Tex. Water Code § 16.271
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 16.271, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 16.271. IMPROVEMENT OF STREAMS AND CANALS AND CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES WITHIN CYPRESS CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN.
Official statutory text
The board may improve streams and canals and construct all waterways and other facilities necessary to provide for navigation within the Cypress Creek drainage basin which is located in the northeast portion of the state.
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