Tex. Water Code § 49.067
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 49.067, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 49.067. CONTRACTS.
Official statutory text
(a) A district shall contract, and be contracted with, in the name of the district.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a contract for technical, scientific, legal, fiscal, or other professional services must be approved by the board unless specifically delegated by board action. The terms and conditions of such a contract, including the terms for payment, are subject to the decision of the board unless specifically delegated by board action. The board through such action cannot abrogate its fiscal responsibility.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a contract for technical, scientific, legal, fiscal, or other professional services must be approved by the board unless specifically delegated by board action. The terms and conditions of such a contract, including the terms for payment, are subject to the decision of the board unless specifically delegated by board action. The board through such action cannot abrogate its fiscal responsibility.
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