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Municipalities; Ordinances; Special Districts and Authorities; Water Control and Improvement Districts

KP-0309

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Without evidence in the statutes of the Legislature's clear and unmistakable intent to preempt all local ordinances affecting dams, a court would likely conclude that a local regulation will be invalid only to the extent inconsistent with a state regulation.

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