Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle A - Executive Agencies

Section 5.1031. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 5.1031. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The...

Section 5.1035. Rules Regarding Drinking-Water Standards - Sec. 5.1035. RULES REGARDING DRINKING-WATER STANDARDS. Before adopting rules regarding...

Section 5.104. Memoranda of Understanding - Sec. 5.104. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) The commission and board...

Section 5.105. General Policy - Sec. 5.105. GENERAL POLICY. Except as otherwise specifically provided by...

Section 5.106. Budget Approval - Sec. 5.106. BUDGET APPROVAL. The commission shall examine and approve...

Section 5.107. Advisory Committees, Work Groups, and Task Forces - Sec. 5.107. ADVISORY COMMITTEES, WORK GROUPS, AND TASK FORCES. (a)...

Section 5.108. Executive Director - Sec. 5.108. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) The commission shall appoint an...

Section 5.109. Chief Clerk - Sec. 5.109. CHIEF CLERK. (a) The commission shall appoint a...

Section 5.110. General Counsel - Sec. 5.110. GENERAL COUNSEL. (a) The commission shall appoint a...

Section 5.111. Standards of Conduct - Sec. 5.111. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. The commission shall provide to...

Section 5.112. Public Testimony Policy - Sec. 5.112. PUBLIC TESTIMONY POLICY. The commission shall develop and...

Section 5.113. Commission and Staff Responsibility Policy - Sec. 5.113. COMMISSION AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITY POLICY. The commission shall...

Section 5.114. Applications and Other Documents - Sec. 5.114. APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. Applications and other documents...

Section 5.115. Persons Affected in Commission Hearings; Notice of Application - Sec. 5.115. PERSONS AFFECTED IN COMMISSION HEARINGS; NOTICE OF APPLICATION....

Section 5.116. Hearings; Recess - Sec. 5.116. HEARINGS; RECESS. The commission may recess any hearing...

Section 5.117. Mandatory Enforcement Hearing - Sec. 5.117. MANDATORY ENFORCEMENT HEARING. (a) The executive director shall...

Section 5.1175. Payment of Penalty by Installment - Sec. 5.1175. PAYMENT OF PENALTY BY INSTALLMENT. (a) The commission...

Section 5.118. Power to Administer Oaths - Sec. 5.118. POWER TO ADMINISTER OATHS. Each member of the...

Section 5.119. Commission to Be Knowledgeable - Sec. 5.119. COMMISSION TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE. The commission shall be...

Section 5.1191. Research Model - Sec. 5.1191. RESEARCH MODEL. (a) In this section, "research model"...

Section 5.1192. Coordination of Research - Sec. 5.1192. COORDINATION OF RESEARCH. (a) The commission shall facilitate...

Section 5.1193. Report - Sec. 5.1193. REPORT. The commission shall include in the reports...

Section 5.120. Conservation and Quality of Environment - Sec. 5.120. CONSERVATION AND QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENT. The commission shall...

Section 5.121. Public Information - Sec. 5.121. PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) The commission shall comply with...

Section 5.122. Delegation of Uncontested Matters to Executive Director - Sec. 5.122. DELEGATION OF UNCONTESTED MATTERS TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a)...

Section 5.124. Authority to Award Grants - Sec. 5.124. AUTHORITY TO AWARD GRANTS. (a) With the consent...

Section 5.125. Cost-Sharing for Environmental Compliance Assessments by Certain Businesses - Sec. 5.125. COST-SHARING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENTS BY CERTAIN BUSINESSES....

Section 5.126. Report on Enforcement Actions - Sec. 5.126. REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. (a) Not later than...

Section 5.127. Environmental Management Systems - Sec. 5.127. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. (a) In this section, "environmental...

Section 5.128. Electronic Reporting to Commission; Electronic Transmission of Information by Commission; Reduction of Duplicate Reporting - Sec. 5.128. ELECTRONIC REPORTING TO COMMISSION; ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION...

Section 5.129. Summary for Public Notices - Sec. 5.129. SUMMARY FOR PUBLIC NOTICES. (a) The commission by...

Section 5.130. Consideration of Cumulative Risks - Sec. 5.130. CONSIDERATION OF CUMULATIVE RISKS. The commission shall: (1)...

Section 5.132. Creation of Performance Measures for Innovative Regulatory Programs - Sec. 5.132. CREATION OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR INNOVATIVE REGULATORY PROGRAMS....

Section 5.133. Actions in Mexico - Sec. 5.133. ACTIONS IN MEXICO. The commission may take and...

Section 5.134. Use of Environmental Testing Laboratory Data and Analysis - Sec. 5.134. USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING LABORATORY DATA AND ANALYSIS....

Section 5.135. Small Business Compliance Assistance Program - Sec. 5.135. SMALL BUSINESS COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) The commission...

Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission

Section 5.171. Audit - Sec. 5.171. AUDIT. The financial transactions of the commission are...

Section 5.172. Funds From Other State Agencies - Sec. 5.172. FUNDS FROM OTHER STATE AGENCIES. Any state agency...

Section 5.173. Public Information Relating to Commission - Sec. 5.173. PUBLIC INFORMATION RELATING TO COMMISSION. The commission shall...

Section 5.1733. Electronic Posting of Information - Sec. 5.1733. ELECTRONIC POSTING OF INFORMATION. The commission shall post...

Section 5.174. Copies of Documents, Proceedings, Etc - Sec. 5.174. COPIES OF DOCUMENTS, PROCEEDINGS, ETC. (a) Except as...

Section 5.175. Inspection of Water Pollution Records - Sec. 5.175. INSPECTION OF WATER POLLUTION RECORDS. (a) All information,...

Section 5.176. Complaint File - Sec. 5.176. COMPLAINT FILE. (a) The commission shall maintain a...

Section 5.1765. Publication of Information Regarding Complaint Procedures and Policies - Sec. 5.1765. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING COMPLAINT PROCEDURES AND POLICIES....

Section 5.177. Notice of Complaint Procedures; Notice of Investigation Status - Sec. 5.177. NOTICE OF COMPLAINT PROCEDURES; NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION STATUS....

Section 5.1771. Coordination of Complaint Investigations With Local Enforcement Officials: Training - Sec. 5.1771. COORDINATION OF COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS WITH LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS:...

Section 5.1772. After-Hours Response to Complaints - Sec. 5.1772. AFTER-HOURS RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS. (a) The commission shall...

