Tex. Gov't Code § 1477.053 · Subchapter B. BONDS FOR WATER SUPPLY FOR COUNTY PURPOSES
AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE WATER SUPPLY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commissioners court of the county may acquire by purchase, construction, or otherwise an adequate source of surface or subterranean fresh water for supplying water to the county's courthouse or for other county purposes.
(b) To further an acquisition under Subsection (a), the commissioners court may purchase, construct, repair, and maintain:
(1) a pool, lake, or reservoir;
(2) a well;
(3) a dam; and
(4) any water treatment and distribution facility as may be required.
(c) The county must comply with the applicable water permit provisions of Title 2, Water Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.1477.htm
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