Tex. Water Code § 51.425
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.425, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.425. PROCEDURE IN VALIDATION SUIT.
Official statutory text
(a) A validation suit shall be brought by the district in the district court of any county in which all or part of the district is located or in a district court in Travis County.
(b) The suit shall be in the nature of a proceeding in rem.
(c) Any person who is interested in the suit may intervene and file an answer.
(d) The issue shall be tried and determined by the court and judgment shall be entered on the findings.
(e) Repealed by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2646, ch. 707, Sec. 4(50), eff. Aug. 31, 1981.
(b) The suit shall be in the nature of a proceeding in rem.
(c) Any person who is interested in the suit may intervene and file an answer.
(d) The issue shall be tried and determined by the court and judgment shall be entered on the findings.
(e) Repealed by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2646, ch. 707, Sec. 4(50), eff. Aug. 31, 1981.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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