{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-5.271","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 5.271","heading":"CREATION AND GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL.","body":"The office of public interest counsel is created to ensure that the commission promotes the public's interest. The primary duty of the office is to represent the public interest as a party to matters before the commission.\nAmended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES","CHAPTER 5. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBCHAPTER G. OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.5.htm#5.271","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"f4c427dacc0aeebfe4bf05bb9043c9131ebb43c529f2303e835eb2543e79785b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-5.239","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-5.272"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}