Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 6.003
Water Districts Exempt from Appeal Bond

(a)

A governmental entity listed in Subsection (b) may not be required to give bond on an appeal or writ of error taken in a civil case that the entity is prosecuting or defending in its official capacity.

(b)

The following are exempt from the appeal bond requirements:

(1)

a water improvement district, a water control and improvement district, an irrigation district, a conservation and reclamation district, or a water control and preservation district organized under state law;

(2)

a levee improvement district organized under state law;

(3)

a drainage district organized under state law; and

(4)

an entity created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 6.003 — Water Districts Exempt from Appeal Bond, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.­6.­htm#6.­003 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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