Texas § 7816.0301 GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.

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§ 7816.0301 — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.

Texas § 7816.0301

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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 7816.0301 (2026).

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Sec. 7816.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.

(a)The district may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by Section 59 , Article XVI, Texas Constitution, Chapters 49 and 57 , Water Code, and this chapter.

(b)The district may construct and maintain levees and other improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, streams, and drainage courses for the purposes of:

(1)reclaiming land from overflow from that water;

(2)controlling and distributing the water of rivers and streams by straightening and improving the rivers and streams;

(3)draining and improving the land; and

(4)preventing the pollution of the water.

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Sec. 7816.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The district may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by Section 59 , Article XVI, Texas Constitution, Chapters 49 and 57 , Water Code, and this chapter.
(b) The district may construct and maintain levees and other improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, streams, and drainage courses for the purposes of:
(1) reclaiming land from overflow from that water;
(2) controlling and distributing the water of rivers and streams by straightening and improving the rivers and streams;
(3) draining and improving the land; and
(4) preventing the pollution of the water.