The district has:(1) the powers of a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and the general laws of this state; and(2) the powers of government and the authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions that are conferred by this chapter and the general laws of this state. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2007.
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