Tex. Water Code § 12.015
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 12.015, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 12.015. POWER TO CONDEMN WORKS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission may condemn existing works if their existence or operation may, in the judgment of the commission, become a public menace or dangerous to life and property.
(b) In all cases of proposed condemnation, the commission shall notify the interested party of the contemplated action and shall specify a time for him to appear and be heard.
(b) In all cases of proposed condemnation, the commission shall notify the interested party of the contemplated action and shall specify a time for him to appear and be heard.
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