{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-5.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 5.012","heading":"DECLARATION OF POLICY.","body":"The commission is the agency of the state given primary responsibility for implementing the constitution and laws of this state relating to the conservation of natural resources and the protection of the environment.\nAmended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.004, eff. Aug. 12, 1991.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES","CHAPTER 5. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBCHAPTER B. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.5.htm#5.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"b963302a6b3f573c140509e8c8284816e3fb75a3c799f08f1db66ab9123f28b2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-5.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-5.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}