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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 11.001. Vested Rights Not Affected - Sec. 11.001. VESTED RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED. (a) Nothing in this...
Section 11.002. Definitions - Sec. 11.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter and in Chapter 12...
Section 11.003. Streams That Form Boundaries Included - Sec. 11.003. STREAMS THAT FORM BOUNDARIES INCLUDED. This chapter applies...
Section 11.004. Commission to Receive Certified Copies of Judgments, Etc - Sec. 11.004. COMMISSION TO RECEIVE CERTIFIED COPIES OF JUDGMENTS, ETC....
Subchapter B. Rights in State Water
Section 11.021. State Water - Sec. 11.021. STATE WATER. (a) The water of the ordinary...
Section 11.022. Acquisition of Right to Use State Water - Sec. 11.022. ACQUISITION OF RIGHT TO USE STATE WATER. The...
Section 11.023. Purposes for Which Water May Be Appropriated - Sec. 11.023. PURPOSES FOR WHICH WATER MAY BE APPROPRIATED. (a)...
Section 11.0235. Policy Regarding Waters of the State - Sec. 11.0235. POLICY REGARDING WATERS OF THE STATE. (a) The...
Section 11.0236. Environmental Flows Advisory Group - Sec. 11.0236. ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS ADVISORY GROUP. (a) In recognition of...
Section 11.02361. Texas Environmental Flows Science Advisory Committee - Sec. 11.02361. TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The...
Section 11.02362. Development of Environmental Flow Regime Recommendations - Sec. 11.02362. DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW REGIME RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) For...
Section 11.0237. Water Rights for Instream Flows Dedicated to Environmental Needs or Bay and Estuary Inflows - Sec. 11.0237. WATER RIGHTS FOR INSTREAM FLOWS DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL...
Section 11.024. Appropriation: Preferences - Sec. 11.024. APPROPRIATION: PREFERENCES. In order to conserve and properly...
Section 11.025. Scope of Appropriative Right - Sec. 11.025. SCOPE OF APPROPRIATIVE RIGHT. A right to use...
Section 11.026. Perfection of an Appropriation - Sec. 11.026. PERFECTION OF AN APPROPRIATION. No right to appropriate...
Section 11.027. Rights Between Appropriators - Sec. 11.027. RIGHTS BETWEEN APPROPRIATORS. As between appropriators, the first...
Section 11.0275. Fair Market Value - Sec. 11.0275. FAIR MARKET VALUE. Whenever the law requires the...
Section 11.029. Title to Appropriation by Limitation - Sec. 11.029. TITLE TO APPROPRIATION BY LIMITATION. When an appropriator...
Section 11.030. Forfeiture of Appropriation - Sec. 11.030. FORFEITURE OF APPROPRIATION. If any lawful appropriation or...
Section 11.031. Annual Report - Sec. 11.031. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Not later than March 1...
Section 11.032. Records - Sec. 11.032. RECORDS. (a) A person who owns and operates...
Section 11.033. Eminent Domain - Sec. 11.033. EMINENT DOMAIN. The right to take water necessary...
Section 11.034. Reservoir Site: Land and Rights-of-Way - Sec. 11.034. RESERVOIR SITE: LAND AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY. An appropriator who...
Section 11.035. Condemnation of Private Property - Sec. 11.035. CONDEMNATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY. (a) An appropriator may...
Section 11.036. Conserved or Stored Water: Supply Contract - Sec. 11.036. CONSERVED OR STORED WATER: SUPPLY CONTRACT. (a) A...
Section 11.037. Water Suppliers: Rules and Regulations - Sec. 11.037. WATER SUPPLIERS: RULES AND REGULATIONS. (a) Every person,...
Section 11.038. Rights of Owners of Land Adjoining Canal, Etc - Sec. 11.038. RIGHTS OF OWNERS OF LAND ADJOINING CANAL, ETC....
Section 11.039. Distribution of Water During Shortage - Sec. 11.039. DISTRIBUTION OF WATER DURING SHORTAGE. (a) If a...
Section 11.040. Permanent Water Right - Sec. 11.040. PERMANENT WATER RIGHT. (a) A permanent water right...
