Texas Water Code - WATER § 53.122. Regulating Sanitary Conditions Inside the District

(a) A district may regulate the installation, maintenance, and operation of plumbing fixtures and facilities inside the district for the purpose of:

(b) The board may set a reasonable penalty for violating any rule authorized by Subsection (a) of this section, within these limits:

(c) The penalty set by the supervisors is in addition to other penalties provided by law.  A court of proper jurisdiction in the county where the district's principal office is located may enforce the penalties.

(d) A penalty for the violation of a rule is not valid unless a brief, substantial statement of the rule and the penalty is published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the district is located.  A penalty takes effect seven days after the second publication.

(e) The courts shall take judicial notice of the rules made by a district under this section.