{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.085","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 13.085","heading":"ASSISTANCE BY UTILITY COMMISSION.","body":"On request, the utility commission may advise and assist municipalities and affected counties in connection with questions and proceedings arising under this chapter. This assistance may include aid to municipalities or an affected county in connection with matters pending before the utility commission, the courts, the governing body of any municipality, or the commissioners court of an affected county, including making members of the staff available to them as witnesses and otherwise providing evidence.\nAdded by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 979, Sec. 10, eff. June 16, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.20, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE B. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 13. WATER RATES AND SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER D. MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.13.htm#13.085","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"58aabc247020095ea441ec626ace384fa96552b211a36c5f4ab614ee5495ea6e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.084","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.086"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}