Texas Water Commission

The 33rd Legislature (House Bill 37) created the State Board of Water Engineers in 1913, primarily to conserve state waters for the public welfare. The name of the Board was changed in 1962 to the Texas Water Commission (House Bill 12, 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session).

Meanwhile, the Texas Water Development Board was created in 1957 by a constitutional amendment initiated by the 55th Legislature, Regular Session (House Joint Resolution 3), to administer state and federal financing programs for water-related projects and do long-term water resources planning. In 1965, the Water Development Board assumed certain functions from the Texas Water Commission, which was renamed the Texas Water Rights Commission (Senate Bill 145, 59th Legislature, Regular Session). In 1977, the Water Development Board and the Water Commission were combined to form the Department of Water Resources (Senate Bill 1139, 65th Legislature, Regular Session). The Department of Water Resources was later abolished (Senate Bill 249, 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985), and its responsibilities divided between the recreated Texas Water Commission and Texas Water Development Board.

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