Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle B - Water Rights

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...

Chapter 12 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Water Rights

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 12.001. Definitions - Sec. 12.001. DEFINITIONS. The definitions contained in Subchapter A, Chapter...

Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties Relating to Water Rights

Section 12.011. Permit Applications - Sec. 12.011. PERMIT APPLICATIONS. The commission shall receive, administer, and...

Section 12.012. Evaluation of Outstanding Permits - Sec. 12.012. EVALUATION OF OUTSTANDING PERMITS. The commission shall actively...

Section 12.013. Rate-Fixing Power - Sec. 12.013. RATE-FIXING POWER. (a) The utility commission shall fix...

Section 12.014. Use of Commission Surveys; Policy - Sec. 12.014. USE OF COMMISSION SURVEYS; POLICY. The commission shall...

Section 12.015. Power to Condemn Works - Sec. 12.015. POWER TO CONDEMN WORKS. (a) The commission may...

Section 12.016. Power to Inspect - Sec. 12.016. POWER TO INSPECT. The executive director or his...

Section 12.017. Power to Enter Land - Sec. 12.017. POWER TO ENTER LAND. Any member or employee...

Subchapter C. Projects

Section 12.051. Federal Projects - Sec. 12.051. FEDERAL PROJECTS. (a) In this section: (1) "Federal...

Section 12.052. Dam Safety - Sec. 12.052. DAM SAFETY. (a) The commission shall make and...

Section 12.053. Inventory of Dams Operated by River Authorities - Sec. 12.053. INVENTORY OF DAMS OPERATED BY RIVER AUTHORITIES. (a)...

Subchapter D. Water Districts

Section 12.081. Continuing Right of Supervision of Districts and Authorities Created Under Article Iii, Section 52 and Article Xvi, Section 59 of the Texas Constitution - Sec. 12.081. CONTINUING RIGHT OF SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS AND AUTHORITIES...

Section 12.082. Duty to Investigate Fresh Water Supply District Projects - Sec. 12.082. DUTY TO INVESTIGATE FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT PROJECTS....

Section 12.083. Districts; Creation, Investigations and Bonds - Sec. 12.083. DISTRICTS; CREATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND BONDS. (a) The commission...

Subchapter E. Fees

Section 12.112. Fees: Exemptions - Sec. 12.112. FEES: EXEMPTIONS. (a) The commission, the board, and...

Section 12.113. Disposition of Fees, Etc - Sec. 12.113. DISPOSITION OF FEES, ETC. (a) The commission shall...

Section 12.114. Disposition of Fees Pending Determination - Sec. 12.114. DISPOSITION OF FEES PENDING DETERMINATION. The commission shall...

Chapter 13 - Water Rates and Services

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 13.001. Legislative Policy and Purpose - Sec. 13.001. LEGISLATIVE POLICY AND PURPOSE. (a) This chapter is...

Section 13.002. Definitions - Sec. 13.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Affected person" means...

Section 13.003. Applicability of Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act - Sec. 13.003. APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND TEXAS REGISTER ACT....

Section 13.004. Jurisdiction of Utility Commission Over Certain Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations - Sec. 13.004. JURISDICTION OF UTILITY COMMISSION OVER CERTAIN WATER SUPPLY...

Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions

Section 13.011. Employees - Sec. 13.011. EMPLOYEES. (a) The utility commission and the executive...

Section 13.014. Attorney General to Represent Commission or Utility Commission - Sec. 13.014. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPRESENT COMMISSION OR UTILITY COMMISSION....

Section 13.015. Informal Proceeding - Sec. 13.015. INFORMAL PROCEEDING. A proceeding involving a retail public...

Section 13.016. Record of Proceedings; Right to Hearing - Sec. 13.016. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS; RIGHT TO HEARING. A record...

Section 13.017. Office of Public Utility Counsel; Powers and Duties - Sec. 13.017. OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITY COUNSEL; POWERS AND DUTIES....