Section 11.041. Denial of Water: Complaint - Sec. 11.041. DENIAL OF WATER: COMPLAINT. (a) Any person entitled...
Section 11.042. Delivering Water Down Banks and Beds - Sec. 11.042. DELIVERING WATER DOWN BANKS AND BEDS. (a) Under...
Section 11.043. Recordation of Conveyance of Irrigation Work - Sec. 11.043. RECORDATION OF CONVEYANCE OF IRRIGATION WORK. (a) A...
Section 11.044. Roads and Highways - Sec. 11.044. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. (a) An appropriator has the...
Section 11.045. Ditches and Canals - Sec. 11.045. DITCHES AND CANALS. An appropriator is entitled to...
Section 11.046. Return Surplus Water - Sec. 11.046. RETURN SURPLUS WATER. (a) A person who takes...
Section 11.047. Failure to Fence - Sec. 11.047. FAILURE TO FENCE. If a person, association of...
Section 11.048. Cost of Maintaining Irrigation Ditch - Sec. 11.048. COST OF MAINTAINING IRRIGATION DITCH. (a) If an...
Section 11.049. Examination and Survey - Sec. 11.049. EXAMINATION AND SURVEY. A person may make any...
Section 11.050. Tidewater Gates, Etc - Sec. 11.050. TIDEWATER GATES, ETC. (a) An appropriator authorized to...
Section 11.051. Irrigation: Lien on Crops - Sec. 11.051. IRRIGATION: LIEN ON CROPS. (a) A person who...
Section 11.053. Emergency Order Concerning Water Rights - Sec. 11.053. EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING WATER RIGHTS. (a) During a...
Subchapter C. Unlawful Use, Diversion, Waste, Etc.
Section 11.081. Unlawful Use of State Water - Sec. 11.081. UNLAWFUL USE OF STATE WATER. No person may...
Section 11.082. Unlawful Use: Civil Penalty - Sec. 11.082. UNLAWFUL USE: CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who...
Section 11.083. Other Unlawful Taking - Sec. 11.083. OTHER UNLAWFUL TAKING. (a) No person may wilfully...
Section 11.084. Sale of Permanent Water Right Without a Permit - Sec. 11.084. SALE OF PERMANENT WATER RIGHT WITHOUT A PERMIT....
Section 11.0841. Civil Remedy - Sec. 11.0841. CIVIL REMEDY. (a) Nothing in this chapter affects...
Section 11.0842. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 11.0842. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) If a person violates this...
Section 11.0843. Field Citation - Sec. 11.0843. FIELD CITATION. (a) Upon witnessing a violation of...
Section 11.085. Interbasin Transfers - Sec. 11.085. INTERBASIN TRANSFERS. (a) No person may take or...
Section 11.086. Overflow Caused by Diversion of Water - Sec. 11.086. OVERFLOW CAUSED BY DIVERSION OF WATER. (a) No...
Section 11.087. Diversion of Water on International Stream - Sec. 11.087. DIVERSION OF WATER ON INTERNATIONAL STREAM. (a) When...
Section 11.0871. Temporary Diversion of Water on International Stream - Sec. 11.0871. TEMPORARY DIVERSION OF WATER ON INTERNATIONAL STREAM. (a)...
Section 11.088. Destruction of Waterworks - Sec. 11.088. DESTRUCTION OF WATERWORKS. No person may wilfully cut,...
Section 11.089. Johnson Grass or Russian Thistle - Sec. 11.089. JOHNSON GRASS OR RUSSIAN THISTLE. (a) No person...
Section 11.090. Polluting and Littering - Sec. 11.090. POLLUTING AND LITTERING. No person may deposit in...
Section 11.091. Interference With Delivery of Water Under Contract - Sec. 11.091. INTERFERENCE WITH DELIVERY OF WATER UNDER CONTRACT. No...
Section 11.092. Wasteful Use of Water - Sec. 11.092. WASTEFUL USE OF WATER. A person who owns...
Section 11.093. Abatement of Waste as Public Nuisance - Sec. 11.093. ABATEMENT OF WASTE AS PUBLIC NUISANCE. (a) A...
