{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8859.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8859.002","heading":"NATURE OF DISTRICT; FINDINGS.","body":"(a) The district is a groundwater conservation district in Grayson and Fannin Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.\n(b) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.\n(c) All of the land and other property included within the boundaries of the district will be benefited by the works and projects that are to be accomplished by the district under powers conferred by this chapter and by Chapter 36, Water Code.\n(d) Any fees imposed by the district under this chapter are necessary to pay for the costs of accomplishing the purposes of the district, including the conservation and management of groundwater resources, as provided by this chapter and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 884 (S.B. 2529), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER For expiration of this subchapter, see Section 8859.025.","CHAPTER 8859. RED RIVER GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8859.htm#8859.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"16a34f000de9bff68cd80af82579e3505488fc6e25fb013cd5231aca40f617ec","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8859.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8859.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}