Tex. Water Code § 63.106: LEGAL COUNSEL.

The commission may employ an attorney to represent the district in preparation of any contract, to conduct any proceeding in or out of court, to be the legal advisor of the commission, and to perform any other function considered necessary. The attorney shall be retained on the terms and for the fees which the commission determines and on which the parties agree.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.