The commission is the agency of the state given primary responsibility for implementing the constitution and laws of this state relating to the conservation of natural resources and the protection of the environment.
Tex. Water Code § 5.012
DECLARATION OF POLICY
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case FM Properties Operating Co. v. City of Austin (2000)
Most recently applied in Texas Commission on Environmental Quality v. City of Waco (August 2013)
Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, 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.