Texas Local Government Code 580.001 – Water Contracts in Border Municipalities and Counties
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 580.001
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The governing body of a municipality or county that has a boundary that is contiguous with the border between this state and the Republic of Mexico may contract for the acquisition of water or water rights with a border municipality or state in the Republic of Mexico if the contract is approved and monitored by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico.