Tex. Water Code § 16.323 · Subchapter I. FLOOD INSURANCE
ENFORCEMENT BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this subchapter, a political subdivision may institute a civil suit in the appropriate court for:
(1) injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation or threat of violation, including an order directing the person to remove illegal improvements and restore preexisting conditions;
(2) the assessment and recovery of the civil penalty provided by Section 16.322; or
(3) both the injunctive relief and the civil penalty.
(b) On application for injunctive relief and a finding that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this subchapter, the court shall grant the injunctive relief that the facts warrant.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1346, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 1, eff. May 20, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 258, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.16.htm
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