AUSTIN -- The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has adopted policy calling for the reaffirmation of the ownership of groundwater as a vested, real property right at its 2009 fall meeting in Austin.
"As the debate over groundwater ownership continues, it is crucial that the property rights of landowners be protected," said TSCRA President Dave Scott.
"The ownership of groundwater is a fundamental and legal property right that landowners have," Scott continued. "TSCRA urges the Legislature to reaffirm the ownership of groundwater in place as a vested, real property right and supports a regulatory system that recognizes that right."
Texas courts have continually reaffirmed that landowners have a vested property right of groundwater in place.However, recent legal actions have challenged this right.