{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-5.273","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 5.273","heading":"DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL.","body":"(a) The counsel shall represent the public interest and be a party to all proceedings before the commission.\n(b) The counsel may recommend needed legislative and regulatory changes.\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; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.23, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","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#5.273","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"7b15cacf8e68ae7bfa567a991c6e26b86468fb45d8aa611e4146f7d58cc464b2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-5.2725","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-5.274"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}