Except as provided in Sections 11.1405, 11.142, 11.1421, 11.1422, and 18.003, no person may appropriate any state water or begin construction of any work designed for the storage, taking, or diversion of water without first obtaining a permit from the commission to make the appropriation.
Tex. Water Code § 11.121
PERMIT REQUIRED
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case FM Properties Operating Co. v. City of Austin (2000)
Most recently applied in Aransas Project v. Shaw (December 2014)
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.