Tex. Water Code § 16.354
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 16.354, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 16.354. ATTORNEY GENERAL ENFORCEMENT.
Official statutory text
In addition to the ability of any political subdivision to enforce this subchapter, the attorney general may file suit to:
(1) enforce a rule adopted under Section 16.350;
(2) recover a civil penalty under Section 16.352;
(3) obtain injunctive relief under Section 16.353;
(4) recover damages under Section 16.3535;
(5) enforce a political subdivision's rules, recover any penalty, recover any damages, and obtain any injunctive relief; or
(6) recover attorney's fees, investigative costs, and court costs.
(1) enforce a rule adopted under Section 16.350;
(2) recover a civil penalty under Section 16.352;
(3) obtain injunctive relief under Section 16.353;
(4) recover damages under Section 16.3535;
(5) enforce a political subdivision's rules, recover any penalty, recover any damages, and obtain any injunctive relief; or
(6) recover attorney's fees, investigative costs, and court costs.
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