Tex. Water Code § 61.001
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 61.001, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 61.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "District" means a navigation district created under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution.
(2) "Commission" means the navigation and canal commission of a district.
(3) "Board" means the navigation board.
(4) "Commissioners court" means the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located or the commissioners court of the county of jurisdiction.
(5) "Commissioner" means a member of the navigation and canal commission.
(1) "District" means a navigation district created under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution.
(2) "Commission" means the navigation and canal commission of a district.
(3) "Board" means the navigation board.
(4) "Commissioners court" means the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located or the commissioners court of the county of jurisdiction.
(5) "Commissioner" means a member of the navigation and canal commission.
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