Texas Water Code

§ 35.002 — DEFINITIONS

WA § 35.002Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part E. GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT · Ch. 35. GROUNDWATER STUDIES

Statute text

In this chapter:

(1)"District" means any district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that has the authority to regulate the spacing of water wells, the production from water wells, or both.

(2)"Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3)"Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.

(4)"Executive administrator" means the executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board.

(5)"Groundwater" means water percolating below the surface of the earth.

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766), Sec. 85, eff. September 1, 2025.