Tex. Water Code § 51.340
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.340, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.340. CERTAIN DAMAGES CAUSED BY SEWAGE BACKUP.
Official statutory text
(a) A district may pay actual property damages caused by the backup of the district's sanitary sewer system regardless of whether the district would be liable for the damages under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
(b) This section does not waive governmental immunity from suit or liability.
(b) This section does not waive governmental immunity from suit or liability.
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