Section 5.1773. Complaint Assessment - Sec. 5.1773. COMPLAINT ASSESSMENT. (a) The commission annually shall conduct...

Section 5.178. Biennial Reports - Sec. 5.178. BIENNIAL REPORTS. (a) On or before December 1...

Section 5.1781. Application Requirement for Colonias Projects - Sec. 5.1781. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS PROJECTS. (a) In this...

Section 5.179. Seal - Sec. 5.179. SEAL. The commission shall have a seal bearing...

Subchapter F. Executive Director

Section 5.221. General Responsibilities of the Executive Director - Sec. 5.221. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The executive...

Section 5.222. Delegation of Executive Director's Authority or Duty - Sec. 5.222. DELEGATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S AUTHORITY OR DUTY. The...

Section 5.223. Administrative Organization of Commission - Sec. 5.223. ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION. Subject to approval of...

Section 5.224. Information Request to Board - Sec. 5.224. INFORMATION REQUEST TO BOARD. (a) With regard to...

Section 5.225. Career Ladder Program - Sec. 5.225. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM. The executive director or his...

Section 5.226. Merit Pay - Sec. 5.226. MERIT PAY. The executive director or his designee...

Section 5.227. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy - Sec. 5.227. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY. (a) The executive director...

Section 5.228. Appearances at Hearings - Sec. 5.228. APPEARANCES AT HEARINGS. (a) The position of and...

Section 5.229. Contracts - Sec. 5.229. CONTRACTS. (a) The executive director, on behalf of...

Section 5.2291. Scientific and Technical Services - Sec. 5.2291. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. (a) In this section,...

Section 5.2292. Contracts for Services Under Petroleum Storage Tank State-Lead Program - Sec. 5.2292. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES UNDER PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK STATE-LEAD...

Section 5.230. Enforcement - Sec. 5.230. ENFORCEMENT. On approval of the commission, the executive...

Section 5.231. Travel Expenses - Sec. 5.231. TRAVEL EXPENSES. The executive director is entitled to...

Section 5.232. Employee Moving Expenses - Sec. 5.232. EMPLOYEE MOVING EXPENSES. If provided by legislative appropriation,...

Section 5.233. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 5.233. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The executive director may apply...

Section 5.234. Applications and Other Documents - Sec. 5.234. APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. (a) An application, petition,...

Section 5.236. Groundwater Contamination Reports - Sec. 5.236. GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION REPORTS. (a) If the executive director...

Section 5.237. Operating Fund - Sec. 5.237. OPERATING FUND. (a) The Texas Natural Resource Conservation...

Section 5.238. Administrative Account - Sec. 5.238. ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT. The commission administrative account is an...

Section 5.239. Public Education and Assistance - Sec. 5.239. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE. (a) The executive director...

Subchapter G. Office of Public Interest Counsel

Section 5.271. Creation and General Responsibility of the Office of Public Interest Counsel - Sec. 5.271. CREATION AND GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICE OF...

Section 5.272. Public Interest Counsel - Sec. 5.272. PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL. The office shall be headed...

Section 5.2725. Annual Report; Performance Measures - Sec. 5.2725. ANNUAL REPORT; PERFORMANCE MEASURES. (a) The office of...

Section 5.273. Duties of the Public Interest Counsel - Sec. 5.273. DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL. (a) The...

Section 5.274. Staff; Outside Technical Support - Sec. 5.274. STAFF; OUTSIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT. (a) The office shall...

Section 5.275. Appeal - Sec. 5.275. APPEAL. A ruling, decision, or other act of...

Section 5.276. Factors for Public Interest Representation - Sec. 5.276. FACTORS FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPRESENTATION. (a) The commission...

Subchapter H. Delegation of Hearings

Section 5.311. Delegation of Responsibility - Sec. 5.311. DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY. (a) The commission may delegate...

Section 5.312. Time Limit for Issuance or Denial of Permits - Sec. 5.312. TIME LIMIT FOR ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF PERMITS....

Section 5.313. Hearing Examiners Referenced in Law - Sec. 5.313. HEARING EXAMINERS REFERENCED IN LAW. Any reference in...

Section 5.315. Discovery in Cases Using Prefiled Written Testimony - Sec. 5.315. DISCOVERY IN CASES USING PREFILED WRITTEN TESTIMONY. In...

Subchapter I. Judicial Review

Section 5.351. Judicial Review of Commission Acts - Sec. 5.351. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF COMMISSION ACTS. (a) A person...

Section 5.352. Remedy for Commission or Executive Director Inaction - Sec. 5.352. REMEDY FOR COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INACTION. A...

Section 5.353. Diligent Prosecution of Suit - Sec. 5.353. DILIGENT PROSECUTION OF SUIT. The plaintiff shall prosecute...

Section 5.354. Venue - Sec. 5.354. VENUE. A suit instituted under Section 5.351 or...

Section 5.355. Appeal of District Court Judgment - Sec. 5.355. APPEAL OF DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT. A judgment or...

Section 5.356. Appeal by Executive Director Precluded - Sec. 5.356. APPEAL BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRECLUDED. A ruling, order,...

Section 5.357. Law Suits; Citation - Sec. 5.357. LAW SUITS; CITATION. Law suits filed by and...

Subchapter J. Consolidated Permit Processing

Section 5.401. Consolidated Permit Processing - Sec. 5.401. CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING. (a) If a plant, facility,...

Section 5.402. Request for Separate Processing - Sec. 5.402. REQUEST FOR SEPARATE PROCESSING. (a) At any time...

Section 5.403. Renewal Period for Consolidated Permit - Sec. 5.403. RENEWAL PERIOD FOR CONSOLIDATED PERMIT. The renewal period...

Section 5.405. Fees - Sec. 5.405. FEES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 5.406. Rules - Sec. 5.406. RULES. The commission may adopt rules to effectuate...

Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders

Section 5.501. Emergency and Temporary Order or Permit; Temporary Suspension or Amendment of Permit Condition - Sec. 5.501. EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDER OR PERMIT; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION...

Section 5.502. Application for Emergency or Temporary Order - Sec. 5.502. APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY OR TEMPORARY ORDER. A person...

Section 5.503. Notice of Issuance - Sec. 5.503. NOTICE OF ISSUANCE. Notice of the issuance of...

