{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-57.091","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 57.091","heading":"PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.","body":"A district may be created for the following purposes:\n(1) to construct and maintain levees and other improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, and streams;\n(2) to reclaim lands from overflow from these streams;\n(3) to control and distribute the waters of rivers and streams by straightening and otherwise improving them; and\n(4) to provide for the proper drainage and other improvement of the reclaimed land.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 57. LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.57.htm#57.091","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"b85320232d5069c6c3fee7c67298b9196eee361718bd17ff4ff01d372513ba5d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-57.061","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-57.092"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}