Tex. Water Code § 56.020
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 56.020, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 56.020. ENGINEER.
Official statutory text
(a) If the findings of the commissioners court under Section 56.019 of this code favor creating the district, the commissioners court shall appoint a competent civil engineer, who shall be entitled to as many assistants as necessary.
(b) The engineer and his assistants are entitled to the compensation and allowances for transportation, supplies, and other expenses agreed on by the engineer and the commissioners court.
(b) The engineer and his assistants are entitled to the compensation and allowances for transportation, supplies, and other expenses agreed on by the engineer and the commissioners court.
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