Tex. Water Code § 57.020
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 57.020, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 57.020. APPEAL OF DISMISSAL OF PETITION.
Official statutory text
If at the hearing on the petition the commissioners court enters an order dismissing the petition, the petitioners or any one of them or any taxpayer in the district may appeal the order to the district court of the county.
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