Texas Local Government Code Title 13, Chapter 561 - Water Control By Counties

• Texas Section 561.001 - Flood Control Property; Condemnation
  (a) A county may acquire public or private real property, including easements and rights-of-way, for the purpose of building canals, drains, levees, and other improvements...
• Texas Section 561.002 - Joint Project
  (a) The commissioners court of a county may contract with a governmental unit, including a county, municipality, or other political subdivision, to jointly acquire a...
• Texas Section 561.003 - Plans And Programs
  (a) The commissioners court of a county may contract with the federal soil conservation service, a state soil conservation district, the state extension service, a...
• Texas Section 561.004 - Survey By County With Tax Valuation Of $290 Million Or More
  Sec. 561.004. SURVEY BY COUNTY WITH TAX VALUATION OF $290 MILLION OR MORE. In a county with a tax valuation of $290 million or more...
• Texas Section 561.005 - Cooperation With United States
  (a) The commissioners court of a county that borders Mexico, or of a county adjacent to a county that borders Mexico, may, in consideration of...
• Texas Section 561.006 - Grant Of Seawall Right-of-way
  (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may, if it considers it proper, donate and grant to the state or to a nonprofit...
• Texas Section 561.007 - Master Drainage Plan For Certain Counties
  (a) This section applies only to a county that: (1) has a population of 190,000 or more, is adjacent to a county with a population...
• Texas Section 561.008 - Breakwaters In Certain Counties
  (a) The commissioners court of a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico, other than Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Orange, or Willacy County, may: (1)...
• Texas Section 561.009 - Referendum On Flood Control Tax And Projects Funded
  (a) The commissioners court of a county may order a referendum on the question of whether: (1) flood control taxes should be increased; (2) flood...
• Texas Section 561.010 - Provision Of Flood Relief To Colonias
  (a) In this section, "colonia" means a geographic area that consists of 11 or more dwellings located in close proximity to each other in an...

Last modified: September 28, 2016