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Special Districts and Authorities; Navigation Districts

KP-0262

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Assuming that the patent by which the Jackson County Navigation District purchased submerged land from the State does not provide otherwise, the District may require an easement for new and existing aerial utility lines which cross over its boundaries, provided that doing so is consistent with the navigation district's constitutional and statutory purposes.

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