Tex. Water Code § 65.012
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 65.012, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 65.012. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Official statutory text
A district may be created:
(1) to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire sources of water supply; to build, operate, and maintain facilities for the transportation of water; and to sell water to towns, cities, and other political subdivisions of this state, to private business entities, and to individuals;
(2) for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of fire-fighting facilities to perform all fire-fighting activities within the district; or
(3) for the protection, preservation, and restoration of the purity and sanitary condition of water within the district.
(1) to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire sources of water supply; to build, operate, and maintain facilities for the transportation of water; and to sell water to towns, cities, and other political subdivisions of this state, to private business entities, and to individuals;
(2) for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of fire-fighting facilities to perform all fire-fighting activities within the district; or
(3) for the protection, preservation, and restoration of the purity and sanitary condition of water within the district.
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