Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Water and Utilities
Subtitle B - County Water

Chapter 561 - Water Control by Counties

Section 561.001. Flood Control Property; Condemnation - Sec. 561.001. FLOOD CONTROL PROPERTY; CONDEMNATION. (a) A county may...

Section 561.002. Joint Project - Sec. 561.002. JOINT PROJECT. (a) The commissioners court of a...

Section 561.003. Plans and Programs - Sec. 561.003. PLANS AND PROGRAMS. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 561.004. Survey by County With Tax Valuation of $290 Million or More - Sec. 561.004. SURVEY BY COUNTY WITH TAX VALUATION OF $290...

Section 561.005. Cooperation With United States - Sec. 561.005. COOPERATION WITH UNITED STATES. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 561.006. Grant of Seawall Right-of-Way - Sec. 561.006. GRANT OF SEAWALL RIGHT-OF-WAY. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 561.007. Master Drainage Plan for Certain Counties - Sec. 561.007. MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This...

Section 561.008. Breakwaters in Certain Counties - Sec. 561.008. BREAKWATERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 561.009. Referendum on Flood Control Tax and Projects Funded - Sec. 561.009. REFERENDUM ON FLOOD CONTROL TAX AND PROJECTS FUNDED....

Section 561.010. Provision of Flood Relief to Colonias - Sec. 561.010. PROVISION OF FLOOD RELIEF TO COLONIAS. (a) In...

Chapter 562 - County Water Supply

Subchapter A. Sale of Surplus Water

Section 562.001. Definition - Sec. 562.001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "county surplus water" means...

Section 562.002. Sale of Surplus Water; Use of Proceeds - Sec. 562.002. SALE OF SURPLUS WATER; USE OF PROCEEDS. (a)...

Section 562.003. Establishment of Rate - Sec. 562.003. ESTABLISHMENT OF RATE. The commissioners court may determine...

Section 562.004. Term of Contract - Sec. 562.004. TERM OF CONTRACT. A contract to sell county...

Section 562.005. Use or Resale - Sec. 562.005. USE OR RESALE. A buyer of county surplus...

Subchapter B. Water Supply and Sewage

Section 562.011. Matagorda County - Sec. 562.011. MATAGORDA COUNTY. (a) The Commissioners Court of Matagorda...

Section 562.012. Contract for Water Supply and Sewer System in Populous County - Sec. 562.012. CONTRACT FOR WATER SUPPLY AND SEWER SYSTEM IN...

Section 562.013. Water Needs of Certain Counties With River - Sec. 562.013. WATER NEEDS OF CERTAIN COUNTIES WITH RIVER. (a)...

Section 562.014. Acquisition of Property for Water Supply or Transport of Water - Sec. 562.014. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR WATER SUPPLY OR TRANSPORT...

Section 562.015. County Water and Sewer Utility - Sec. 562.015. COUNTY WATER AND SEWER UTILITY. An affected county,...

Section 562.016. County Water and Sewer System - Sec. 562.016. COUNTY WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM. (a) A county...

Section 562.017. Regulation of Water and Sewer Utility in Populous Counties - Sec. 562.017. REGULATION OF WATER AND SEWER UTILITY IN POPULOUS...

Section 562.018. Water Supply and Sewage System for Certain Border Counties - Sec. 562.018. WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN BORDER...

Chapter 563 - Water, Wastewater, or Solid Waste Systems in Counties With Population of 10,000 or Less

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 563.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 563.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to...

Section 563.002. County Financing of Water or Wastewater System - Sec. 563.002. COUNTY FINANCING OF WATER OR WASTEWATER SYSTEM. The...

Subchapter B. County Utility System Board for Water, Wastewater, or Solid Waste System

Section 563.051. Definition - Sec. 563.051. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "board" means a county...

Section 563.052. Authority to Establish Board - Sec. 563.052. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH BOARD. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 563.053. Board Composition - Sec. 563.053. BOARD COMPOSITION. (a) The board is composed of...

Section 563.054. Board Officers - Sec. 563.054. BOARD OFFICERS. (a) The directors shall select a...

Section 563.055. Compensation of Directors - Sec. 563.055. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. A director is entitled to...

Section 563.056. Applicability of Other Law to Board and County - Sec. 563.056. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW TO BOARD AND COUNTY....

Section 563.057. Bylaws - Sec. 563.057. BYLAWS. (a) The board may adopt bylaws to...

Section 563.058. Utility System's Budget - Sec. 563.058. UTILITY SYSTEM'S BUDGET. (a) The president of the...

Section 563.059. Deposit of Revenue - Sec. 563.059. DEPOSIT OF REVENUE. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 563.060. Disbursement of Utility System's Money - Sec. 563.060. DISBURSEMENT OF UTILITY SYSTEM'S MONEY. (a) The board...

Section 563.061. Rates and Charges - Sec. 563.061. RATES AND CHARGES. The board may establish rates...

Section 563.062. Use of Eminent Domain Prohibited - Sec. 563.062. USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROHIBITED. The board may...

Section 563.063. Extension or Improvement of System - Sec. 563.063. EXTENSION OR IMPROVEMENT OF SYSTEM. (a) The board...

Section 563.064. Purchase of Water or Wastewater System - Sec. 563.064. PURCHASE OF WATER OR WASTEWATER SYSTEM. With the...

Section 563.065. Abolition of Conservation and Reclamation District - Sec. 563.065. ABOLITION OF CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT. (a) With...

Section 563.066. Authority to Issue Ad Valorem Tax Obligations - Sec. 563.066. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE AD VALOREM TAX OBLIGATIONS. (a)...

Section 563.067. Authority to Issue Revenue Obligations - Sec. 563.067. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE OBLIGATIONS. The board by...

Section 563.068. Maturity - Sec. 563.068. MATURITY. An obligation issued under this subchapter must...

Subchapter C. Bonds for Water or Wastewater System

Section 563.101. Pledge for Payment of Bonds - Sec. 563.101. PLEDGE FOR PAYMENT OF BONDS. The commissioners court...

Section 563.102. Additional Bond Security - Sec. 563.102. ADDITIONAL BOND SECURITY. (a) Bonds issued under this...

Section 563.103. Contents of Order or Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 563.103. CONTENTS OF ORDER OR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF...

Section 563.104. Adoption and Execution of Documents - Sec. 563.104. ADOPTION AND EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS. The commissioners court...

Section 563.105. Maturity - Sec. 563.105. MATURITY. A bond issued under this chapter other...

Section 563.106. Authorized Investment for Savings and Loan Association - Sec. 563.106. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENT FOR SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. A...

Section 563.107. Exemption From Taxation - Sec. 563.107. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION. A bond issued under this...

Subchapter D. Refunding Bonds

Section 563.151. Authority to Issue Refunding Bonds - Sec. 563.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REFUNDING BONDS. A county may...

Section 563.152. Sources Available for Payment - Sec. 563.152. SOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT. Refunding bonds issued under...

Section 563.153. Registration - Sec. 563.153. REGISTRATION. The comptroller shall register refunding bonds issued...

Section 563.154. Authority to Deposit With Paying Agent - Sec. 563.154. AUTHORITY TO DEPOSIT WITH PAYING AGENT. (a) In...

Section 563.155. Manner of Refunding - Sec. 563.155. MANNER OF REFUNDING. The refunding may take place...