{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-55.161","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 55.161","heading":"PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.","body":"(a) A water improvement district may provide for irrigation of the land within its boundaries.\n(b) A district operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may furnish water for domestic, power, and commercial purposes.\n(c) A district may be formed to cooperate with the United States under the federal reclamation laws for the purpose of:\n(1) construction of irrigation and drainage facilities necessary to maintain the irrigability of the land;\n(2) purchase, extension, operation, or maintenance of constructed facilities; or\n(3) assumption, as principal or guarantor, of indebtedness to the United States on account of district lands.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 440, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 55. WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.55.htm#55.161","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"3f625cdd8b90d6916e7d67caedd633a0cf533c8f41f01b2088e61709e9b9357f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-55.110","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-55.163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}