Tex. Water Code § 51.178
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.178, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.178. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE IRRIGATION SYSTEM SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE.
Official statutory text
A district may acquire by gift, grant, or purchase any part of an irrigation system serving the district which is subject to a mortgage or encumbrance. The mortgage or encumbrance shall not be assumed by the district and shall not be an indebtedness of the district but shall constitute solely a charge on the encumbered property and the revenue from it.
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