Section 11.094. Penalty for Use of Works Declared Public Nuisance - Sec. 11.094. PENALTY FOR USE OF WORKS DECLARED PUBLIC NUISANCE....
Section 11.096. Obstruction of Navigable Streams - Sec. 11.096. OBSTRUCTION OF NAVIGABLE STREAMS. No person may obstruct...
Section 11.097. Removal of Obstructions From Navigable Streams - Sec. 11.097. REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS FROM NAVIGABLE STREAMS. (a) On...
Subchapter D. Permits to Use State Water
Section 11.121. Permit Required - Sec. 11.121. PERMIT REQUIRED. Except as provided in Sections 11.1405,...
Section 11.122. Amendments to Water Rights Required - Sec. 11.122. AMENDMENTS TO WATER RIGHTS REQUIRED. (a) All holders...
Section 11.123. Permit Preferences - Sec. 11.123. PERMIT PREFERENCES. The commission shall give preference to...
Section 11.124. Application for Permit - Sec. 11.124. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. (a) An application to appropriate...
Section 11.125. Map or Plat - Sec. 11.125. MAP OR PLAT. (a) The application must be...
Section 11.126. Commission Requirements - Sec. 11.126. COMMISSION REQUIREMENTS. (a) If the proposed taking or...
Section 11.127. Additional Requirements: Drainage Plans - Sec. 11.127. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: DRAINAGE PLANS. If the commission believes...
Section 11.1272. Additional Requirement: Drought Contingency Plans for Certain Applicants and Water Right Holders - Sec. 11.1272. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS...
Section 11.1273. Additional Requirement: Review of Amendments to Certain Water Management Plans - Sec. 11.1273. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: REVIEW OF AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN WATER...
Section 11.128. Payment of Fee - Sec. 11.128. PAYMENT OF FEE. The applicant shall pay the...
Section 11.129. Review of Application; Amendment - Sec. 11.129. REVIEW OF APPLICATION; AMENDMENT. The commission shall determine...
Section 11.130. Recording Applications - Sec. 11.130. RECORDING APPLICATIONS. (a) The executive director shall have...
Section 11.131. Examination and Denial of Application Without Hearing - Sec. 11.131. EXAMINATION AND DENIAL OF APPLICATION WITHOUT HEARING. (a)...
Section 11.1311. Approval of Certain Applications Without Hearing - Sec. 11.1311. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS WITHOUT HEARING. (a) If...
Section 11.132. Notice - Sec. 11.132. NOTICE. (a) Notice shall be given to the...
Section 11.133. Hearing - Sec. 11.133. HEARING. At the time and place stated in...
Section 11.134. Action on Application - Sec. 11.134. ACTION ON APPLICATION. (a) After the hearing, the...
Section 11.135. Issuance of Permit - Sec. 11.135. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) On approval of an...
Section 11.1351. Permit Restrictions - Sec. 11.1351. PERMIT RESTRICTIONS. In granting an application, the commission...
Section 11.136. Recording of Permit - Sec. 11.136. RECORDING OF PERMIT. (a) The commission shall transmit...
Section 11.137. Seasonal Permits - Sec. 11.137. SEASONAL PERMITS. (a) The commission may issue seasonal...
Section 11.138. Temporary Permits - Sec. 11.138. TEMPORARY PERMITS. (a) The commission may issue temporary...
Section 11.1381. Term Permits - Sec. 11.1381. TERM PERMITS. (a) Until a water right is...
Section 11.139. Emergency Authorizations - Sec. 11.139. EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS. (a) Except as provided by Section...
Section 11.140. Permits for Storage for Project Development - Sec. 11.140. PERMITS FOR STORAGE FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. The commission...
Section 11.1405. Desalination of Seawater for Use for Industrial Purposes - Sec. 11.1405. DESALINATION OF SEAWATER FOR USE FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES....
Section 11.141. Date of Priority - Sec. 11.141. DATE OF PRIORITY. When the commission issues a...
Section 11.142. Permit Exemptions - Sec. 11.142. PERMIT EXEMPTIONS. (a) Without obtaining a permit, a...
