Tex. Water Code § 11.022
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
The right to the use of state water may be acquired by appropriation in the manner and for the purposes provided in this chapter. When the right to use state water is lawfully acquired, it may be taken or diverted from its natural channel.
Tex. Water Code § 11.022