Section 5.504. Hearing to Affirm, Modify, or Set Aside Order - Sec. 5.504. HEARING TO AFFIRM, MODIFY, OR SET ASIDE ORDER....

Section 5.505. Term of Order - Sec. 5.505. TERM OF ORDER. An emergency or temporary order...

Section 5.506. Emergency Suspension of Permit Condition Relating To, and Emergency Authority to Make Available Water Set Aside For, Beneficial Inflows to Affected Bays and Estuaries and Instream Uses - Sec. 5.506. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF PERMIT CONDITION RELATING TO, AND...

Section 5.507. Emergency Order for Operation of Utility That Discontinues Operation or Is Referred for Appointment of Receiver - Sec. 5.507. EMERGENCY ORDER FOR OPERATION OF UTILITY THAT DISCONTINUES...

Section 5.509. Temporary or Emergency Order Relating to Discharge of Waste or Pollutants - Sec. 5.509. TEMPORARY OR EMERGENCY ORDER RELATING TO DISCHARGE OF...

Section 5.510. Emergency Order Concerning Underground or Aboveground Storage Tanks - Sec. 5.510. EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING UNDERGROUND OR ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS....

Section 5.511. Emergency Administrative Order Concerning Imminent and Substantial Endangerment - Sec. 5.511. EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER CONCERNING IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT....

Section 5.512. Emergency Order Concerning Activity of Solid Waste Management - Sec. 5.512. EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING ACTIVITY OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT....

Section 5.513. Emergency Order Concerning On-Site Sewage Disposal System - Sec. 5.513. EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. (a)...

Section 5.514. Order Issued Under Air Emergency - Sec. 5.514. ORDER ISSUED UNDER AIR EMERGENCY. (a) If the...

Section 5.5145. Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Rock Crusher or Concrete Plant Without Permit - Sec. 5.5145. EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING OPERATION OF ROCK CRUSHER OR...

Section 5.5146. Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Certain Treatment Facilities Without Permit - Sec. 5.5146. EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING OPERATION OF CERTAIN TREATMENT FACILITIES...

Section 5.515. Emergency Order Because of Catastrophe - Sec. 5.515. EMERGENCY ORDER BECAUSE OF CATASTROPHE. (a) The commission...

Section 5.516. Emergency Order Under Section 401 - Sec. 5.516. EMERGENCY ORDER UNDER SECTION 401.056, HEALTH AND SAFETY...

Subchapter M. Environmental Permitting Procedures

Section 5.551. Permitting Procedures; Applicability - Sec. 5.551. PERMITTING PROCEDURES; APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter establishes procedures...

Section 5.552. Notice of Intent to Obtain Permit - Sec. 5.552. NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBTAIN PERMIT. (a) The...

Section 5.553. Preliminary Decision; Notice and Public Comment - Sec. 5.553. PRELIMINARY DECISION; NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENT. (a) The...

Section 5.554. Public Meeting - Sec. 5.554. PUBLIC MEETING. During the public comment period, the...

Section 5.555. Response to Public Comments - Sec. 5.555. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. (a) The executive director,...

Section 5.5553. Notice of Draft Permit - Sec. 5.5553. NOTICE OF DRAFT PERMIT. (a) This section applies...

Section 5.556. Request for Reconsideration or Contested Case Hearing - Sec. 5.556. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OR CONTESTED CASE HEARING. (a)...

Section 5.557. Direct Referral to Contested Case Hearing - Sec. 5.557. DIRECT REFERRAL TO CONTESTED CASE HEARING. (a) Immediately...

Section 5.558. Clean Coal Project Permitting - Sec. 5.558. CLEAN COAL PROJECT PERMITTING. (a) As authorized by...

Subchapter N. Estuary Management Plans

Section 5.601. Definitions - Sec. 5.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Approved implementation program"...

Section 5.602. Recognition of National Significance of Estuaries of Texas Coast - Sec. 5.602. RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ESTUARIES OF TEXAS...

Section 5.603. Finding of Benefit and Public Purpose - Sec. 5.603. FINDING OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. The state...

Section 5.604. Lead State Agency - Sec. 5.604. LEAD STATE AGENCY. The commission is the lead...

Section 5.605. State Agency Participation - Sec. 5.605. STATE AGENCY PARTICIPATION. (a) The following state agencies...

Section 5.606. Estuary Program Offices - Sec. 5.606. ESTUARY PROGRAM OFFICES. To accomplish the purposes of...

Section 5.607. Implementation Funding - Sec. 5.607. IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING. Funding for the implementation of approved...

Section 5.608. Eligibility for State Funding - Sec. 5.608. ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE FUNDING. A comprehensive conservation and...

Section 5.609. Administration - Sec. 5.609. ADMINISTRATION. The commission, as the lead state agency...

Subchapter P. Fees

Section 5.701. Fees - Sec. 5.701. FEES. (a) The executive director shall charge and...

Section 5.702. Payment of Fees Required When Due - Sec. 5.702. PAYMENT OF FEES REQUIRED WHEN DUE. (a) A...

Section 5.703. Fee Adjustments - Sec. 5.703. FEE ADJUSTMENTS. (a) The commission may not consider...

Section 5.704. Notice of Change in Payment Procedure - Sec. 5.704. NOTICE OF CHANGE IN PAYMENT PROCEDURE. The commission...

Section 5.705. Notice of Violation - Sec. 5.705. NOTICE OF VIOLATION. (a) The commission may issue...

Section 5.706. Penalties and Interest on Delinquent Fees - Sec. 5.706. PENALTIES AND INTEREST ON DELINQUENT FEES. (a) Except...

Section 5.707. Transferability of Appropriations and Funds Derived From Fees - Sec. 5.707. TRANSFERABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND FUNDS DERIVED FROM FEES....

Section 5.708. Permit Fee Exemption for Certain Research Projects - Sec. 5.708. PERMIT FEE EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN RESEARCH PROJECTS. (a)...

Subchapter Q. Performance-Based Regulation

Section 5.751. Applicability - Sec. 5.751. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to programs under the...

Section 5.752. Definitions - Sec. 5.752. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Applicable legal requirement"...

Section 5.753. Standards for Evaluating and Using Compliance History - Sec. 5.753. STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING AND USING COMPLIANCE HISTORY. (a)...

Section 5.754. Classification and Use of Compliance History - Sec. 5.754. CLASSIFICATION AND USE OF COMPLIANCE HISTORY. (a) The...

