{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.256","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 13.256","heading":"COUNTY FEE.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county with a population of more than 2.8 million may not charge a water and sewer utility a fee for the privilege of installing or replacing a water or sewer line in the county's right-of-way.\n(b) This section does not affect a franchise agreement or other contract entered into before September 1, 1995.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE B. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 13. WATER RATES AND SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER G. CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.13.htm#13.256","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"f46ccbe1302d54654b73cf230bb3fd0c5a84cd8e30b39f8558d4bbb4d7bdbd89","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.2551","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}