Tex. Parks & Wild. Code Section 1.012
Public Fresh Water

Any public freshwater lake, river, creek, or bayou in this state contained in any survey of private land may not be sold but shall remain open to the public. The Parks and Wildlife Department is authorized to protect the fish in public waters under rules as it may prescribe.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 1.012 — Public Fresh Water, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.­1.­htm#1.­012 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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