Tex. Water Code § 55.241

This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 55.241, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.

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§ 55.241. PURPOSE.

Official statutory text

The powers granted to the district and its board under this subchapter are for the purpose of helping the district to maintain the purity of district water, to protect the preservation and use of the water, to protect the lives of persons who desire to go on, over, or across the water, and to insure the safety of persons using the water.

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