Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided October 29, 1986Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Curtis R. Wilkinson Lamb County Attorney County Courthouse Room 108 Littlefield, Texas 79339
Re: Whether a lake in a municipal park is public water under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife for purposes of the Water Safety Act
Dear Mr. Wilkinson:
You inquire whether a lake in a certain municipal park is public water within the meaning of the Water Safety Act and subject to the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife for purposes of the Water Safety Act.
A home rule city has leased for recreational purposes a reservoir and adjacent shoreline…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- City of College Station v. Turtle Rock Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
- Turner v. Big Lake Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
- Lewis v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- Diversion Lake Club v. HeathTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Taylor Fishing Club v. HammettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
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