{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Texas Agriculture Law","provider_url":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw","author_name":"tiffany.dowell","title":"Texas Water: Basics of Surface Water Law - Texas Agriculture Law","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2douuwx21R\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2013\/09\/30\/texas-water-basics-of-surface-water-law\/\">Texas Water:  Basics of Surface Water Law<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2013\/09\/30\/texas-water-basics-of-surface-water-law\/embed\/#?secret=2douuwx21R\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Texas Water:  Basics of Surface Water Law&#8221; &#8212; Texas Agriculture Law\" data-secret=\"2douuwx21R\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2013\/09\/port-a.jpg","thumbnail_width":960,"thumbnail_height":720,"description":"**This article is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.** In Texas, water law is basically divided into\u00a0two categories:\u00a0 groundwater\u00a0and surface water.\u00a0 Today, we will take a look at the basics of surface water law. Surface Water Defined. Surface water includes all of the &#8220;water under ordinary flow, underflow and tides of every flowing river, natural stream, lake, bay, arm of the Gulf of Mexico, and stormwater, floodwater or rain water of every river, natural stream, canyon, ravine, depression, and watershed in the state.&#8221;\u00a0 Texas Water... Read More &rarr;"}