Section 5.755. Strategically Directed Regulatory Structure - Sec. 5.755. STRATEGICALLY DIRECTED REGULATORY STRUCTURE. (a) The commission by...

Section 5.756. Collection and Analysis of Compliance Performance Information - Sec. 5.756. COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF COMPLIANCE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 5.757. Coordination of Innovative Programs - Sec. 5.757. COORDINATION OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. (a) The commission shall...

Section 5.758. Regulatory Flexibility - Sec. 5.758. REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY. (a) The commission by order may...

Subchapter R. Accreditation of Environmental Testing Laboratories

Section 5.801. Definition - Sec. 5.801. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "environmental testing laboratory" means...

Section 5.802. Administration by Commission - Sec. 5.802. ADMINISTRATION BY COMMISSION. The commission shall adopt rules...

Section 5.803. Application; Fee - Sec. 5.803. APPLICATION; FEE. (a) To be accredited under the...

Section 5.804. Issuance of Accreditation; Reciprocity - Sec. 5.804. ISSUANCE OF ACCREDITATION; RECIPROCITY. (a) The commission may...

Section 5.805. Rules; Minimum Standards - Sec. 5.805. RULES; MINIMUM STANDARDS. The commission shall adopt rules...

Section 5.806. Discipline - Sec. 5.806. DISCIPLINE. After notice and an opportunity for hearing,...

Section 5.807. Environmental Testing Laboratory Accreditation Account - Sec. 5.807. ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING LABORATORY ACCREDITATION ACCOUNT. All fees collected...

Chapter 6 - Texas Water Development Board

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6.001. Definitions - Sec. 6.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 6.002. Scope of Chapter - Sec. 6.002. SCOPE OF CHAPTER. The powers and duties enumerated...

Subchapter B. Organization of the Texas Water Development Board

Section 6.011. Board as Agency of State - Sec. 6.011. BOARD AS AGENCY OF STATE. The board is...

Section 6.012. General Duties and Responsibilities - Sec. 6.012. GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) The board has...

Section 6.013. Sunset Provision - Sec. 6.013. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Water Development Board is...

Section 6.014. Construction of Title - Sec. 6.014. CONSTRUCTION OF TITLE. This title shall be liberally...

Subchapter C. Texas Water Development Board

Section 6.051. State Agency - Sec. 6.051. STATE AGENCY. The Texas Water Development Board is...

Section 6.052. Members of the Board; Appointment - Sec. 6.052. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD; APPOINTMENT. (a) The board...

Section 6.053. Eligibility for Membership - Sec. 6.053. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP. (a) Members of the board...

Section 6.054. Removal of Board Members - Sec. 6.054. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS. (a) It is a...

Section 6.055. Officers of State; Oath - Sec. 6.055. OFFICERS OF STATE; OATH. Each member of the...

Section 6.056. Terms of Office - Sec. 6.056. TERMS OF OFFICE. (a) The members of the...

Section 6.057. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 6.057. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) In this section, "Texas...

Section 6.058. Lobbyist Prohibition - Sec. 6.058. LOBBYIST PROHIBITION. A person may not be a...

Section 6.059. Chairman of the Board - Sec. 6.059. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. The governor shall designate...

Section 6.060. Board Meetings - Sec. 6.060. BOARD MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold regular...

Section 6.0601. Consultation Regarding Certain Financial Matters; Closed Meeting - Sec. 6.0601. CONSULTATION REGARDING CERTAIN FINANCIAL MATTERS; CLOSED MEETING. (a)...

Section 6.061. Full-Time Service - Sec. 6.061. FULL-TIME SERVICE. Each member of the board shall...

Section 6.062. Required Training for Board Members - Sec. 6.062. REQUIRED TRAINING FOR BOARD MEMBERS. (a) A person...

Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of the Board

Section 6.101. Rules - Sec. 6.101. RULES. (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary...

Section 6.1011. Budget Approval - Sec. 6.1011. BUDGET APPROVAL. The board shall examine and approve...

Section 6.102. Advisory Councils - Sec. 6.102. ADVISORY COUNCILS. The board may create and consult...

Section 6.103. Executive Administrator - Sec. 6.103. EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR. The board shall appoint a person...

Section 6.104. Memoranda of Understanding - Sec. 6.104. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING. The board may enter into...

Section 6.105. Public Testimony Policy - Sec. 6.105. PUBLIC TESTIMONY POLICY. The board shall develop and...

Section 6.106. Standards of Conduct - Sec. 6.106. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. The executive administrator or the...

Section 6.107. Power to Enter Land - Sec. 6.107. POWER TO ENTER LAND. Any member or employee...

Section 6.108. Power to Purchase Insurance - Sec. 6.108. POWER TO PURCHASE INSURANCE. The board may purchase...

Section 6.109. Liability - Sec. 6.109. LIABILITY. Pursuant to the limited waiver of governmental...

Section 6.111. Separation of Responsibilities - Sec. 6.111. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The board shall develop and...

Section 6.112. Border Projects Website - Sec. 6.112. BORDER PROJECTS WEBSITE. (a) In this section, "border...

Section 6.113. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 6.113. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The...

Section 6.114. Financial Assistance Programs: Default, Remedies, and Enforcement - Sec. 6.114. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: DEFAULT, REMEDIES, AND ENFORCEMENT. (a)...

Section 6.115. Receivership - Sec. 6.115. RECEIVERSHIP. (a) In this section, "financial assistance program...

Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for the Board

Section 6.151. Audit - Sec. 6.151. AUDIT. The financial transactions of the board are...

Section 6.152. Public Information Relating to Board - Sec. 6.152. PUBLIC INFORMATION RELATING TO BOARD. The board shall...

Section 6.153. Copies of Documents, Proceedings, Etc - Sec. 6.153. COPIES OF DOCUMENTS, PROCEEDINGS, ETC. (a) Except as...

Section 6.154. Complaint File - Sec. 6.154. COMPLAINT FILE. (a) The board shall maintain a...

Section 6.155. Notice of Complaint - Sec. 6.155. NOTICE OF COMPLAINT. The board shall periodically notify...

Section 6.1555. Referral for Investigation or Enforcement Action - Sec. 6.1555. REFERRAL FOR INVESTIGATION OR ENFORCEMENT ACTION. (a) The...

Section 6.156. Reports to Governor - Sec. 6.156. REPORTS TO GOVERNOR. (a) The board shall make...

