{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-31.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 31.003","heading":"PERMIT FROM COMMISSION.","body":"A person desiring to drill, excavate, or otherwise construct a subsurface excavation may not begin construction without first obtaining a permit for the work from the commission.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 15.02(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL","CHAPTER 31. SUBSURFACE EXCAVATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.31.htm#31.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"a4aae6ebb203f45327cbad415b55fbaca1856bb57e2e836bdaa051b50a50035e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-31.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-31.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}