{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-552.048","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 552.048","heading":"BILLINGS; DEPOSIT NOT REQUIRED.","body":"(a) The municipality may bill drainage charges, identified separately, with the municipality's other public utility billings. Any delinquent billings may be collected on the benefitted property under the procedure prescribed by this subchapter.\n(b) The municipality may not require a deposit for drainage service as a precondition to accepting surface flow in the drainage utility system.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 852, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.\nRenumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.048 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 13. WATER AND UTILITIES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL WATER AND UTILITIES","CHAPTER 552. MUNICIPAL UTILITIES","SUBCHAPTER C. MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE UTILITY SYSTEMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.552.htm#552.048","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"8618f2b29bcf49835838052201dfbdc414128532d0c576e6478ed6658bc27a62","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-552.047","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-552.049"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}