Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 57.091 - Purposes of District A district may be created for the following purposes:
(1) to construct and maintain levees and other improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, and streams;(2) to reclaim lands from overflow from these streams;(3) to control and distribute the waters of rivers and streams by straightening and otherwise improving them; and(4) to provide for the proper drainage and other improvement of the reclaimed land. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. 8/30/1971.