Section 6.1565. Application Requirement for Colonias Projects - Sec. 6.1565. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS PROJECTS. (a) In this...

Section 6.157. Seal - Sec. 6.157. SEAL. The board shall have a seal bearing...

Subchapter F. Executive Administrator

Section 6.181. General Responsibilities - Sec. 6.181. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. The executive administrator shall manage the...

Section 6.183. Employment of Personnel - Sec. 6.183. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL. The executive administrator shall employ...

Section 6.184. Administrative Organization - Sec. 6.184. ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION. The executive administrator, with the approval...

Section 6.185. Information Request to Commission - Sec. 6.185. INFORMATION REQUEST TO COMMISSION. (a) With regard to...

Section 6.186. Career Ladder Program - Sec. 6.186. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM. The executive administrator or his...

Section 6.187. Merit Pay - Sec. 6.187. MERIT PAY. The executive administrator or his designee...

Section 6.188. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy - Sec. 6.188. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY. (a) The executive administrator...

Section 6.189. Appearances at Hearings - Sec. 6.189. APPEARANCES AT HEARINGS. The position of and information...

Section 6.190. Contracts - Sec. 6.190. CONTRACTS. (a) The executive administrator, on behalf of...

Section 6.191. Travel Expenses - Sec. 6.191. TRAVEL EXPENSES. The executive administrator is entitled to...

Section 6.192. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 6.192. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The executive administrator may apply...

Section 6.193. Employee Moving Expenses - Sec. 6.193. EMPLOYEE MOVING EXPENSES. If provided by legislative appropriation,...

Section 6.194. Applications and Other Documents - Sec. 6.194. APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. (a) An application, petition,...

Section 6.195. Notice of Application - Sec. 6.195. NOTICE OF APPLICATION. (a) At the time an...

Section 6.197. Intellectual Property of Board - Sec. 6.197. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BOARD. The executive administrator, with...

Section 6.198. Purchase, Donation, and Sale of Promotional Items - Sec. 6.198. PURCHASE, DONATION, AND SALE OF PROMOTIONAL ITEMS. (a)...

Subchapter G. Judicial Review

Section 6.241. Judicial Review of Acts - Sec. 6.241. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ACTS. (a) A person affected...

Section 6.242. Remedy for Board or Executive Administrator Inaction - Sec. 6.242. REMEDY FOR BOARD OR EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR INACTION. A...

Section 6.243. Diligent Prosecution of Suit - Sec. 6.243. DILIGENT PROSECUTION OF SUIT. The plaintiff shall prosecute...

Section 6.244. Venue - Sec. 6.244. VENUE. A suit instituted under Section 6.241 or...

Section 6.245. Appeal of District Court Judgment - Sec. 6.245. APPEAL OF DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT. A judgment or...

Section 6.246. Appeal by Executive Administrator Precluded - Sec. 6.246. APPEAL BY EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR PRECLUDED. A ruling, order,...

Section 6.247. Law Suits; Citation - Sec. 6.247. LAW SUITS; CITATION. Law suits filed by and...

Chapter 7 - Enforcement

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 7.001. Definitions - Sec. 7.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 7.002. Enforcement Authority - Sec. 7.002. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. The commission may initiate an action...

Section 7.0025. Initiation of Enforcement Action Using Information Provided by Private Individual - Sec. 7.0025. INITIATION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION USING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY...

Section 7.00251. Initiation of Certain Clean Air Act Enforcement Actions Using Information Provided by a Person - Sec. 7.00251. INITIATION OF CERTAIN CLEAN AIR ACT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS...

Section 7.0026. Suspension of Enforcement Action Against Certain Regional Water, Sewer, or Solid Waste Services - Sec. 7.0026. SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST CERTAIN REGIONAL WATER,...

Section 7.003. Enforcement Report - Sec. 7.003. ENFORCEMENT REPORT. (a) The commission shall report at...

Section 7.004. Remedies Cumulative - Sec. 7.004. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. The remedies under this chapter are...

Section 7.005. Effect on Other Law - Sec. 7.005. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. This chapter does not...

Section 7.006. Enforcement Policies - Sec. 7.006. ENFORCEMENT POLICIES. (a) The commission by rule shall...

Subchapter B. Corrective Action and Injunctive Relief

Section 7.031. Corrective Action Relating to Hazardous Waste - Sec. 7.031. CORRECTIVE ACTION RELATING TO HAZARDOUS WASTE. (a) The...

Section 7.032. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 7.032. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The executive director may enforce...

Section 7.033. Recovery of Security for Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, Violation - Sec. 7.033. RECOVERY OF SECURITY FOR CHAPTER 401, HEALTH AND...

Section 7.034. Deferral of Penalty for Certain Utility Facilities - Sec. 7.034. DEFERRAL OF PENALTY FOR CERTAIN UTILITY FACILITIES. (a)...

Section 7.035. Injunction and Enforcement Relating to Certain Treatment Facilities - Sec. 7.035. INJUNCTION AND ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO CERTAIN TREATMENT FACILITIES....

Subchapter C. Administrative Penalties

Section 7.051. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 7.051. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The commission may assess an...

Section 7.052. Maximum Penalty - Sec. 7.052. MAXIMUM PENALTY. (a) The amount of the penalty...

Section 7.0525. Penalties for Violations Related to Certain Dry Cleaning Facilities - Sec. 7.0525. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN DRY CLEANING...

Section 7.053. Factors to Be Considered in Determination of Penalty Amount - Sec. 7.053. FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINATION OF PENALTY...

Section 7.054. Report of Violation - Sec. 7.054. REPORT OF VIOLATION. If, after examination of a...

Section 7.055. Notice of Report - Sec. 7.055. NOTICE OF REPORT. Not later than the 10th...

Section 7.056. Consent - Sec. 7.056. CONSENT. Not later than the 20th day after...

Section 7.057. Default - Sec. 7.057. DEFAULT. If the person charged with the violation...

Section 7.058. Hearing - Sec. 7.058. HEARING. If the person charged requests or the...

Section 7.059. Notice of Decision - Sec. 7.059. NOTICE OF DECISION. The commission shall give notice...

Section 7.060. Notice of Penalty - Sec. 7.060. NOTICE OF PENALTY. If the commission is required...

Section 7.061. Payment of Penalty; Petition for Review - Sec. 7.061. PAYMENT OF PENALTY; PETITION FOR REVIEW. Within the...

