{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-11.123","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 11.123","heading":"PERMIT PREFERENCES.","body":"The commission shall give preference to applications in the order declared in Section 11.024 of this code and to applications which will effectuate the maximum utilization of water and are calculated to prevent the escape of water without contribution to a beneficial public service.\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 D. PERMITS TO USE STATE WATER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.11.htm#11.123","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"2d1f8839c1e905b0af34a7dfaff337f2472d1f86ccd9ca9c9d8cfe5dc088bbc4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-11.122","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-11.124"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}