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§ 11.083 — OTHER UNLAWFUL TAKING.

Texas § 11.083
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Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 11.083 (2026).

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Sec. 11.083. OTHER UNLAWFUL TAKING.

(a)No person may wilfully open, close, change, or interfere with any headgate or water box without lawful authority.
(b)No person may wilfully use water or conduct water through his ditch or upon his land unless he is entitled to do so.

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Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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§ 11.001
VESTED RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED.
§ 11.002
DEFINITIONS.
§ 11.003
STREAMS THAT FORM BOUNDARIES INCLUDED.
§ 11.004
COMMISSION TO RECEIVE CERTIFIED COPIES OF JUDGMENTS, ETC.
§ 11.005
APPLICABILITY TO WORKS UNDER FEDERAL RECLAMATION ACT.
§ 11.021
STATE WATER.
§ 11.022
ACQUISITION OF RIGHT TO USE STATE WATER.
§ 11.023
PURPOSES FOR WHICH WATER MAY BE APPROPRIATED.
§ 11.0235
POLICY REGARDING WATERS OF THE STATE.
§ 11.0236
ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS ADVISORY GROUP.
§ 11.02361
TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
§ 11.02362
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW REGIME RECOMMENDATIONS.
§ 11.02363
PERIODIC REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW STANDARDS; STATEWIDE WORK PLAN.
§ 11.0237
WATER RIGHTS FOR INSTREAM FLOWS DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS OR BAY AND ESTUARY INFLOWS.
§ 11.024
APPROPRIATION: PREFERENCES.
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