Section 7.062. Stays - Sec. 7.062. STAYS. Within the 30-day period described by Section...

Section 7.063. Consent to Affidavit - Sec. 7.063. CONSENT TO AFFIDAVIT. If the executive director receives...

Section 7.064. Judicial Review - Sec. 7.064. JUDICIAL REVIEW. Judicial review of the order or...

Section 7.065. Penalty Reduced or Not Assessed - Sec. 7.065. PENALTY REDUCED OR NOT ASSESSED. (a) If the...

Section 7.066. Referral to Attorney General - Sec. 7.066. REFERRAL TO ATTORNEY GENERAL. A person who does...

Section 7.067. Supplemental Environmental Projects - Sec. 7.067. SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. (a) The commission may compromise,...

Section 7.068. Full and Complete Satisfaction - Sec. 7.068. FULL AND COMPLETE SATISFACTION. Payment of an administrative...

Section 7.069. Disposition of Penalty - Sec. 7.069. DISPOSITION OF PENALTY. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 7.070. Findings of Fact Not Required; Reservations - Sec. 7.070. FINDINGS OF FACT NOT REQUIRED; RESERVATIONS. Notwithstanding any...

Section 7.071. Inadmissibility - Sec. 7.071. INADMISSIBILITY. An agreed administrative order issued by the...

Section 7.072. Recovery of Penalty - Sec. 7.072. RECOVERY OF PENALTY. An administrative penalty owed under...

Section 7.073. Corrective Action - Sec. 7.073. CORRECTIVE ACTION. If a person violates any statute...

Section 7.074. Hearing Powers - Sec. 7.074. HEARING POWERS. The commission may exercise under this...

Section 7.075. Public Comment - Sec. 7.075. PUBLIC COMMENT. (a) Before the commission approves an...

Subchapter D. Civil Penalties

Section 7.101. Violation - Sec. 7.101. VIOLATION. A person may not cause, suffer, allow,...

Section 7.102. Maximum Penalty - Sec. 7.102. MAXIMUM PENALTY. A person who causes, suffers, allows,...

Section 7.1021. Maximum Civil Penalty: Violation of Community Right-to-Know Laws - Sec. 7.1021. MAXIMUM CIVIL PENALTY: VIOLATION OF COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAWS....

Section 7.103. Continuing Violations - Sec. 7.103. CONTINUING VIOLATIONS. If it is shown on a...

Section 7.104. No Penalty for Failure to Pay Certain Fees - Sec. 7.104. NO PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY CERTAIN FEES....

Section 7.105. Civil Suit - Sec. 7.105. CIVIL SUIT. (a) On the request of the...

Section 7.106. Resolution Through Administrative Order - Sec. 7.106. RESOLUTION THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER. The attorney general's office...

Section 7.107. Division of Civil Penalty - Sec. 7.107. DIVISION OF CIVIL PENALTY. Except in a suit...

Section 7.108. Attorney's Fees - Sec. 7.108. ATTORNEY'S FEES. If the state prevails in a...

Section 7.109. Parks and Wildlife Department Jurisdiction - Sec. 7.109. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT JURISDICTION. (a) If it...

Section 7.110. Comments - Sec. 7.110. COMMENTS. (a) Before the commission approves an agreed...

Section 7.111. Recovery of Security for Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, Violation - Sec. 7.111. RECOVERY OF SECURITY FOR CHAPTER 401, HEALTH AND...

Subchapter E. Criminal Offenses and Penalties

Section 7.141. Definitions - Sec. 7.141. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Appropriate regulatory agency"...

Section 7.142. Violations Relating to Unlawful Use of State Water - Sec. 7.142. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO UNLAWFUL USE OF STATE WATER....

Section 7.143. Violation of Minimum State Standards or Model Political Subdivision Rules - Sec. 7.143. VIOLATION OF MINIMUM STATE STANDARDS OR MODEL POLITICAL...

Section 7.145. Intentional or Knowing Unauthorized Discharge - Sec. 7.145. INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE. (a) A person...

Section 7.147. Unauthorized Discharge - Sec. 7.147. UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 7.148. Failure to Properly Use Pollution Control Measures - Sec. 7.148. FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES. (a)...

Section 7.149. False Statement - Sec. 7.149. FALSE STATEMENT. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 7.150. Failure to Notify or Report - Sec. 7.150. FAILURE TO NOTIFY OR REPORT. (a) A person...

Section 7.151. Failure to Pay Fee - Sec. 7.151. FAILURE TO PAY FEE. (a) A person commits...

Section 7.152. Intentional or Knowing Unauthorized Discharge and Knowing Endangerment - Sec. 7.152. INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE AND KNOWING ENDANGERMENT....

Section 7.153. Intentional or Knowing Unauthorized Discharge and Endangerment - Sec. 7.153. INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE AND ENDANGERMENT. (a)...

Section 7.154. Reckless Unauthorized Discharge and Endangerment - Sec. 7.154. RECKLESS UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE AND ENDANGERMENT. (a) A person...

Section 7.155. Violation Relating to Discharge or Spill - Sec. 7.155. VIOLATION RELATING TO DISCHARGE OR SPILL. (a) A...

Section 7.156. Violation Relating to Underground Storage Tank - Sec. 7.156. VIOLATION RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK. (a) A...

Section 7.1565. Presumption - Sec. 7.1565. PRESUMPTION. If in the exercise of good faith...

Section 7.157. Violation Relating to Injection Wells - Sec. 7.157. VIOLATION RELATING TO INJECTION WELLS. (a) A person...

Section 7.158. Violation Relating to Plugging Wells - Sec. 7.158. VIOLATION RELATING TO PLUGGING WELLS. (a) A person...

Section 7.159. Violation Relating to Water Wells or Drilled or Mined Shafts - Sec. 7.159. VIOLATION RELATING TO WATER WELLS OR DRILLED OR...

Section 7.160. Violation Relating to Certain Subsurface Excavations - Sec. 7.160. VIOLATION RELATING TO CERTAIN SUBSURFACE EXCAVATIONS. (a) A...

Section 7.161. Violation Relating to Solid Waste in Enclosed Containers or Vehicles - Sec. 7.161. VIOLATION RELATING TO SOLID WASTE IN ENCLOSED CONTAINERS...

Section 7.162. Violations Relating to Hazardous Waste - Sec. 7.162. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO HAZARDOUS WASTE. (a) A person...

