{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.124","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 36.124","heading":"DISTRICT ACT OR PROCEEDING PRESUMED VALID.","body":"(a) A governmental act or proceeding of a district is conclusively presumed, as of the date it occurred, valid and to have occurred in accordance with all applicable statutes and rules if:\n(1) the third anniversary of the effective date of the act or proceeding has expired; and\n(2) a lawsuit to annul or invalidate the act or proceeding has not been filed on or before that third anniversary.\n(b) This section does not apply to:\n(1) an act or proceeding that was void at the time it occurred;\n(2) an act or proceeding that, under a statute of this state or the United States, was a misdemeanor or felony at the time the act or proceeding occurred;\n(3) a rule that, at the time it was passed, was preempted by a statute of this state or the United States, including Section 1.06 or 109.57, Alcoholic Beverage Code; or\n(4) a matter that on the effective date of this section:\n(A) is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final judgment of a court; or\n(B) has been held invalid by a final judgment of a court.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2001.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE E. GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 36. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.36.htm#36.124","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"1ed3b58052abe17bdc95a702f718ac33810c2b0b37e91647df51bfdb9149a3e7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.123","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}