Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 8888.170
Civil Penalty; Civil Action; Injunction
(a)
A person who violates a rule or order of the authority is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 and not more than $5,000 for each violation or each day of a continuing violation.(b)
The authority may bring an action to recover the penalty in a district court in the county where the violation occurred. The penalty shall be paid to the authority.(c)
The authority may bring an action for injunctive relief in a district court in the county where a violation of an authority rule or order occurs or is threatened to occur. The court may grant to the authority, without bond or other undertaking, a prohibitory or mandatory injunction that the facts warrant, including a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.(d)
The authority may bring an action for a civil penalty and injunctive relief in the same proceeding.(e)
The authority may bring an action in a district court against a person located in the authority or included in the authority’s groundwater reduction plan to:(1)
recover any fees, rates, charges, assessments, collection expenses, attorney’s fees, interest, penalties, or administrative penalties due the authority; or(2)
enforce the authority’s rules or orders.(f)
Governmental immunity from suit or liability of a district or other political subdivision is waived for the purposes of an action described by Subsection (e).
Source:
Section 8888.170 — Civil Penalty; Civil Action; Injunction, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8888.htm#8888.170 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