Section 7.163. Violations Relating to Hazardous Waste and Endangerment - Sec. 7.163. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO HAZARDOUS WASTE AND ENDANGERMENT. (a)...

Section 7.164. Violations Relating to Medical Waste: Large Generator - Sec. 7.164. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO MEDICAL WASTE: LARGE GENERATOR. (a)...

Section 7.165. Violations Relating to Medical Waste: Small Generator - Sec. 7.165. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO MEDICAL WASTE: SMALL GENERATOR. (a)...

Section 7.166. Violations Relating to Transportation of Medical Waste - Sec. 7.166. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF MEDICAL WASTE. (a)...

Section 7.167. False Statements Relating to Medical Waste - Sec. 7.167. FALSE STATEMENTS RELATING TO MEDICAL WASTE. (a) A...

Section 7.168. Intentional or Knowing Violation Relating to Medical Waste and Knowing Endangerment - Sec. 7.168. INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING VIOLATION RELATING TO MEDICAL WASTE...

Section 7.169. Intentional or Knowing Violation Relating to Medical Waste and Endangerment - Sec. 7.169. INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING VIOLATION RELATING TO MEDICAL WASTE...

Section 7.170. Intentional or Knowing Release of Medical Waste Into Environment and Endangerment - Sec. 7.170. INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING RELEASE OF MEDICAL WASTE INTO...

Section 7.171. Reckless Release of Medical Waste Into Environment and Endangerment - Sec. 7.171. RECKLESS RELEASE OF MEDICAL WASTE INTO ENVIRONMENT AND...

Section 7.172. Failure of Sewage System Installer to Register - Sec. 7.172. FAILURE OF SEWAGE SYSTEM INSTALLER TO REGISTER. (a)...

Section 7.173. Violation Relating to Sewage Disposal - Sec. 7.173. VIOLATION RELATING TO SEWAGE DISPOSAL. (a) A person...

Section 7.1735. Violation Relating to Maintenance of Sewage Disposal System - Sec. 7.1735. VIOLATION RELATING TO MAINTENANCE OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM....

Section 7.174. Violation of Sewage Disposal System Permit Provision - Sec. 7.174. VIOLATION OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM PERMIT PROVISION. (a)...

Section 7.175. Emergency Repair Not an Offense - Sec. 7.175. EMERGENCY REPAIR NOT AN OFFENSE. An emergency repair...

Section 7.176. Violations Relating to Handling of Used Oil - Sec. 7.176. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO HANDLING OF USED OIL. (a)...

Section 7.177. Violations of Clean Air Act - Sec. 7.177. VIOLATIONS OF CLEAN AIR ACT. (a) A person...

Section 7.178. Failure to Pay Fees Under Clean Air Act - Sec. 7.178. FAILURE TO PAY FEES UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT....

Section 7.179. False Representations Under Clean Air Act - Sec. 7.179. FALSE REPRESENTATIONS UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT. (a) A...

Section 7.180. Failure to Notify Under Clean Air Act - Sec. 7.180. FAILURE TO NOTIFY UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT. (a)...

Section 7.181. Improper Use of Monitoring Device - Sec. 7.181. IMPROPER USE OF MONITORING DEVICE. (a) A person...

Section 7.182. Reckless Emission of Air Contaminant and Endangerment - Sec. 7.182. RECKLESS EMISSION OF AIR CONTAMINANT AND ENDANGERMENT. (a)...

Section 7.183. Intentional or Knowing Emission of Air Contaminant and Knowing Endangerment - Sec. 7.183. INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING EMISSION OF AIR CONTAMINANT AND...

Section 7.1831. Violation of Locally Enforced Motor Vehicle Idling Limitations - Sec. 7.1831. VIOLATION OF LOCALLY ENFORCED MOTOR VEHICLE IDLING LIMITATIONS....

Section 7.184. Violations Relating to Low-Level Radioactive Waste - Sec. 7.184. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE. (a) A...

Section 7.185. Knowing or Intentional Unauthorized Disposal of Lead-Acid Batteries - Sec. 7.185. KNOWING OR INTENTIONAL UNAUTHORIZED DISPOSAL OF LEAD-ACID BATTERIES....

Section 7.1851. Violations Relating to Community Right-to-Know Laws - Sec. 7.1851. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAWS. (a) A...

Section 7.186. Separate Offenses - Sec. 7.186. SEPARATE OFFENSES. Each day a person engages in...

Section 7.187. Penalties - Sec. 7.187. PENALTIES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 7.188. Repeat Offenses - Sec. 7.188. REPEAT OFFENSES. If it is shown at the...

Section 7.189. Venue - Sec. 7.189. VENUE. Venue for prosecution of an alleged violation...

Section 7.190. Disposition of Fines - Sec. 7.190. DISPOSITION OF FINES. A fine recovered through a...

Section 7.191. Notice of Conviction - Sec. 7.191. NOTICE OF CONVICTION. In addition to a sentence...

Section 7.192. Judgment of Conviction - Sec. 7.192. JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION. On conviction under this subchapter,...

Section 7.193. Peace Officers - Sec. 7.193. PEACE OFFICERS. For purposes of this subchapter, the...

Section 7.194. Allegations - Sec. 7.194. ALLEGATIONS. In alleging the name of a defendant...

Section 7.195. Summons and Arrest - Sec. 7.195. SUMMONS AND ARREST. (a) After a complaint is...

Section 7.196. Service of Summons - Sec. 7.196. SERVICE OF SUMMONS. (a) A peace officer shall...

Section 7.197. Arraignment and Pleadings - Sec. 7.197. ARRAIGNMENT AND PLEADINGS. In any criminal action instituted...

Section 7.198. Appearance - Sec. 7.198. APPEARANCE. (a) A defendant private corporation appears through...

Section 7.199. Fine Treated as Judgment in Civil Action - Sec. 7.199. FINE TREATED AS JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTION. If...

Section 7.200. Effect on Certain Other Laws - Sec. 7.200. EFFECT ON CERTAIN OTHER LAWS. Conduct punishable as...

Section 7.201. Defense Excluded - Sec. 7.201. DEFENSE EXCLUDED. It is not a defense to...

Section 7.202. Proof of Knowledge - Sec. 7.202. PROOF OF KNOWLEDGE. In determining whether a defendant...

Section 7.203. Criminal Enforcement Review - Sec. 7.203. CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT REVIEW. (a) This section is applicable...

