Tex. Water Code § 36.052
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 36.052, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 36.052. OTHER LAWS NOT APPLICABLE.
Official statutory text
(a) Other laws governing the administration or operations of districts created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, shall not apply to any district governed by this chapter. This chapter prevails over any other law in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter, except any special law governing a specific district shall prevail over this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the following provisions prevail over a conflicting or inconsistent provision of a special law that governs a specific district:
(1) Sections 36.107-36.108;
(2) Sections 36.159-36.161; and
(3) Subchapter I.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the following provisions prevail over a conflicting or inconsistent provision of a special law that governs a specific district:
(1) Sections 36.107-36.108;
(2) Sections 36.159-36.161; and
(3) Subchapter I.
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