{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.189","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 7.189","heading":"VENUE.","body":"Venue for prosecution of an alleged violation under this subchapter is in:\n(1) the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred;\n(2) the county where the defendant resides;\n(3) if the alleged violation involves the transportation of a discharge, waste, or pollutant, any county to which or through which the discharge, waste, or pollutant was transported; or\n(4) Travis County.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES","CHAPTER 7. ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER E. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.7.htm#7.189","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"7d9ffea575081c94f1ae82dd978f9d44f4d1add5bb7914c55289701e234ef63b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.188","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}