{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.072","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 231.072","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Lake\" means an inland body of standing water, including a reservoir formed by impounding the water of a river or creek but not including an impoundment of salt water or brackish water, that:\n(A) has a storage capacity of more than one million acre-feet; and\n(B) is owned in whole or part by a political subdivision of this state, including a special-purpose district or authority.\n(2) \"Lake area\" means the area within 5,000 feet of where the shoreline of a lake would be if the lake were filled to its storage capacity.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 231. COUNTY ZONING AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER E. ZONING AROUND CERTAIN LAKES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.231.htm#231.072","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"07f350407a704ce00310acb3611cf789a1ac48ebc1d38d2098726fff455924be","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.071","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.073"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}