Sec. 26.014. POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY. The members of the commission and employees and agents of the commission are entitled to enter any public or private property at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the quality of water in the state or the compliance with any rule, regulation, permit or other order of the commission. Members, employees, or agents of the commission and commission contractors are entitled to enter public or private property at any reasonable time to investigate or monitor or, if the responsible party is not responsive or there is an immediate danger to public health or the environment, to remove or remediate a condition related to the quality of water in the state. Members, employees, commission contractors, or agents acting under this authority who enter private property shall observe the establishment's rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security, and fire protection, and if the property has management in residence, shall notify management or the person then in charge of his presence and shall exhibit proper credentials. If any member, employee, commission contractor, or agent is refused the right to enter in or on public or private property under this authority, the executive director may invoke the remedies authorized in Section 26.123 of this code.
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1640, ch. 644, Sec. 1. Renumbered from Sec. 21.064 and amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.067, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 883, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Notes of Decisions
State v. Millard Mall Servs., Inc., 352 S.W.3d 251 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011).
“See Tex. Water Code § 26.014 (West 2008). The State has appealed the trial court’s decision as to all four defendants.”
State v. Sepeda, 349 S.W.3d 713 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011).
“See Tex. Water Code § 26.014 (West 2008). The State has appealed the trial court’s decision as to all four defendants.”
State v. Simon Prop. Grp., Inc., 357 S.W.3d 687 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011).
“See Tex. Water Code § 26.014 (West 2008). The State has appealed the trial court’s decision as to all four defendants.”
State v. Bell, 357 S.W.3d 683 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011).
“See Tex. Water Code § 26.014 (West 2008). The State has appealed the trial court’s decision as to all four defendants.”
Matthew Davidson v. City of Houston, No. 01-23-00914-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 14, 2025).
“, “a collection of water in which mosquitoes are breeding”) that “is an immediate danger to the health, life, or safety of any person”); TEX. WATER CODE § 26.014 (authorizing members, employees, and agents of Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission “to enter any public or…”
State v. Millard Mall Servs., Inc., No. 14-10-00957-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 5, 2011).
“See Tex. Water Code § 26.014 (West 2008). The State has appealed the trial court’s decision as to all four defendants.”
State v. Simon Prop. Grp., Inc., No. 14-10-00774-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16, 2011).
“See Tex. Water Code § 26.014 (West 2008). The State has appealed the trial court’s decision as to all four defendants.”
State v. Robert Gerardo Sepeda, No. 14-10-01108-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16, 2011).
“See Tex. Water Code § 26.014 (West 2008). The State has appealed the trial court’s decision as to all four defendants.”
State v. Mark Steven Bell, No. 14-10-00772-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16, 2011).
“014 of the Texas Water Code but, even if it were not waived, the State did not establish the applicability of section 26.”
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