Tex. Water Code § 7.159 · Subchapter E. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
VIOLATION RELATING TO WATER WELLS OR DRILLED OR MINED SHAFTS.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally violates Chapter 28 or a commission rule adopted or an order or a permit issued under that chapter.
(b) An offense under this section is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(B).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.7.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 ef0f59aad7d955dae1275821d951528352202a0c5f3bc07e17aa54022304015b
- Composed by
- 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
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.