Section 11.1421. Permit Exemption for Mariculture Activities - Sec. 11.1421. PERMIT EXEMPTION FOR MARICULTURE ACTIVITIES. (a) In this...
Section 11.1422. Permit Exemption for Historic Cemeteries - Sec. 11.1422. PERMIT EXEMPTION FOR HISTORIC CEMETERIES. (a) Without obtaining...
Section 11.143. Use of Water From Exempt Dam or Reservoir for Nonexempt Purposes - Sec. 11.143. USE OF WATER FROM EXEMPT DAM OR RESERVOIR...
Section 11.144. Approval for Alterations - Sec. 11.144. APPROVAL FOR ALTERATIONS. All holders of permits and...
Section 11.145. When Construction Must Begin - Sec. 11.145. WHEN CONSTRUCTION MUST BEGIN. (a) If a permit...
Section 11.146. Forfeitures and Cancellation of Permit for Inaction - Sec. 11.146. FORFEITURES AND CANCELLATION OF PERMIT FOR INACTION. (a)...
Section 11.147. Effects of Permit on Bays and Estuaries and Instream Uses - Sec. 11.147. EFFECTS OF PERMIT ON BAYS AND ESTUARIES AND...
Section 11.1471. Environmental Flow Standards and Set-Asides - Sec. 11.1471. ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW STANDARDS AND SET-ASIDES. (a) The commission...
Section 11.148. Emergency Suspension of Permit Conditions and Emergency Authority to Make Available Water Set Aside for Environmental Flows - Sec. 11.148. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF PERMIT CONDITIONS AND EMERGENCY AUTHORITY...
Section 11.1491. Evaluation of Bays and Estuaries Data - Sec. 11.1491. EVALUATION OF BAYS AND ESTUARIES DATA. (a) The...
Section 11.150. Effects of Permits on Water Quality - Sec. 11.150. EFFECTS OF PERMITS ON WATER QUALITY. In consideration...
Section 11.1501. Consideration and Revision of Plans - Sec. 11.1501. CONSIDERATION AND REVISION OF PLANS. In considering an...
Section 11.151. Effects of Permits on Groundwater - Sec. 11.151. EFFECTS OF PERMITS ON GROUNDWATER. In considering an...
Section 11.152. Assessment of Effects of Permits on Fish and Wildlife Habitats - Sec. 11.152. ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS OF PERMITS ON FISH AND...
Section 11.153. Projects for Storage of Appropriated Water in Aquifers - Sec. 11.153. PROJECTS FOR STORAGE OF APPROPRIATED WATER IN AQUIFERS....
Section 11.155. Aquifer Storage and Recovery and Aquifer Recharge Reports - Sec. 11.155. AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY AND AQUIFER RECHARGE REPORTS....
Section 11.157. Water for Use as Aquifer Recharge or in an Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project - Sec. 11.157. WATER FOR USE AS AQUIFER RECHARGE OR IN...
Section 11.158. Amendment to Convert Use From Reservoir Storage to Aquifer Storage and Recovery - Sec. 11.158. AMENDMENT TO CONVERT USE FROM RESERVOIR STORAGE TO...
Subchapter E. Cancellation of Permits, Certified Filings, and Certificates of Adjudication for Nonuse
Section 11.171. Definitions - Sec. 11.171. DEFINITIONS. As used in this subchapter: (1) "Other...
Section 11.172. General Principle - Sec. 11.172. GENERAL PRINCIPLE. A permit, certified filing, or certificate...
Section 11.173. Cancellation in Whole or in Part - Sec. 11.173. CANCELLATION IN WHOLE OR IN PART. (a) Except...
Section 11.174. Commission May Initiate Proceedings - Sec. 11.174. COMMISSION MAY INITIATE PROCEEDINGS. When the commission finds...
Section 11.175. Notice - Sec. 11.175. NOTICE. (a) At least 45 days before the...
Section 11.176. Hearing - Sec. 11.176. HEARING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b)...
Section 11.177. Commission Finding; Action - Sec. 11.177. COMMISSION FINDING; ACTION. (a) At the conclusion of...
Section 11.183. Reservoir - Sec. 11.183. RESERVOIR. If the holder of a permit, certified...
