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Tex. Water Code § 65.012 (2026)

Purposes Of District

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Sec. 65.012. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT. A district may be created:

(1) to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire sources of water supply; to build, operate, and maintain facilities for the transportation of water; and to sell water to towns, cities, and other political subdivisions of this state, to private business entities, and to individuals;

(2) for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of fire-fighting facilities to perform all fire-fighting activities within the district; or

(3) for the protection, preservation, and restoration of the purity and sanitary condition of water within the district.

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 494, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Chisholm Trail SUD Stakeholders Grp. v. Chisholm Trail Special Util. Dist. & Dist. Directors Delton Robinson, No. 03-16-00214-CV (Tex. App.—Austin June 3, 2016).
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Chisholm Trail SUD Stakeholders Grp. v. Chisholm Trail Special Util. Dist. & Dist. Directors Delton Robinson, No. 03-16-00214-CV (Tex. App.—Austin June 3, 2016). · cites it 6× “58 Tex. Water Code§§ 65.012, 65.201 ........”
Tex. Water Code § 65.012(1): 1 case
Chisholm Trail SUD Stakeholders Grp. v. Chisholm Trail Special Util. Dist. & Dist. Directors Delton Robinson, No. 03-16-00214-CV (Tex. App.—Austin June 3, 2016). “58 Tex. Water Code§§ 65.012, 65.201 ........”
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