{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-49.220","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 49.220","heading":"RIGHT TO USE EXISTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY.","body":"All districts or water supply corporations are given rights-of-way within, along, under, and across all public, state, county, city, town, or village roads, highways, and rights-of-way and other public rights-of-way without the requirement for surety bond or security; provided, however, that the entity having jurisdiction over such roads, highways, and rights-of-way may require indemnification. A district or water supply corporation shall not proceed with any action to change, alter, or damage a portion of the state highway system without having first obtained the written consent of the Texas Department of Transportation, and the placement of any facility of a district or water supply corporation within state highway right-of-way shall be subject to department regulation.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 49. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER H. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.49.htm#49.220","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"8c284fb4f153da26a658045d25f517b22d86f1f4f70338578d7c8bf866957d7a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-49.219","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-49.221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}