POWERS AND DUTIES.
Tex. SPEC. DIST. LOCAL LAWS Code § 8101.151.
in effectThe authority has:
(1) all the powers of a governmental agency; and
(2) the rights, powers, privileges, and functions that:
(A) may be contemplated and implied by Section 59 , Article XVI, Texas Constitution; or
(B) are conferred by the general laws of the state relating to water control and improvement districts, including Chapters 49 and 51 , Water Code, unless those rights, powers, privileges, or functions conflict with this chapter.