Tex. Water Code § 26.130 · Subchapter D. PROHIBITION AGAINST POLLUTION; ENFORCEMENT
DUTY OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The Texas Department of Health shall continue to apply the authority vested in it by Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code, in the abatement of nuisances resulting from pollution not otherwise covered by this chapter. The Texas Department of Health shall investigate and make recommendations to the commission concerning the health aspects of matters related to the quality of the water in the state.
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History
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.102, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(70), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.26.htm
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