Tex. Water Code § 68.406
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 68.406, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 68.406. PETITION BY BOARD TO EXCLUDE TERRITORY AND FACILITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) On the request of a facility in the district or on its own motion, a board may petition the commissioners court of the county that created the district to exclude territory and included facilities from the district. The petition must include:
(1) a finding by the board that excluding the territory is practical, just, and reasonable;
(2) a description of the territory to be excluded; and
(3) a description of the total territory of the district after the exclusion of the territory.
(b) The petition may include recommendations to:
(1) modify one or more security zones or eliminate a security zone, provided that the district may not have fewer than four security zones; and
(2) modify assessments that the facility has not paid.
(1) a finding by the board that excluding the territory is practical, just, and reasonable;
(2) a description of the territory to be excluded; and
(3) a description of the total territory of the district after the exclusion of the territory.
(b) The petition may include recommendations to:
(1) modify one or more security zones or eliminate a security zone, provided that the district may not have fewer than four security zones; and
(2) modify assessments that the facility has not paid.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.