Texas Statutes
Chapter 11 - Water Rights
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...