{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1901.256","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.256","heading":"ENFORCEMENT BY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT.","body":"(a) This section applies only to a violation related to a well located in the boundaries of the groundwater conservation district seeking to bring an action under this section.\n(b) A groundwater conservation district shall enforce compliance with Section 1901.255 related to wells located in the boundaries of the district.\n(c) A groundwater conservation district may bring an action to enjoin a person from violating Section 1901.255.\n(d) A groundwater conservation district may enforce by injunction or other appropriate remedy in a court any rule, decision, determination, or order adopted or entered under this chapter that is related to Section 1901.255.\n(e) A groundwater conservation district may bring an action to recover a civil penalty under Section 1901.401 for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter related to Section 1901.255.\n(f) The groundwater conservation district may bring the action in the county in which:\n(1) the offending activity occurred; or\n(2) the person engaging in the activity resides.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 19.014, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE A. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO WATER","CHAPTER 1901. WATER WELL DRILLERS","SUBCHAPTER F. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1901.htm#1901.256","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"7d7e6673b243c4dfe7da2468757c4fdc495675da469963ec4142e01b73eefaee","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1901.255","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1901.257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}