawyer.

Good luck,
Ken G.

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