Tex. Water Code § 11.121 · Subchapter D. PERMITS TO USE STATE WATER
PERMIT REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Except as provided in Sections 11.1405, 11.142, 11.1421, 11.1422, and 18.003, no person may appropriate any state water or begin construction of any work designed for the storage, taking, or diversion of water without first obtaining a permit from the commission to make the appropriation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 183, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2031), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 829 (H.B. 4097), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.11.htm
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Water Code
- Tex. Water Code § 11.1405DESALINATION OF SEAWATER FOR USE FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.Printed as Sections 11.1405, 11.142, 11.1421, 11.1422, and 18.003
- Tex. Water Code § 11.142PERMIT EXEMPTIONS.Printed as Sections 11.1405, 11.142, 11.1421, 11.1422, and 18.003
- Tex. Water Code § 11.1421PERMIT EXEMPTION FOR MARICULTURE ACTIVITIES.Printed as Sections 11.1405, 11.142, 11.1421, 11.1422, and 18.003
- Tex. Water Code § 11.1422PERMIT EXEMPTION FOR HISTORIC CEMETERIES.Printed as Sections 11.1405, 11.142, 11.1421, 11.1422, and 18.003
- Tex. Water Code § 18.003DIVERSIONS OF MARINE SEAWATER.Printed as Sections 11.1405, 11.142, 11.1421, 11.1422, and 18.003
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