Subchapter C. Jurisdiction

Section 13.041. General Powers of Utility Commission and Commission; Rules; Hearings - Sec. 13.041. GENERAL POWERS OF UTILITY COMMISSION AND COMMISSION; RULES;...

Section 13.042. Jurisdiction of Municipality; Original and Appellate Jurisdiction of Utility Commission - Sec. 13.042. JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITY; ORIGINAL AND APPELLATE JURISDICTION OF...

Section 13.0421. Rates Charged by Certain Municipally Owned Utilities - Sec. 13.0421. RATES CHARGED BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES. (a)...

Section 13.043. Appellate Jurisdiction - Sec. 13.043. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (a) Any party to a rate...

Section 13.0431. Appeals by Retail Public Utilities - Sec. 13.0431. APPEALS BY RETAIL PUBLIC UTILITIES. (a) In an...

Section 13.044. Rates Charged by Municipality to Certain Special Districts - Sec. 13.044. RATES CHARGED BY MUNICIPALITY TO CERTAIN SPECIAL DISTRICTS....

Section 13.0441. Fees Charged by Municipality to Public School Districts - Sec. 13.0441. FEES CHARGED BY MUNICIPALITY TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS....

Section 13.045. Notification Regarding Use of Revenue - Sec. 13.045. NOTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF REVENUE. At least annually...

Section 13.046. Temporary Rates for Services Provided for Nonfunctioning System; Sanctions for Noncompliance - Sec. 13.046. TEMPORARY RATES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED FOR NONFUNCTIONING SYSTEM;...

Subchapter D. Municipalities and Counties

Section 13.081. Franchises - Sec. 13.081. FRANCHISES. This chapter may not be construed as...

Section 13.082. Local Utility Service; Exempt and Nonexempt Areas - Sec. 13.082. LOCAL UTILITY SERVICE; EXEMPT AND NONEXEMPT AREAS. (a)...

Section 13.083. Rate Determination - Sec. 13.083. RATE DETERMINATION. A municipality regulating its water and...

Section 13.084. Authority of Governing Body; Cost Reimbursement - Sec. 13.084. AUTHORITY OF GOVERNING BODY; COST REIMBURSEMENT. The governing...

Section 13.085. Assistance by Utility Commission - Sec. 13.085. ASSISTANCE BY UTILITY COMMISSION. On request, the utility...

Section 13.086. Fair Wholesale Rates for Wholesale Water Sales to a Water District - Sec. 13.086. FAIR WHOLESALE RATES FOR WHOLESALE WATER SALES TO...

Section 13.087. Municipal Rates for Certain Recreational Vehicle Parks - Sec. 13.087. MUNICIPAL RATES FOR CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS. (a)...

Section 13.088. Municipal Fees for Public School Districts - Sec. 13.088. MUNICIPAL FEES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS. A municipally...

Subchapter E. Records, Reports, Inspections, Rates, and Services

Section 13.131. Records of Utility; Rates, Methods, and Accounts - Sec. 13.131. RECORDS OF UTILITY; RATES, METHODS, AND ACCOUNTS. (a)...

Section 13.132. Powers of Utility Commission - Sec. 13.132. POWERS OF UTILITY COMMISSION. (a) The utility commission...

Section 13.1325. Electronic Copies of Rate Information - Sec. 13.1325. ELECTRONIC COPIES OF RATE INFORMATION. On request, the...

Section 13.133. Inspections; Examination Under Oath; Compelling Production of Records; Inquiry Into Management and Affairs - Sec. 13.133. INSPECTIONS; EXAMINATION UNDER OATH; COMPELLING PRODUCTION OF RECORDS;...

Section 13.134. Report of Advertising or Public Relations Expenses - Sec. 13.134. REPORT OF ADVERTISING OR PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPENSES. (a)...

Section 13.135. Unlawful Rates, Rules, and Regulations - Sec. 13.135. UNLAWFUL RATES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. A utility may...

Section 13.136. Filing Tariffs of Rates, Rules, and Regulations; Annual Financial Report - Sec. 13.136. FILING TARIFFS OF RATES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS; ANNUAL...

