Tex. Water Code § 51.854
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.854, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.854. FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM.
Official statutory text
The commission and the authority, in conjunction with affected political subdivisions, shall develop a basinwide flood warning system to alert the public and local officials of imminent flooding in order to effectuate orderly withdrawal from floodplains and to institute other appropriate precautions.
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