Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8825.002: NATURE OF DISTRICT.

(a) The district is a groundwater conservation district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to create a locally controlled district to:

(1) protect and recharge groundwater;

(2) prevent pollution or waste of groundwater;

(3) control subsidence caused by withdrawal of water from the groundwater reservoirs in the area; and

(4) regulate the transport of water out of the district.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.