Section 13.137. Office and Other Business Locations of Utility; Records; Removal From State - Sec. 13.137. OFFICE AND OTHER BUSINESS LOCATIONS OF UTILITY; RECORDS;...

Section 13.138. Communications by Utilities With Regulatory Authority; Regulations and Records - Sec. 13.138. COMMUNICATIONS BY UTILITIES WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITY; REGULATIONS AND...

Section 13.139. Standards of Service - Sec. 13.139. STANDARDS OF SERVICE. (a) Every retail public utility...

Section 13.1394. Standards of Emergency Operations - Sec. 13.1394. STANDARDS OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. (a) In this section:...

Section 13.1395. Standards of Emergency Operations in Certain Counties - Sec. 13.1395. STANDARDS OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a)...

Section 13.1396. Coordination of Emergency Operations - Sec. 13.1396. COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. (a) In this section:...

Section 13.140. Examination and Test of Equipment - Sec. 13.140. EXAMINATION AND TEST OF EQUIPMENT. (a) The regulatory...

Section 13.141. Billing for Service to State - Sec. 13.141. BILLING FOR SERVICE TO STATE. A utility, utility...

Section 13.142. Time of Payment of Utility Bills by State - Sec. 13.142. TIME OF PAYMENT OF UTILITY BILLS BY STATE....

Section 13.143. Voluntary Contributions - Sec. 13.143. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) A utility may implement as...

Section 13.144. Notice of Wholesale Water Supply Contract - Sec. 13.144. NOTICE OF WHOLESALE WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT. A district...

Section 13.145. Multiple Systems Consolidated Under Tariff - Sec. 13.145. MULTIPLE SYSTEMS CONSOLIDATED UNDER TARIFF. (a) A utility...

Section 13.146. Water Conservation Plan - Sec. 13.146. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN. The commission shall require a...

Section 13.1461. Correctional Facility Compliance With Conservation Measures - Sec. 13.1461. CORRECTIONAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE WITH CONSERVATION MEASURES. (a) This...

Section 13.147. Consolidated Billing and Collection Contracts - Sec. 13.147. CONSOLIDATED BILLING AND COLLECTION CONTRACTS. (a) A retail...

Section 13.148. Water Shortage Report - Sec. 13.148. WATER SHORTAGE REPORT. (a) A retail public utility...

Section 13.149. Notification of Water Loss - Sec. 13.149. NOTIFICATION OF WATER LOSS. (a) The commission by...

Section 13.150. Reports Required for Water and Sewer Utilities - Sec. 13.150. REPORTS REQUIRED FOR WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES. (a)...

Section 13.151. Billing for Services Provided During Extreme Weather Emergency - Sec. 13.151. BILLING FOR SERVICES PROVIDED DURING EXTREME WEATHER EMERGENCY....

Subchapter F. Proceedings Before Regulatory Authority

Section 13.181. Power to Ensure Compliance; Rate Regulation - Sec. 13.181. POWER TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE; RATE REGULATION. (a) Except...

Section 13.182. Just and Reasonable Rates - Sec. 13.182. JUST AND REASONABLE RATES. (a) The regulatory authority...

Section 13.183. Fixing Overall Revenues - Sec. 13.183. FIXING OVERALL REVENUES. (a) In fixing the rates...

Section 13.184. Fair Return; Burden of Proof - Sec. 13.184. FAIR RETURN; BURDEN OF PROOF. (a) Unless the...

Section 13.185. Components of Invested Capital and Net Income - Sec. 13.185. COMPONENTS OF INVESTED CAPITAL AND NET INCOME. (a)...

Section 13.186. Unreasonable or Violative Existing Rates; Investigating Costs of Obtaining Service From Another Source - Sec. 13.186. UNREASONABLE OR VIOLATIVE EXISTING RATES; INVESTIGATING COSTS OF...

Section 13.1861. Rates Charged State - Sec. 13.1861. RATES CHARGED STATE. The rates that a utility...

