Tex. Water Code § 11.206
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
An artesian well that is not tightly cased, capped, and furnished with mechanical appliances that readily and effectively prevent water from flowing out of the well and running over the surface of the ground above the well or wasting through the strata through which it passes is a public nuisance and subject to abatement by the executive director.
Tex. Water Code § 11.206