{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-12.015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 12.015","heading":"POWER TO CONDEMN WORKS.","body":"(a) The commission may condemn existing works if their existence or operation may, in the judgment of the commission, become a public menace or dangerous to life and property.\n(b) In all cases of proposed condemnation, the commission shall notify the interested party of the contemplated action and shall specify a time for him to appear and be heard.\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 12. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO WATER RIGHTS","SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO WATER RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.12.htm#12.015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"978b97221c07dc3c847050aca4181d8b0d695e9c5c2f76f26ec7ab644d8318e3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-12.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-12.016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}