Tex. Water Code § 7.182
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 7.182, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 7.182. RECKLESS EMISSION OF AIR CONTAMINANT AND ENDANGERMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly, with respect to the person's conduct, emits an air contaminant that places another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury, unless the emission is made in strict compliance with Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, or a permit, variance, or order issued or a rule adopted by the commission.
(b) An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(D) or Section 7.187(2)(F) or both.
(c) An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(E).
(b) An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(D) or Section 7.187(2)(F) or both.
(c) An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(E).
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