Section 13.187. Class a Utilities: Statement of Intent to Change Rates; Hearing; Determination of Rate Level - Sec. 13.187. CLASS A UTILITIES: STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CHANGE...

Section 13.1871. Class B Utilities: Statement of Intent to Change Rates; Hearing; Determination of Rate Level - Sec. 13.1871. CLASS B UTILITIES: STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CHANGE...

Section 13.18715. Class C Utilities: Statement of Intent to Change Rates; Hearing; Determination of Rate Level - Sec. 13.18715. CLASS C UTILITIES: STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CHANGE...

Section 13.1872. Class D Utilities: Rate Adjustment - Sec. 13.1872. CLASS D UTILITIES: RATE ADJUSTMENT. (a) This section...

Section 13.1873. Application Rules - Sec. 13.1873. APPLICATION RULES. In adopting rules relating to the...

Section 13.188. Adjustment for Change in Energy Costs - Sec. 13.188. ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGE IN ENERGY COSTS. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 13.189. Unreasonable Preference or Prejudice as to Rates or Services - Sec. 13.189. UNREASONABLE PREFERENCE OR PREJUDICE AS TO RATES OR...

Section 13.190. Equality of Rates and Services - Sec. 13.190. EQUALITY OF RATES AND SERVICES. (a) A water...

Section 13.191. Discrimination; Restriction on Competition - Sec. 13.191. DISCRIMINATION; RESTRICTION ON COMPETITION. A water and sewer...

Section 13.192. Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Sec. 13.192. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES. Payments made in...

Subchapter G. Certificates of Convenience and Necessity

Section 13.241. Granting Certificates - Sec. 13.241. GRANTING CERTIFICATES. (a) In determining whether to grant...

Section 13.242. Certificate Required - Sec. 13.242. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. (a) Unless otherwise specified, a utility,...

Section 13.243. Exceptions for Extension of Service - Sec. 13.243. EXCEPTIONS FOR EXTENSION OF SERVICE. A retail public...

Section 13.244. Application; Maps and Other Information; Evidence and Consent - Sec. 13.244. APPLICATION; MAPS AND OTHER INFORMATION; EVIDENCE AND CONSENT....

Section 13.245. Municipal Boundaries or Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Municipalities - Sec. 13.245. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OR EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES....

Section 13.2451. Extension Beyond Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 13.2451. EXTENSION BEYOND EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 13.246. Notice and Hearing; Issuance or Refusal; Factors Considered - Sec. 13.246. NOTICE AND HEARING; ISSUANCE OR REFUSAL; FACTORS CONSIDERED....

Section 13.247. Area Within Municipality - Sec. 13.247. AREA WITHIN MUNICIPALITY. (a) If an area is...

Section 13.2475. Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity to Provide Sewer Service in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 13.2475. CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE...

Section 13.248. Contracts Valid and Enforceable - Sec. 13.248. CONTRACTS VALID AND ENFORCEABLE. Contracts between retail public...

Section 13.250. Continuous and Adequate Service; Discontinuance, Reduction, or Impairment of Service - Sec. 13.250. CONTINUOUS AND ADEQUATE SERVICE; DISCONTINUANCE, REDUCTION, OR IMPAIRMENT...

Section 13.2501. Conditions Requiring Refusal of Service - Sec. 13.2501. CONDITIONS REQUIRING REFUSAL OF SERVICE. The holder of...

Section 13.2502. Service Extensions by Water Supply and Sewer Service Corporation or Special Utility District - Sec. 13.2502. SERVICE EXTENSIONS BY WATER SUPPLY AND SEWER SERVICE...

Section 13.251. Sale, Assignment, or Lease of Certificate - Sec. 13.251. SALE, ASSIGNMENT, OR LEASE OF CERTIFICATE. Except as...

Section 13.252. Interference With Other Retail Public Utility - Sec. 13.252. INTERFERENCE WITH OTHER RETAIL PUBLIC UTILITY. If a...

