Texas § WA.56.140 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § WA.56.140 — PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ WA.56.140. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS. (a) Canals, drains, ditches, and levees which are constructed by a district and watercourses which are cleaned or constructed by a district are the public property of the district. (b) A person who owns land in the district may drain into one or more of the public drains, and at his own expense, the landowner may make drains according to the natural slope of the land through other lands intervening between his land and the nearest public drain or watercourse or along any public highway. (c) Before constructing any drains, the landowner shall notify the board of his intention to construct a drain through another person's land or along a public highway, and the directors shall go on the premises and acting as a jury of view shall determine the place for constructing the drain. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 513, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
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Section WA.56.140 ("PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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