Tex. Water Code § 30.033
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 30.033, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 30.033. PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY CONDEMNATION OR OTHERWISE.
Official statutory text
(a) To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, a district may acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or in any other manner all or any interest in property inside or outside the boundaries of the district and may own, maintain, use, and operate it.
(b) To accomplish the purposes of the chapter, a district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire all or any interest in property inside or outside the boundaries of the district. The power shall be exercised according to the laws applicable or available to the district.
(b) To accomplish the purposes of the chapter, a district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire all or any interest in property inside or outside the boundaries of the district. The power shall be exercised according to the laws applicable or available to the district.
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