Tex. Water Code § 53.013
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 53.013, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 53.013. PRESENTING PETITION.
Official statutory text
A person may present a petition requesting creation of a district to the commissioners court of the county which includes the land in the proposed district. If the commissioners court is not in session, the petition may be presented to the county judge.
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