Water rights in Texas
Texas isn't on the map yet.
TCEQ's mapped points carry no priority date, purpose or amount, and groundwater is governed by rule of capture and local districts rather than state rights.
Look up a right with the state: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Water Rights
Texas at a glance
- Surface water
- State-issued water rights, administered by TCEQ
- Groundwater
- Rule of capture
- Groundwater regulators
- Local groundwater conservation districts
- Owner changes
- Change of Ownership request filed with TCEQ