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Tex. Water Code § 7.353 (2026)

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Sec. 7.353. COMMISSION NECESSARY PARTY. In a suit brought by a local government under this subchapter, the commission is a necessary and indispensable party.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2015–2017 · leading case: in Re Volkswagen Clean Diesel Litig.: Texas Clean Air Act Enf't Cases, 557 S.W.3d 73 (Tex. App.—Austin 2017).
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in Re Volkswagen Clean Diesel Litig.: Texas Clean Air Act Enf't Cases, 557 S.W.3d 73 (Tex. App.—Austin 2017). “See Tex. Water Code § 7.353 (“In a suit brought by a local government under this subchapter, the commission is a necessary and indispensable party.”
in Re Volkswagen Clean Diesel Litig.: Texas Clean Air Act Enf't Cases, 557 S.W.3d 78 (Tex. App.—Austin 2017). “Water Code §§ 7.351, .3511). The changes apply only to TCAA violations occurring after the effective date of this legislation, which is September 1, 2017.”
State v. Brazoria Cnty. & Daniel Infante, Humberto Lumbrero, Isidro DeJesus Luna & Ma DeJesus Luna, 518 S.W.3d 926 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017). · cites it 2× “nst pro se appellees Daniel Infante, Humberto Lumbrero, Isidro DeJesus Luna, and Ma DeJesus Luna (collectively, “the defendants”), for violations of state and county regulations regarding sewage disposal and the use of on-site sewage facilities, and it named the Texas Commission…”
Harris Cnty. v. Int'l Paper Co., No. 01-15-00354-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] May 7, 2015). · cites it 2× “The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”), a necessary and indispensable party pursuant to Tex. Water Code § 7.353, asks this Court to enter the following consolidated briefing schedule, which recognizes TCEQ’s unique role in this case and extends the schedule by…”
Harris Cnty. v. Int'l Paper Co., No. 01-15-00354-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 13, 2015). · cites it 2× “11 TEX. WATER CODE § 7.353 .................”
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