Tex. Water Code § 11.131
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 11.131, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 11.131. EXAMINATION AND DENIAL OF APPLICATION WITHOUT HEARING.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall make a preliminary examination of the application, and if it appears that there is no unappropriated water in the source of supply or that the proposed appropriation should not be allowed for other reasons, the commission may deny the application.
(b) If the commission denies the application under this section and the applicant elects not to proceed further, the commission may order any part of the fee submitted with the application returned to the applicant.
(b) If the commission denies the application under this section and the applicant elects not to proceed further, the commission may order any part of the fee submitted with the application returned to the applicant.
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