Tex. Local Government Code § 562.011: MATAGORDA COUNTY.

(a) The Commissioners Court of Matagorda County may acquire, construct, or operate a water supply system or sewage system to serve areas of the county located outside the limits of a municipality.

(b) The county may enter a management or lease agreement with another public or private entity for the operation of a county water or sewage system acquired or constructed under this section.

(c) The county may apply for and receive grants or other assistance from a state or federal governmental entity to implement the purposes of this section.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 412.011 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(b)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.