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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Water Code § 49.237: DISTRICT CONSENT REQUIREMENT.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. WATER CODE
  2. TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS
  3. CHAPTER 49. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS
  4. SUBCHAPTER H. POWERS AND DUTIES

(a) This section applies only to a district that:

(1) provides potable water or sewer service;

(2) contracts for or employs peace officers;

(3) maintains a fire department;

(4) has within its boundaries:

(A) a private airport with a runway exceeding 5,900 feet in length; and

(B) a hotel; and

(5) is located in two counties.

(b) The area within a district described by Subsection (a) may not be included without the consent of the district in the boundaries of a municipality that provides law enforcement or fire protection services.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1356 (S.B. 1498), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:48Z. Source file · JSON

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