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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 1.012

PUBLIC FRESH WATER

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 1.012, PUBLIC FRESH WATER, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/565631
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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.