{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-15.951","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 15.951","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Account\" means the colonia self-help account.\n(2) \"Colonia\" means a geographic area that:\n(A) is an economically distressed area as defined by Section 17.921;\n(B) is located in a county any part of which is within 50 miles of an international border; and\n(C) consists of at least 11 dwellings, or of at least a lower number of dwellings as specified by the board for which the board determines that a self-help project will be cost-effective, that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood.\n(2-a) \"Nonprofit organization\" means an organization qualifying for an exemption from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n(2-b) \"Political subdivision\" has the meaning assigned by Section 17.921.\n(3) \"Program\" means the colonia self-help program established under this subchapter.\n(4) \"Retail public utility\" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002.\n(5) \"Self-help project\" means a project in which the people who will benefit from the project actively participate.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1234, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (S.B. 99), Sec. 15, eff. June 15, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 60 (S.B. 1371), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE C. WATER DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 15. TEXAS WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM","SUBCHAPTER P. COLONIA SELF-HELP PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.15.htm#15.951","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"35a29845948c95bded0e5bd5690b253670447d6c30e6baa7cb6b63b20aef6632","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-15.920","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-15.952"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}