Tex. Water Code § 61.176
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 61.176, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 61.176. CITY POLICE POWERS.
Official statutory text
Nothing in this subchapter shall repeal or affect the police powers of any municipality inside the district, or any law, ordinance, or regulation authorizing and empowering the municipality to exercise the powers relating to any navigable stream or aids to navigation and facilities in a navigation district, not in conflict with this subchapter.
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