Tex. Water Code § 51.130
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
The penalty for violation of a rule or regulation is not effective and enforceable until five days after the publication of the notice. Five days after the publication, the published regulation shall be in effect and ignorance of it is not a defense for a prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty.
Tex. Water Code § 51.130