Texas Statutes
§ 8501.156 — POWERS RELATING TO FLOODING.
Texas § 8501.156
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Code SDSpecial District Local Laws Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 8501.156 (2026).
Text
Sec. 8501.156. POWERS RELATING TO FLOODING. In acting under Section 8501.155 , the authority may:
(1)prevent the devastation of land from recurrent overflows;
(2)protect life and property in the authority from uncontrolled floodwater; and
(3)encourage the conservation of soil to prevent destructive erosion and to prevent the increased flood menace related to that erosion.
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Legislative History
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
Nearby Sections
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§ 8501.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 8501.0015
APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.§ 8501.002
WATER RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED.§ 8501.003
REGULAR OFFICE OF AUTHORITY.§ 8501.004
RECORDS.§ 8501.005
LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.§ 8501.051
CREATION AND NATURE OF AUTHORITY.§ 8501.052
TERRITORY.§ 8501.101
MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD.§ 8501.1011
TRAINING REQUIRED FOR BOARD MEMBERS.§ 8501.102
TERMS.§ 8501.103
VACANCY.§ 8501.104
OATH AND BOND REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTOR.§ 8501.105
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.§ 8501.106
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Texas § 8501.156, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/SD/8501.156.