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Tex. Water Code § 11.322 (2026)

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Sec. 11.322. FINAL DECREE. (a) After the final hearing, the court shall enter a decree affirming or modifying the order of the commission.

(b) The court may assess the costs as it deems just.

(c) An appeal may be taken from the decree of the court in the same manner and with the same effect as in other civil cases.

(d) The final decree in every water right adjudication is final and conclusive as to all existing and prior rights and claims to the water rights in the adjudicated stream or segment of a stream. The decree is binding on all claimants to water rights outside the adjudicated stream or segment of a stream.

(e) Except for domestic and livestock purposes or rights subsequently acquired by permit, a water right is not recognized in the adjudicated stream or segment of a stream unless the right is included in the final decree of the court.

Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2013–2016 · leading case: Phil Wilson, in His Off. Capacity as Gen. Manager of the Lower Colorado River Auth. & Timothy Timmerman Thomas Michael Martine J. Scott Arbuckle Steve K. Balas Lori A. Berger Joseph M. Crane Pamela Jo Ellison John M. Franklin v. New Braunfels Utils., 536 S.W.3d 5 (Tex. App. 2016).

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Phil Wilson, in His Off. Capacity as Gen. Manager of the Lower Colorado River Auth. & Timothy Timmerman Thomas Michael Martine J. Scott Arbuckle Steve K. Balas Lori A. Berger Joseph M. Crane Pamela Jo Ellison John M. Franklin v. New Braunfels Utils., 536 S.W.3d 5 (Tex. App. 2016). “Under Texas Water Code section 11.322, the court’s decree affirming the order of the TWC was “final and conclusive as to all existing and prior rights and claims to the water rights in the adjudicated stream or segment of a stream.”

Concho River Basin Water Conservancy Ass'n v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “‖ See TEX. WATER CODE ANN. § 11.322(a) (West 2008).”

— Tex. Water Code § 11.322(a) — 1 case

Concho River Basin Water Conservancy Ass'n v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality (Tex. App. 2013). “‖ See TEX. WATER CODE ANN. § 11.322(a) (West 2008).”

— Tex. Water Code § 11.322(c) — 1 case

Concho River Basin Water Conservancy Ass'n v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality (Tex. App. 2013). “‖ See TEX. WATER CODE ANN. § 11.322(a) (West 2008).”

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