{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.415","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 36.415","heading":"RULES; ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES.","body":"(a) A district by rule shall adopt procedural rules to implement this subchapter and may adopt notice and hearing procedures in addition to those provided by this subchapter.\n(b) In adopting the rules, a district shall:\n(1) define under what circumstances an application is considered contested;\n(2) limit participation in a hearing on a contested application to persons who have a personal justiciable interest related to a legal right, duty, privilege, power, or economic interest that is within a district's regulatory authority and affected by a permit or permit amendment application, not including persons who have an interest common to members of the public; and\n(3) establish the deadline for a person who may participate under Subdivision (2) to file in the manner required by the district a protest and request for a contested case hearing.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 970 (H.B. 1763), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 405 (H.B. 2179), Sec. 8, eff. June 10, 2015.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE E. GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 36. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER M. PERMIT AND PERMIT AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS; NOTICE AND HEARING PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.36.htm#36.415","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"cc8ae4018c0099c2b400220e36aa737597f7337d802853e183abedd8b2ec84c1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.414","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.416"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}