Tex. Water Code § 59.001 · Subchapter A. DISTRICT CREATION
PURPOSE AND APPLICATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to authorize creation and operation of regional districts for water, sanitary sewer, drainage, and municipal solid waste disposal under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b) This chapter applies only in counties with a population of at least 3.3 million or bordering a county with a population of at least 3.3 million.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 149, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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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.59.htm
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