Tex. Water Code § 57.279
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 57.279, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 57.279. COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
Official statutory text
(a) Taxes levied on the benefit basis under this chapter are a first and prior lien on all property against which they are assessed and are payable, mature, and become delinquent as provided in the Property Tax Code for ad valorem taxes.
(b) The Property Tax Code governs the collection of delinquent taxes levied on the benefit basis and the sale of property for the payment of the taxes.
(b) The Property Tax Code governs the collection of delinquent taxes levied on the benefit basis and the sale of property for the payment of the taxes.
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