{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.172","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 51.172","heading":"LIABILITY ON CONTRACTS OF ACQUIRED IRRIGATION SYSTEM.","body":"If a district acquires an established irrigation system which has contracted to supply water to others and the holders of the contracts or the lands entitled to service of water are not within the district, the contracts and duties shall be performed by the district in the same manner and to the same extent that any other purchaser of the system would be bound.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 51. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.51.htm#51.172","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"a4b689e1e538ef6a618fe12f38afd6646a6e2f6dc7bf7e50933a076578f574b0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.171","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.173"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}