{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-11.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 11.021","heading":"STATE WATER.","body":"(a) The water of the ordinary flow, underflow, and tides of every flowing river, natural stream, and lake, and of every bay or arm of the Gulf of Mexico, and the storm water, floodwater, and rainwater of every river, natural stream, canyon, ravine, depression, and watershed in the state is the property of the state.\n(b) Water imported from any source outside the boundaries of the state for use in the state and which is transported through the beds and banks of any navigable stream within the state or by utilizing any facilities owned or operated by the state is the property of the state.\nAmended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE B. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 11. WATER RIGHTS","SUBCHAPTER B. RIGHTS IN STATE WATER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.11.htm#11.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"9887448fb9318e6708f0334da680b4b6e16992fe1e79a1d8dc5d10218cbc5b7f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-11.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-11.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}