Tex. Water Code § 53.146
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 53.146, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 53.146. MAINTENANCE FUND.
Official statutory text
(a) A district shall have a maintenance and operating fund. The fund consists of all money collected by assessment or otherwise for maintaining and operating the property of the district.
(b) The board shall use the money in this fund to pay:
(1) all salaries of officers and employees, other than that of the assessor and collector; and
(2) operating expenses.
(b) The board shall use the money in this fund to pay:
(1) all salaries of officers and employees, other than that of the assessor and collector; and
(2) operating expenses.
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