Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.152: WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION.

(a) The authority may develop, construct, or purchase dams, reservoirs, and underground or other sources of water.

(b) The authority may construct or purchase all works, plants, and other facilities necessary or useful to:

(1) provide a source of water supply;

(2) store and process the water; and

(3) transport and distribute the water for municipal, domestic, and industrial purposes.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.