Texas § LG.580.001 - WATER CONTRACTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
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§ LG.580.001. WATER CONTRACTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
WATER CONTRACTS IN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES. The governing body of a municipality or county that has a boundary that is contiguous with the border between this state and the Republic of Mexico may contract for the acquisition of water or water rights with a border municipality or state in the Republic of Mexico if the contract is approved and monitored by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 769, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.261, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 430.001 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278 ), Sec. 3.76(c)(4), eff. April 1, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766 ), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2025.
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