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Tex. Water Code § 7.032 (2026)

Injunctive Relief

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Sec. 7.032. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The executive director may enforce a commission rule or a provision of a permit issued by the commission by injunction or other appropriate remedy.

(b) If it appears that a violation or threat of violation of a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted or an order or a permit issued under such a statute has occurred or is about to occur, the executive director may have a suit instituted in district court for injunctive relief to restrain the violation or threat of violation.

(c) The suit may be brought in the county in which the defendant resides or in the county in which the violation or threat of violation occurs.

(d) In a suit brought under this section to enjoin a violation or threat of violation described by Subsection (b), the court may grant the commission, without bond or other undertaking, any prohibitory or mandatory injunction the facts may warrant, including a temporary restraining order and, after notice and hearing, a temporary injunction or permanent injunction.

(e) On request of the executive director, the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in a county in which the violation occurs shall initiate a suit in the name of the state for injunctive relief. The suit may be brought independently of or in conjunction with a suit under Subchapter D.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2022 · leading case: Cardinal Health Staffing Network, Inc. v. Bowen, 106 S.W.3d 230 (Tex. App. 2003).
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Cardinal Health Staffing Network, Inc. v. Bowen, 106 S.W.3d 230 (Tex. App. 2003). “Laws 817 , 831-32 (appearing at Tex Water Code Ann. § 7.032 (Vernon 2000))); Gulf Holding Corp.”
David Polston Inland Env't & Remediation, Inc. Inland Recycling, L.L.C. & Boundary Ventures, Inc. v. the State of Texas, Lower Colorado River Auth., & Colorado Cnty., Texas (Tex. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Appellants complain that they were required to contact their known suppliers and ask that the stored waste be removed; provide weekly updates of those activities, as well as other efforts to comply with the TI; promptly respond to any written information requests; and hire an…”
White Lion Holdings, LLC v. State (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “18, 19 TEX. WATER CODE § 7.032 .................”
White Lion Holdings, LLC v. State (Tex. App. 2015). “” It also argues that the EPA and a contractor hired by White Lion both determined that the contamination on the property is decreasing; therefore, according to White Lion, the trial court should not have granted an injunction.”
White Lion Holdings, LLC v. State (Tex. App. 2015). “” It also argues that the EPA and a contractor hired by White Lion both determined that the contamination on the property is decreasing; therefore, according to White Lion, the trial court should not have granted an injunction.”
— Tex. Water Code § 7.032(d) — 1 case
David Polston Inland Env't & Remediation, Inc. Inland Recycling, L.L.C. & Boundary Ventures, Inc. v. the State of Texas, Lower Colorado River Auth., & Colorado Cnty., Texas (Tex. App. 2022). “Appellants complain that they were required to contact their known suppliers and ask that the stored waste be removed; provide weekly updates of those activities, as well as other efforts to comply with the TI; promptly respond to any written information requests; and hire an…”
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