Tex. Water Code § 65.016
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 65.016, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 65.016. CONSENT OF CITY.
Official statutory text
A district may operate within the corporate limits of a city or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city, provided that a city may require that the district construct all facilities to serve the land in accordance with plans and specifications that are approved by the city. The city may also require that the city be entitled to inspect facilities being constructed by a district within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city.
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