Section 11.184. Municipal Certified Filing - Sec. 11.184. MUNICIPAL CERTIFIED FILING. Regardless of other provisions of...
Section 11.185. Effect of Inaction - Sec. 11.185. EFFECT OF INACTION. Failure to initiate cancellation proceedings...
Section 11.186. Subsequent Proceedings on Same Water Right - Sec. 11.186. SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS ON SAME WATER RIGHT. Once cancellation...
Subchapter F. Artesian Wells
Section 11.201. Artesian Well Defined - Sec. 11.201. ARTESIAN WELL DEFINED. An artesian well is an...
Section 11.202. Right to Drill Artesian Well - Sec. 11.202. RIGHT TO DRILL ARTESIAN WELL. (a) Except as...
Section 11.203. Artesian Well: Drilling Record - Sec. 11.203. ARTESIAN WELL: DRILLING RECORD. A person who drills...
Section 11.204. Report of New Artesian Well - Sec. 11.204. REPORT OF NEW ARTESIAN WELL. Within one year...
Section 11.205. Wasting Water From Artesian Well - Sec. 11.205. WASTING WATER FROM ARTESIAN WELL. Unless the water...
Section 11.206. Improperly Cased Well: Nuisance - Sec. 11.206. IMPROPERLY CASED WELL: NUISANCE. An artesian well that...
Section 11.207. Annual Report - Sec. 11.207. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Not later than March 1...
Subchapter G. Water Rights Adjudication Act
Section 11.301. Short Title - Sec. 11.301. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...
Section 11.302. Declaration of Policy - Sec. 11.302. DECLARATION OF POLICY. The conservation and best utilization...
Section 11.303. Recordation and Limitation of Certain Water Rights Claims - Sec. 11.303. RECORDATION AND LIMITATION OF CERTAIN WATER RIGHTS CLAIMS....
Section 11.304. Adjudication of Water Rights - Sec. 11.304. ADJUDICATION OF WATER RIGHTS. The water rights in...
Section 11.305. Investigation - Sec. 11.305. INVESTIGATION. (a) Promptly after a petition is filed...
Section 11.306. Notice of Adjudication - Sec. 11.306. NOTICE OF ADJUDICATION. (a) The commission shall prepare...
Section 11.307. Filing of Sworn Claims - Sec. 11.307. FILING OF SWORN CLAIMS. (a) Every person claiming...
Section 11.308. Hearings on Claims; Notice - Sec. 11.308. HEARINGS ON CLAIMS; NOTICE. The commission shall set...
Section 11.309. Preliminary Determination of Claims - Sec. 11.309. PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS. (a) On completion of...
Section 11.310. Evidence Open to Inspection - Sec. 11.310. EVIDENCE OPEN TO INSPECTION. All evidence presented to...
Section 11.311. Date for Filing Contests - Sec. 11.311. DATE FOR FILING CONTESTS. The commission shall set...
Section 11.312. Notice of Preliminary Determination; Copies - Sec. 11.312. NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION; COPIES. (a) Promptly after...
Section 11.313. Filing Contests - Sec. 11.313. FILING CONTESTS. (a) Any water right claimant affected...
Section 11.314. Hearing on Contest; Notice - Sec. 11.314. HEARING ON CONTEST; NOTICE. After the time for...
Section 11.315. Final Determination - Sec. 11.315. FINAL DETERMINATION. On completion of the hearings on...
Section 11.316. Application for Rehearing - Sec. 11.316. APPLICATION FOR REHEARING. Within 30 days from the...
Section 11.317. Filing Final Determination With District Court - Sec. 11.317. FILING FINAL DETERMINATION WITH DISTRICT COURT. (a) As...
Section 11.318. Exceptions to Final Determination - Sec. 11.318. EXCEPTIONS TO FINAL DETERMINATION. (a) Any affected person...
Section 11.319. Hearings on Exceptions - Sec. 11.319. HEARINGS ON EXCEPTIONS. (a) The court shall hear...
Section 11.320. Scope of Judicial Review - Sec. 11.320. SCOPE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) In passing on...
Section 11.321. Evidence - Sec. 11.321. EVIDENCE. Any exception heard by the court without...
