{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.088","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 53.088","heading":"STATUS OF THE DISTRICT.","body":"A district is:\n(1) a governmental agency;\n(2) a body politic and corporate; and\n(3) a defined district within the meaning of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 406, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 53. FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER C. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.53.htm#53.088","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"56cb375c2f9d88a64944e08e475d80d9095f45dd24153ae60ebfa8a44381d4f3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.075","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}