Tex. Water Code § 11.307 · Subchapter G. WATER RIGHTS ADJUDICATION ACT
FILING OF SWORN CLAIMS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Every person claiming a water right of any nature, except for domestic or livestock purposes, from the stream or segment under adjudication shall file a sworn claim with the commission within the time prescribed in the notice of adjudication, including any extensions of the prescribed time, setting forth:
(1) the name and post-office address of the claimant;
(2) the location and nature of the right claimed, including a description of any permit or certified filing under which the claim is made;
(3) the purpose of the use;
(4) a description of works and irrigated land; and
(5) all other information necessary to show the nature and extent of the claim.
(b) The commission shall prescribe forms for claims, but use of the commission forms is not mandatory.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 961, ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 1981; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.024, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.11.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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