{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8101.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.151","heading":"POWERS AND DUTIES.","body":"The authority has:\n(1) all the powers of a governmental agency; and\n(2) the rights, powers, privileges, and functions that:\n(A) may be contemplated and implied by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; or\n(B) are conferred by the general laws of the state relating to water control and improvement districts, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, unless those rights, powers, privileges, or functions conflict with this chapter.\nActs 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 8101. ATHENS MUNICIPAL WATER AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8101.htm#8101.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"f99d9932ce51b1936befd7a9b9014150586b9df42bf65b205bc2fa280bb9ea86","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8101.108","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8101.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}