Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 8504.153. Powers Relating to Water

(a) The authority may own the water rights and appropriate and divert water of this state under the permits and contracts previously owned by and acquired from the Devers Canal Rice Producers Association, Inc.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8504.154, the authority may distribute, sell, and use water of this state for any purpose approved by the commission.  (Acts 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 63, Secs. 13C(c), (d).)