{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.178","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 51.178","heading":"AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE IRRIGATION SYSTEM SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE.","body":"A district may acquire by gift, grant, or purchase any part of an irrigation system serving the district which is subject to a mortgage or encumbrance. The mortgage or encumbrance shall not be assumed by the district and shall not be an indebtedness of the district but shall constitute solely a charge on the encumbered property and the revenue from it.\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#51.178","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"53840d675a883214a57732746728b335f3ba8e8a53f762e417a4accf9ec1e471","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.177","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.179"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}