Tex. Water Code § 16.323
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 16.323, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 16.323. ENFORCEMENT BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Official statutory text
(a) If it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this subchapter, a political subdivision may institute a civil suit in the appropriate court for:
(1) injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation or threat of violation, including an order directing the person to remove illegal improvements and restore preexisting conditions;
(2) the assessment and recovery of the civil penalty provided by Section 16.322; or
(3) both the injunctive relief and the civil penalty.
(b) On application for injunctive relief and a finding that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this subchapter, the court shall grant the injunctive relief that the facts warrant.
(1) injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation or threat of violation, including an order directing the person to remove illegal improvements and restore preexisting conditions;
(2) the assessment and recovery of the civil penalty provided by Section 16.322; or
(3) both the injunctive relief and the civil penalty.
(b) On application for injunctive relief and a finding that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this subchapter, the court shall grant the injunctive relief that the facts warrant.
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