Subchapter F. Defenses

Section 7.251. Act of God - Sec. 7.251. ACT OF GOD. If a person can establish...

Section 7.252. Defenses to Endangerment Offenses - Sec. 7.252. DEFENSES TO ENDANGERMENT OFFENSES. It is an affirmative...

Section 7.253. Defenses Available to Person Responsible for Solid Waste Violations - Sec. 7.253. DEFENSES AVAILABLE TO PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR SOLID WASTE...

Section 7.254. Defense to Used Oil Offenses - Sec. 7.254. DEFENSE TO USED OIL OFFENSES. It is an...

Section 7.255. Defense Excluded - Sec. 7.255. DEFENSE EXCLUDED. Unless otherwise provided by this chapter,...

Section 7.256. Compliance With Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards - Sec. 7.256. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS....

Section 7.257. Defense to Nuisance or Trespass - Sec. 7.257. DEFENSE TO NUISANCE OR TRESPASS. (a) A person,...

Subchapter G. Revocation and Suspension of Permits, Licenses, Certificates, and Registrations

Section 7.301. Definition - Sec. 7.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter: (1) "License," "certificate," "registration,"...

Section 7.302. Grounds for Revocation or Suspension of Permit - Sec. 7.302. GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF PERMIT. (a)...

Section 7.303. Grounds for Revocation or Suspension of License, Certificate, or Registration - Sec. 7.303. GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE, CERTIFICATE,...

Section 7.304. Suspension of Registration or Reimbursement Payment Issued Under Waste Tire Recycling Program - Sec. 7.304. SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION OR REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENT ISSUED UNDER...

Section 7.305. Procedures - Sec. 7.305. PROCEDURES. The commission by rule shall establish procedures...

Section 7.306. Hearings - Sec. 7.306. HEARINGS. A hearing under this subchapter shall be...

Section 7.307. Consent - Sec. 7.307. CONSENT. If the holder of a permit, license,...

Section 7.308. Other Relief - Sec. 7.308. OTHER RELIEF. A proceeding brought by the commission...

Section 7.309. Probation Requirements - Sec. 7.309. PROBATION REQUIREMENTS. If a license, certificate, or registration...

Section 7.310. Revocation or Suspension by County - Sec. 7.310. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION BY COUNTY. With respect to...

Subchapter H. Suit by Others

Section 7.351. Civil Suits - Sec. 7.351. CIVIL SUITS. (a) Subject to Section 7.3511, if...

Section 7.3511. Procedure for Civil Penalty; Required Notice - Sec. 7.3511. PROCEDURE FOR CIVIL PENALTY; REQUIRED NOTICE. (a) In...

Section 7.352. Resolution Required - Sec. 7.352. RESOLUTION REQUIRED. In the case of a violation...

Section 7.353. Commission Necessary Party - Sec. 7.353. COMMISSION NECESSARY PARTY. In a suit brought by...

Section 7.354. Costs and Fees - Sec. 7.354. COSTS AND FEES. A penalty collected in a...

Section 7.355. Complaints - Sec. 7.355. COMPLAINTS. In the case of a violation of...

Section 7.356. Commission Reply - Sec. 7.356. COMMISSION REPLY. The commission shall reply to the...

Section 7.358. Other Requirements - Sec. 7.358. OTHER REQUIREMENTS. In the case of a violation...

Section 7.359. Factors to Be Considered in Determining Amount of Civil Penalty - Sec. 7.359. FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING AMOUNT OF...

Section 7.360. Limitations - Sec. 7.360. LIMITATIONS. A suit for a civil penalty that...

Chapter 8 - Southwestern States Water Commission

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 8.001. Definitions - Sec. 8.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Subchapter B. Organizational and Administrative Provisions

Section 8.011. Creation of Commission - Sec. 8.011. CREATION OF COMMISSION. The Southwestern States Water Commission...

Section 8.013. Commissioners; Appointment - Sec. 8.013. COMMISSIONERS; APPOINTMENT. (a) The commission is composed of...

Section 8.015. Terms - Sec. 8.015. TERMS. (a) The two appointed commissioners serve staggered...

Section 8.016. Chairman - Sec. 8.016. CHAIRMAN. The governor or the governor's designee shall...

Section 8.017. Commission Meetings - Sec. 8.017. COMMISSION MEETINGS. (a) The commission shall meet at...

Section 8.019. Administrative Support - Sec. 8.019. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The board shall provide administrative support...

Section 8.020. Special Representatives - Sec. 8.020. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES. In cooperating with or carrying out...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 8.051. Interaction With Other States - Sec. 8.051. INTERACTION WITH OTHER STATES. (a) In cooperation with...

Section 8.052. Interaction With Mexico - Sec. 8.052. INTERACTION WITH MEXICO. The commission may confer with...

Section 8.054. Designating Water Deficient Areas - Sec. 8.054. DESIGNATING WATER DEFICIENT AREAS. The commission shall designate...

Section 8.055. Reports - Sec. 8.055. REPORTS. The commission shall make recommendations to the...

Section 8.056. Compacts - Sec. 8.056. COMPACTS. The commission may contact and negotiate with...

Chapter 10 - Water Conservation Advisory Council

Section 10.001. Definitions - Sec. 10.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Best management practices"...

Section 10.002. Purpose - Sec. 10.002. PURPOSE. The council is created to provide the...

Section 10.003. Creation and Membership - Sec. 10.003. CREATION AND MEMBERSHIP. (a) The council is composed...

Section 10.004. Terms - Sec. 10.004. TERMS. (a) Members of the council serve staggered...

Section 10.005. Presiding Officer - Sec. 10.005. PRESIDING OFFICER. The council members shall select one...

Section 10.006. Council Staff - Sec. 10.006. COUNCIL STAFF. On request by the council, the...

Section 10.007. Public Meetings and Public Information - Sec. 10.007. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) The council...

Section 10.008. Inapplicability of Advisory Committee Law - Sec. 10.008. INAPPLICABILITY OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE LAW. Chapter 2110, Government...

Section 10.009. Compensation of Members - Sec. 10.009. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS. (a) Members of the council...

Section 10.010. Powers and Duties of Council - Sec. 10.010. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL. The council shall:...

Section 10.011. Report - Sec. 10.011. REPORT. Not later than December 1 of each...

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Texas Statutes Title 2 - Water Administration Subtitle A - Executive Agencies

Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle A - Executive Agencies