{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-201.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.006","heading":"CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.","body":"(a) Except as provided by this section, information collected by the state board or a conservation district is not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed if the information is collected in response to a specific request from a landowner or the landowner's agent or tenant for technical assistance relating to a water quality management plan or other conservation plan if the assistance is to be provided:\n(1) under this code; and\n(2) on private land that:\n(A) is part of a conservation plan or water quality management plan developed cooperatively with the state board or conservation district; or\n(B) is the subject of a report prepared by the state board or conservation district.\n(b) The state board or a conservation district may disclose information regarding a tract of land to:\n(1) the owner of the tract or the owner's agent or tenant; and\n(2) a person other than the owner or the owner's agent or tenant if:\n(A) the owner or the agent or tenant consents in writing to full or specified partial disclosure of the information; and\n(B) the consent is attached to each plan or report regarding the tract prepared by the state board or conservation district.\n(c) The state board or a conservation district may disclose, in a manner that prevents the identification of a particular tract of land, the owner of the tract, or the owner's agent or tenant, a summary of information collected by the state board or conservation district regarding:\n(1) the number of acres of land that are in a particular conservation plan;\n(2) the number of acres of land that are subject to a particular conservation practice; or\n(3) other conservation program information.\n(d) The state board or a conservation district shall provide a person with notice regarding this section at the time the person requests technical assistance from the state board or conservation district.\n(e) The state board or a conservation district may disclose information to a law enforcement agency of this state or the United States in compliance with a subpoena for the information.\n(f) The state board or a conservation district may disclose information relating to water quality complaints or compliance failures to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Section 201.026.\n(g) The state board or a conservation district may disclose to the attorney general information relating to a breach of contract.\n(h) The state board or a conservation district may not be held liable for damage caused by a violation of this section.\n(i) A reference in this section to the state board or a conservation district includes an officer, employee, or agent of the state board or conservation district.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 410, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 7. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 201. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.201.htm#201.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"5511c9bf03581b240d5546c3ae5b9dbe16a2c7f9db33e264c3038c4f8d4b3d56","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-201.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-201.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}