Section 13.253. Improvements in Service; Interconnecting Service - Sec. 13.253. IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE; INTERCONNECTING SERVICE. (a) After notice...

Section 13.254. Decertification Initiated by Utility Commission or Utility; Expedited Release Initiated by Landowner - Sec. 13.254. DECERTIFICATION INITIATED BY UTILITY COMMISSION OR UTILITY; EXPEDITED...

Section 13.2541. Streamlined Expedited Release Initiated by Landowner - Sec. 13.2541. STREAMLINED EXPEDITED RELEASE INITIATED BY LANDOWNER. (a) Sections...

Section 13.255. Single Certification in Incorporated or Annexed Areas - Sec. 13.255. SINGLE CERTIFICATION IN INCORPORATED OR ANNEXED AREAS. (a)...

Section 13.2551. Completion of Decertification - Sec. 13.2551. COMPLETION OF DECERTIFICATION. (a) As a condition to...

Section 13.256. County Fee - Sec. 13.256. COUNTY FEE. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of...

Section 13.257. Notice to Purchasers - Sec. 13.257. NOTICE TO PURCHASERS. (a) In this section, "utility...

Section 13.258. Utility's Application for Amendment and Use of Municipal Utility District's Certificate Under Contract - Sec. 13.258. UTILITY'S APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT AND USE OF MUNICIPAL...

Subchapter H. Sale of Property and Mergers

Section 13.301. Report of Sale, Merger, Etc - Sec. 13.301. REPORT OF SALE, MERGER, ETC.; INVESTIGATION; DISALLOWANCE OF...

Section 13.3011. Initial Rates for Certain Water or Sewer Systems After Purchase or Acquisition - Sec. 13.3011. INITIAL RATES FOR CERTAIN WATER OR SEWER SYSTEMS...

Section 13.302. Purchase of Voting Stock in Another Public Utility: Report - Sec. 13.302. PURCHASE OF VOTING STOCK IN ANOTHER PUBLIC UTILITY:...

Section 13.303. Loans to Stockholders: Report - Sec. 13.303. LOANS TO STOCKHOLDERS: REPORT. A utility may not...

Section 13.304. Foreclosure Report - Sec. 13.304. FORECLOSURE REPORT. (a) A utility that receives notice...

Section 13.305. Voluntary Valuation of Acquired Utility or Facilities - Sec. 13.305. VOLUNTARY VALUATION OF ACQUIRED UTILITY OR FACILITIES. (a)...

Subchapter I. Relations With Affiliated Interests

Section 13.341. Jurisdiction Over Affiliated Interests - Sec. 13.341. JURISDICTION OVER AFFILIATED INTERESTS. The utility commission has...

Section 13.342. Disclosure of Substantial Interest in Voting Securities - Sec. 13.342. DISCLOSURE OF SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN VOTING SECURITIES. The...

Section 13.343. Wholesale Water Contracts Between Certain Affiliates - Sec. 13.343. WHOLESALE WATER CONTRACTS BETWEEN CERTAIN AFFILIATES. (a) The...

Subchapter J. Judicial Review

Section 13.381. Right to Judicial Review; Evidence - Sec. 13.381. RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW; EVIDENCE. Any party to...

Section 13.382. Costs and Attorney's Fees - Sec. 13.382. COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES. (a) Any party represented...

Subchapter K. Violations and Enforcement

Section 13.411. Action to Enjoin or Require Compliance - Sec. 13.411. ACTION TO ENJOIN OR REQUIRE COMPLIANCE. (a) If...

Section 13.4115. Action to Require Adjustment to Consumer Charge; Penalty - Sec. 13.4115. ACTION TO REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO CONSUMER CHARGE; PENALTY....

Section 13.412. Receivership - Sec. 13.412. RECEIVERSHIP. (a) At the request of the utility...

Section 13.413. Payment of Costs of Receivership - Sec. 13.413. PAYMENT OF COSTS OF RECEIVERSHIP. The receiver may,...

