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Tex. Water Code § 26.003 (2026)

Policy Of This Subchapter

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Sec. 26.003. POLICY OF THIS SUBCHAPTER. It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this subchapter to maintain the quality of water in the state consistent with the public health and enjoyment, the propagation and protection of terrestrial and aquatic life, and the operation of existing industries, taking into consideration the economic development of the state; to encourage and promote the development and use of regional and areawide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of the citizens of the state; and to require the use of all reasonable methods to implement this policy.

Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.26, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES


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Cited in 22 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case: Texas Ass'n of Bus. v. Texas Air Control Bd., 852 S.W.2d 440 (Tex. 1993).
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Texas Ass'n of Bus. v. Texas Air Control Bd., 852 S.W.2d 440 (Tex. 1993). · cites it 6× “" Tex.Water Code § 26.003. [14] The importance is evidenced by article XVI, section 59(a) of our constitution, which provides in relevant part that: "The conservation and development of all the natural resources of this State .”
FM Props. Operating Co. v. City of Austin, 22 S.W.3d 868 (Tex. 2000). · cites it 5× “See TEX. WATER CODE § 26.003. [2] The Legislature enacted section 26.”
City of Waco v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality, 346 S.W.3d 781 (Tex. App. 2011). “203 (c), as well as broader concerns of policy and administration— such as its general charge to consider “the economic development of the state” when regulating water quality, see Tex. Water Code Ann. § 26.003 , or any preference it might have for addressing a particular…”
AIRW 2017-7, L.P.; 600 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; 800 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality; & Jonah Water Special Util. Dist. v. City of Georgetown, Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 12× “33 vii Tex. Water Code § 26.003 ................”
McGee v. State, 923 S.W.2d 627 (Tex. App. 1995). “In point of error three, appellant contends that §§ 26.2121(a), 26.2121(d), and 26.”
AIRW 2017-7, L.P.; 600 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; 800 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality; & Jonah Water Special Util. Dist. v. City of Georgetown, Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 9× “Tex. Water Code § 26.003; see also Tex. Water Code §§ 26.”
AIRW 2017-7, L.P.; 600 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; 800 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality; & Jonah Water Special Util. Dist. v. City of Georgetown, Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 8× “32 Tex. Water Code § 26.003 ................”
AIRW 2017-7, L.P.; 600 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; 800 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality; & Jonah Water Special Util. Dist. v. City of Georgetown, Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 5× “11, 38 Tex. Water Code § 26.003 and § 26.0282 ..”
AIRW 2017-7, L.P.; 600 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; 800 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality; & Jonah Water Special Util. Dist. v. City of Georgetown, Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 5× “See Tex. Water Code §§ 26.003, 26.0282, 26.081.”
AIRW 2017-7, L.P.; 600 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; 800 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality; & Jonah Water Special Util. Dist. v. City of Georgetown, Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 5× “12 Tex. Water Code § 26.003 ................”
AIRW 2017-7, L.P.; 600 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; 800 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality; & Jonah Water Special Util. Dist. v. City of Georgetown, Texas (2025). · cites it 5× “” Tex. Water Code § 26.003. The Water Code only requires the use of “all reasonable methods to implement” the policy.”
AIRW 2017-7, L.P.; 600 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; 800 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality; & Jonah Water Special Util. Dist. v. City of Georgetown, Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “7, 16, 18 Tex. Water Code § 26.003. ...............”
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