Tex. Water Code § 51.335 · Subchapter H. WASTE DISPOSAL AND CONTROL OF STORM WATER
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES INCLUDED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A district proposing to exercise the powers and to perform the functions provided in this subchapter may include any part of areas already included within the boundaries of any political subdivision, governmental agency, or body politic of the state.
(b) The district shall not usurp functions or duplicate a service already adequately exercised or rendered by the other governmental agency except:
(1) under a valid contract with the other governmental agency; or
(2) as provided by Subsection (c).
(c) The district may finance, develop, and maintain recreational facilities under Subchapter N, Chapter 49, even if similar facilities may be provided by a political subdivision or other governmental entity included wholly or partly in the district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 329, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (S.B. 902), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2013.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.51.htm
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