No person may wilfully take, divert, or appropriate any state water for any purpose without first complying with all applicable requirements of this chapter.
Official text of the Texas Water Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Water Code › Title 2 › Chapter 11 › Subchapter C
Texas Water Code § 11.081
Unlawful Use of State Water
Water Rights · Unlawful Use, Diversion, Waste, Etc.
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. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.