Texas Water Code

§ 54.012 — PURPOSES OF A DISTRICT

WA § 54.012Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 54. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS · Art. B. CREATION OR EXPANSION OF DISTRICT; CONVERSION OF DISTRICT

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A district shall be created for the following purposes:

(1)the control, storage, preservation, and distribution of its storm water and floodwater, the water of its rivers and streams for irrigation, power, and all other useful purposes;

(2)the reclamation and irrigation of its arid, semiarid, and other land needing irrigation;

(3)the reclamation and drainage of its overflowed land and other land needing drainage;

(4)the conservation and development of its forests, water, and hydroelectric power;

(5)the navigation of its inland and coastal water;

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (H.B. 4370), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2025.