Texas Water Code

§ 57.012 — PETITION

WA § 57.012Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 57. LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS · Art. B. CREATION OF DISTRICT

Statute text

(a)Before a district is created, a petition must be presented to the commissioners court or to the county judge of the county if the commissioners court is not in session.

(b)The petition, signed by the owners of a majority of the acreage of the proposed district, shall:

(1)describe the proposed boundaries of the district;

(2)state the general nature of the proposed improvements and their necessity and feasibility;

(3)state whether the taxes proposed to be levied in the district are to be levied on the ad valorem basis or on the benefit basis; and

(4)designate a name for the district which shall include the name of the county in which the district is located.

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Legislative history

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.