Tex. Water Code § 13.0421
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 13.0421, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 13.0421. RATES CHARGED BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies to a municipally owned water and sewer utility that on January 1, 1989, required some or all of its wholesale customers to assess a surcharge for service against residential customers who reside outside the municipality's municipal boundaries.
(b) A municipality may not require a municipal utility district to assess a surcharge against users of water or sewer service prior to the annexation of the municipal utility district.
(b) A municipality may not require a municipal utility district to assess a surcharge against users of water or sewer service prior to the annexation of the municipal utility district.
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