{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8440.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8440.101","heading":"GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.","body":"(a) The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties:\n(1) provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code;\n(2) relating to a road district or road utility district created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution; and\n(3) relating to the provision of potable and nonpotable water to the residents and businesses of Travis and Hays Counties, including the construction, acquisition, operation, and maintenance of a supply and distribution facility or system.\n(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the district may not construct, acquire, operate, or maintain a toll road.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2017.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (S.B. 2243), Sec. 2, eff. June 12, 2017.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 8440. WEST TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8440.htm#8440.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"911e7513ecf3ec5556705d92f800895851963301dfdcd847a266f1bacb0415bb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8440.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8441.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}