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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 562.018

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN BORDER COUNTIES

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1104 (H.B. 3475), Sec. 1, eff

(a) This section applies only to a county:

(1) that is located adjacent to an international border; and

(2) in which a military installation and a national recreation area are located.

(b) The commissioners court of a county to which this section applies may acquire, construct, or operate a water supply system or a sewage system to serve unincorporated areas of the county.

(c) The county may enter a management or lease agreement with another public or private entity for the operation of a county water or sewage system acquired or constructed under this section.

(d) The county may apply for and receive grants or other assistance from a state or federal governmental entity to implement this section.

(e) The county may own, operate, or maintain a water or sewer utility in the same manner as a municipality under Chapter 402.

(f) A county may not construct, operate, or maintain a water supply system or sewage system in an area previously served by the county's water supply or sewage system after the area is annexed by a municipality and the municipality begins providing to the area water or sewer services previously provided by the county.

(g) This section does not authorize a county to sell water for a purpose other than for local use.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.