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Tex. Water Code § 5.271 (2026)

Creation And General Responsibility Of The Office Of Public Interest Counsel

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Sec. 5.271. CREATION AND GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL. The office of public interest counsel is created to ensure that the commission promotes the public's interest. The primary duty of the office is to represent the public interest as a party to matters before the commission.

Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: Sierra Club v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & Waste Control Specialists, 455 S.W.3d 214 (Tex. App. 2014).

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Sierra Club v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & Waste Control Specialists, 455 S.W.3d 214 (Tex. App. 2014). “" Tex. Water Code § 5.271. 5 . All citations to Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code are to rules promulgated by TCEQ.”

the Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & Waste Control Specialists, LLC v. Sierra Club, 455 S.W.3d 228 (Tex. App. 2014). “Health & Safety Code § 401.204. When TCEQ’s general counsel responded that WCS had not yet acquired all the property, the third commissioner announced he would not participate in the deliberation of WCS's application based on his "belief that section 401.”

S Texas Env't Just. v. TCEQ (5th Cir. 2026). “19 Tex. Water Code § 5.271. 5 Case: 24-60580 Document: 121-1 Page: 6 Date Filed: 01/14/2026 No.”

the Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & Waste Control Specialists, LLC v. Sierra Club (Tex. App. 2014). “” Tex. Water Code § 5.271. 7 At the hearing, the third commissioner asked TCEQ’s general counsel whether WCS had met the Texas Radiation Control Act’s (TRCA) property-acquisition requirements.”

Sierra Club v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & Waste Control Specialists (Tex. App. 2014). “” Tex. Water Code § 5.271. 5 After exhausting its administrative remedies, Sierra Club filed this suit for judicial review in Travis County District Court, asking the district court to reverse and remand TCEQ’s decision to deny Sierra Club’s hearing request and to grant the…”

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