Section 13.4131. Supervision of Certain Utilities - Sec. 13.4131. SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN UTILITIES. (a) The utility commission,...

Section 13.4132. Operation of Utility That Discontinues Operation or Is Referred for Appointment of Receiver - Sec. 13.4132. OPERATION OF UTILITY THAT DISCONTINUES OPERATION OR IS...

Section 13.4133. Emergency Rate Increase in Certain Circumstances - Sec. 13.4133. EMERGENCY RATE INCREASE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 13.414. Penalty Against Retail Public Utility or Affiliated Interest - Sec. 13.414. PENALTY AGAINST RETAIL PUBLIC UTILITY OR AFFILIATED INTEREST....

Section 13.415. Personal Penalty - Sec. 13.415. PERSONAL PENALTY. Any person who wilfully and knowingly...

Section 13.4151. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 13.4151. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) If a person, affiliated interest,...

Section 13.416. Penalties Cumulative - Sec. 13.416. PENALTIES CUMULATIVE. All penalties accruing under this chapter...

Section 13.417. Contempt Proceedings - Sec. 13.417. CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS. If any person or retail public...

Section 13.418. Disposition of Fines and Penalties; Water Utility Improvement Account - Sec. 13.418. DISPOSITION OF FINES AND PENALTIES; WATER UTILITY IMPROVEMENT...

Section 13.419. Venue - Sec. 13.419. VENUE. Suits for injunction or penalties under this...

Subchapter K. -1. Emergency Orders

Section 13.451. Issuance of Emergency Order - Sec. 13.451. ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY ORDER. (a) The utility commission...

Section 13.452. Application for Emergency Order - Sec. 13.452. APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY ORDER. A person other than...

Section 13.453. Notice of Issuance - Sec. 13.453. NOTICE OF ISSUANCE. Notice of the issuance of...

Section 13.454. Hearing to Affirm, Modify, or Set Aside Order - Sec. 13.454. HEARING TO AFFIRM, MODIFY, OR SET ASIDE ORDER....

Section 13.455. Term of Order - Sec. 13.455. TERM OF ORDER. An emergency order issued under...

Subchapter M. Submetering and Nonsubmetering for Apartments and Manufactured Home Rental Communities and Other Multiple Use Facilities

Section 13.501. Definitions - Sec. 13.501. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Apartment house" means...

Section 13.502. Submetering - Sec. 13.502. SUBMETERING. (a) An apartment house owner, manufactured home...

Section 13.503. Submetering Rules - Sec. 13.503. SUBMETERING RULES. (a) The utility commission shall encourage...

Section 13.5031. Nonsubmetering Rules - Sec. 13.5031. NONSUBMETERING RULES. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the...

Section 13.504. Improper Rental Rate Increase - Sec. 13.504. IMPROPER RENTAL RATE INCREASE. If, during the 90-day...

Section 13.505. Restitution - Sec. 13.505. RESTITUTION. (a) In this section, "overcharge" means the...

Section 13.506. Plumbing Fixtures - Sec. 13.506. PLUMBING FIXTURES. (a) After January 1, 2003, before...

Subchapter N. Privatization Contracts

Section 13.511. Definitions - Sec. 13.511. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Eligible city" means...

Section 13.512. Authority to Enter Into Privatization Contracts - Sec. 13.512. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTS. Any eligible...

Section 13.513. Election by Eligible City to Exempt Service Provider From Utility Commission Jurisdiction - Sec. 13.513. ELECTION BY ELIGIBLE CITY TO EXEMPT SERVICE PROVIDER...

Section 13.514. Term and Provisions of a Privatization Contract - Sec. 13.514. TERM AND PROVISIONS OF A PRIVATIZATION CONTRACT. A...

Section 13.515. Payments Under a Privatization Contract - Sec. 13.515. PAYMENTS UNDER A PRIVATIZATION CONTRACT. Payments by an...

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Texas Statutes Title 2 - Water Administration Subtitle B - Water Rights

Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle B - Water Rights