Tex. Water Code § 51.043
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.043, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.043. EFFECT OF CONVERSION.
Official statutory text
A district which converts into a district operating under this chapter shall:
(1) be constituted a water control and improvement district operating under and governed by this chapter;
(2) be a conservation and reclamation district under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution; and
(3) have and may exercise all the powers, authority, functions, and privileges provided in this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as if the district had been created under this chapter.
(1) be constituted a water control and improvement district operating under and governed by this chapter;
(2) be a conservation and reclamation district under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution; and
(3) have and may exercise all the powers, authority, functions, and privileges provided in this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as if the district had been created under this chapter.
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