Tex. Water Code § 56.016
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 56.016, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 56.016. TIME OF HEARING.
Official statutory text
At the same meeting at which the petition is presented, the commissioners court shall schedule a hearing on the petition at a regular or special meeting of the commissioners court. The hearing must be held during the period beginning on the 30th day and ending with the 60th day after the day the petition is presented.
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