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Tex. Water Code § 11.021

STATE WATER

Applied in 23 court decisions — leading case Texas Parks & Wildlife Department v. Sawyer Trust (2011)

Most recently applied in in Re Sustainable Texas Oyster Resource Management, L.L.C. (May 2019)

Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) The water of the ordinary flow, underflow, and tides of every flowing river, natural stream, and lake, and of every bay or arm of the Gulf of Mexico, and the storm water, floodwater, and rainwater of every river, natural stream, canyon, ravine, depression, and watershed in the state is the property of the state.

(b) Water imported from any source outside the boundaries of the state for use in the state and which is transported through the beds and banks of any navigable stream within the state or by utilizing any facilities owned or operated by the state is the property of the state.

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