Section 11.322. Final Decree - Sec. 11.322. FINAL DECREE. (a) After the final hearing, the...
Section 11.323. Certificate of Adjudication - Sec. 11.323. CERTIFICATE OF ADJUDICATION. (a) When a final determination...
Section 11.324. Recordation of Certificate - Sec. 11.324. RECORDATION OF CERTIFICATE. (a) The commission shall transmit...
Section 11.325. Water Divisions - Sec. 11.325. WATER DIVISIONS. The commission shall divide the state...
Section 11.326. Appointment of Watermaster - Sec. 11.326. APPOINTMENT OF WATERMASTER. (a) The executive director may...
Section 11.3261. Watermaster Advisory Committee - Sec. 11.3261. WATERMASTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The executive director shall...
Section 11.327. Duties of Watermaster - Sec. 11.327. DUTIES OF WATERMASTER. (a) A watermaster shall divide...
Section 11.3271. Powers and Duties of Rio Grande Watermaster; Delivery of Water Down Banks and Bed of Rio Grande - Sec. 11.3271. POWERS AND DUTIES OF RIO GRANDE WATERMASTER; DELIVERY...
Section 11.328. Watermaster's Notice Posted - Sec. 11.328. WATERMASTER'S NOTICE POSTED. If, in the performance of...
Section 11.329. Compensation and Expenses of Watermaster - Sec. 11.329. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF WATERMASTER. (a) The commission...
Section 11.3291. Watermaster Fund - Sec. 11.3291. WATERMASTER FUND. (a) The watermaster fund is created...
Section 11.330. Outlet for Free Passage of Water - Sec. 11.330. OUTLET FOR FREE PASSAGE OF WATER. The owner...
Section 11.331. Measuring Devices - Sec. 11.331. MEASURING DEVICES. The commission, by rule, may require...
Section 11.332. Installation of Flumes - Sec. 11.332. INSTALLATION OF FLUMES. The commission, by rule, may...
Section 11.333. Failure to Comply With Commission Rules - Sec. 11.333. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSION RULES. If the...
Section 11.334. Suit Against Commission for Injury - Sec. 11.334. SUIT AGAINST COMMISSION FOR INJURY. Any person who...
Section 11.335. Administration of Water Rights Not Adjudicated - Sec. 11.335. ADMINISTRATION OF WATER RIGHTS NOT ADJUDICATED. (a) If...
Section 11.336. Administration of Permits Issued After Adjudication - Sec. 11.336. ADMINISTRATION OF PERMITS ISSUED AFTER ADJUDICATION. Permits, other...
Section 11.337. Hearings: Notice and Procedure - Sec. 11.337. HEARINGS: NOTICE AND PROCEDURE. (a) The commission shall...
Section 11.338. Cancellation of Water Rights - Sec. 11.338. CANCELLATION OF WATER RIGHTS. Nothing in this subchapter...
Section 11.339. Underground Water Not Affected - Sec. 11.339. UNDERGROUND WATER NOT AFFECTED. This subchapter does not...
Section 11.340. Abatement of Certain Civil Suits - Sec. 11.340. ABATEMENT OF CERTAIN CIVIL SUITS. (a) Nothing in...
Section 11.341. Limitation on Actions - Sec. 11.341. LIMITATION ON ACTIONS. This subchapter does not affect...
Subchapter H. Court-Appointed Watermaster
Section 11.401. Scope of Subchapter - Sec. 11.401. SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER. The provisions of this subchapter...
Section 11.402. Appointment and Authority of Watermaster - Sec. 11.402. APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY OF WATERMASTER. (a) A court...
Section 11.403. Compensation of Watermaster - Sec. 11.403. COMPENSATION OF WATERMASTER. The court shall fix the...
Section 11.404. Expenses and Assessment of Costs of Watermaster - Sec. 11.404. EXPENSES AND ASSESSMENT OF COSTS OF WATERMASTER. (a)...
Section 11.405. Failure to Pay Assessed Costs - Sec. 11.405. FAILURE TO PAY ASSESSED COSTS. If the costs...
