{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-59.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 59.001","heading":"PURPOSE AND APPLICATION.","body":"(a) The purpose of this chapter is to authorize creation and operation of regional districts for water, sanitary sewer, drainage, and municipal solid waste disposal under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.\n(b) This chapter applies only in counties with a population of at least 3.3 million or bordering a county with a population of at least 3.3 million.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 149, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 59. REGIONAL DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER A. DISTRICT CREATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.59.htm#59.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"d32cc2a1ef4e8226e645558883999e8b5f7e91d0e598fdd70488c6cd2981f61d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-58.836","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-59.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}