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Tex. Water Code § 7.1021

This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 7.1021, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.

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§ 7.1021.

Official statutory text

Sec. 7.1021. MAXIMUM CIVIL PENALTY: VIOLATION OF COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAWS. (a) A person who knowingly discloses false information or negligently fails to disclose a hazard as required by Chapter 505 or 506, Health and Safety Code, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation.

(b) This section does not affect any other right of a person to receive compensation under other law.

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