Section 11.406. Judicial Custody of Water During Appeal - Sec. 11.406. JUDICIAL CUSTODY OF WATER DURING APPEAL. If a...
Section 11.407. Allocation and Distribution of Water During Appeal - Sec. 11.407. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER DURING APPEAL. During...
Section 11.408. Retention of Watermaster During Appeal - Sec. 11.408. RETENTION OF WATERMASTER DURING APPEAL. During the pendency...
Section 11.409. Violations of Court Orders - Sec. 11.409. VIOLATIONS OF COURT ORDERS. If a party violates...
Subchapter I. Commission-Appointed Watermaster
Section 11.451. Commission Authority - Sec. 11.451. COMMISSION AUTHORITY. On petition of 25 or more...
Section 11.452. Procedure for Determination - Sec. 11.452. PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINATION. (a) On receiving a petition...
Section 11.453. Appointment of Watermaster - Sec. 11.453. APPOINTMENT OF WATERMASTER. (a) On issuance of an...
Section 11.4531. Watermaster Advisory Committee - Sec. 11.4531. WATERMASTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) For each river basin...
Section 11.454. Duties and Authority of the Watermaster - Sec. 11.454. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF THE WATERMASTER. Section 11.327...
Section 11.455. Compensation and Expenses of Watermaster - Sec. 11.455. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF WATERMASTER. (a) Section 11.329...
Section 11.456. Maintaining Current Status - Sec. 11.456. MAINTAINING CURRENT STATUS. (a) To protect water rights...
Section 11.457. Assistance to Watermaster - Sec. 11.457. ASSISTANCE TO WATERMASTER. The executive director shall provide...
Section 11.458. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 11.458. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter shall not apply...
Subchapter J. Wetlands
Section 11.501. Title of Act - Sec. 11.501. TITLE OF ACT. This Act shall be known...
Section 11.502. Definition - Sec. 11.502. DEFINITION. (1) The definition of the term "wetlands"...
Section 11.503. Applicability to Man-Made Wetlands - Sec. 11.503. APPLICABILITY TO MAN-MADE WETLANDS. Section 11.502(4)(C) applies only...
Section 11.504. Applicability to Certain Mining-Related Activities - Sec. 11.504. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN MINING-RELATED ACTIVITIES. This Act shall...
Section 11.505. Applicability to State Revolving Loan Fund Program - Sec. 11.505. APPLICABILITY TO STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND PROGRAM. This...
Section 11.506. Conflict Between State and Federal Law - Sec. 11.506. CONFLICT BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. If the...
Subchapter K. Concho River Watermaster Program
Section 11.551. Definitions - Sec. 11.551. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Advisory committee" means...
Section 11.552. Concho River Watermaster Program - Sec. 11.552. CONCHO RIVER WATERMASTER PROGRAM. The Concho River Watermaster...
Section 11.553. Jurisdiction of Watermaster - Sec. 11.553. JURISDICTION OF WATERMASTER. The geographical and jurisdictional boundaries...
Section 11.554. Watermaster; Appointment of Deputy Watermaster - Sec. 11.554. WATERMASTER; APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY WATERMASTER. (a) The watermaster...
Section 11.555. Duties and Authority of Watermaster - Sec. 11.555. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF WATERMASTER. The watermaster has...
Section 11.556. Appointment of Nonvoting Member of South Texas Watermaster Advisory Committee - Sec. 11.556. APPOINTMENT OF NONVOTING MEMBER OF SOUTH TEXAS WATERMASTER...
Section 11.557. Concho River Watermaster Advisory Committee - Sec. 11.557. CONCHO RIVER WATERMASTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The Concho...
Section 11.558. Fees - Sec. 11.558. FEES. Fees assessed under the Concho River Watermaster...
Section 11.559. Referendum - Sec. 11.559. REFERENDUM. (a) On or after September 1, 2009,...
Section 11.560. Colorado River Basin Watermaster Program - Sec. 11.560. COLORADO RIVER BASIN WATERMASTER PROGRAM. If a watermaster...
Section 11.561. Applicability of Other Law and Commission Rules - Sec. 11.561. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW AND COMMISSION RULES. A...