Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided May 22, 1987Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Lloyd Criss Chairman Committee on Labor and Employment Relations Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769
Re: Effect of chapter 56 of the Water Code with regard to the authority of the Galveston County Drainage District No. 2
Dear Representative Criss:
You ask whether chapter 56 of the Water Code controls the actions of the Galveston County Drainage District No. 2. That drainage district was created in 1910 under the Drainage Act of 1907, pursuant to article III, section 52, of the Texas Constitution. It is our opinion that the district is subject to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wharton County Drainage Dist. No. 1 v. HigbeeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Parker v. Harris County Drainage Dist. No. 2Court of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Matagorda County Drainage District No. 3Texas Supreme Court · 1980
- Matagorda County Drainage District No. 1 v. Commissioners' Court of Matagorda CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
- Hidalgo County Drainage Dist. No. 1 v. SwearingenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913