Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 90.008
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 90.008, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 90.008. PUBLIC ACCESS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as otherwise allowed by law, a person may not restrict, obstruct, interfere with, or limit public recreational use of a protected freshwater area.
(b) This section does not allow the public to use private property to gain access to a protected freshwater area without permission of the landowner.
(b) This section does not allow the public to use private property to gain access to a protected freshwater area without permission of the landowner.
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