Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 8805.005. Ownership of Groundwater and Surface Water Rights Not Affected by Chapter

Sec. 8805.005. OWNERSHIP OF GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED BY CHAPTER. The ownership and rights of the owner of land, the owner's lessees, and assigns in groundwater and any surface water rights are recognized and this chapter does not deprive or divest the owner, the owner's lessees, or assigns of those ownership rights.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.