{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51a.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 51A.009","heading":"CONSTRUCTION.","body":"The powers granted by this chapter to districts shall be broadly interpreted and liberally construed to effect the legislative intent and the purposes of this chapter and not as a limitation of powers.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 19.004(a), eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 51A. METROPOLITAN WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS AND SUBDISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.51A.htm#51A.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"e82036548aa6a8a202e049dc8bdef4a0ffa107edc922d65e053349b884bc7135","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51a.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-52.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}