Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts

Section 49.1045. Certification of Election Results in Less Populous Districts - Sec. 49.1045. CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS IN LESS POPULOUS DISTRICTS....

Section 49.105. Vacancies - Sec. 49.105. VACANCIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this...

Section 49.106. Bond Elections - Sec. 49.106. BOND ELECTIONS. (a) Before an election is held...

Section 49.107. Operation and Maintenance Tax - Sec. 49.107. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) A district may...

Section 49.108. Contract Elections - Sec. 49.108. CONTRACT ELECTIONS. (a) A contract may provide that...

Section 49.109. Agent During Election Period - Sec. 49.109. AGENT DURING ELECTION PERIOD. The board may appoint...

Section 49.110. Election Judge - Sec. 49.110. ELECTION JUDGE. (a) The notice requirements for the...

Section 49.111. Exemptions From Use of Accessible Voting Systems - Sec. 49.111. EXEMPTIONS FROM USE OF ACCESSIBLE VOTING SYSTEMS. (a)...

Section 49.112. Cancellation of Election; Removal of Ballot Measure - Sec. 49.112. CANCELLATION OF ELECTION; REMOVAL OF BALLOT MEASURE. Before...

Section 49.113. Notice for Filing for Place on Ballot - Sec. 49.113. NOTICE FOR FILING FOR PLACE ON BALLOT. A...

Subchapter E. Fiscal Provisions

Section 49.151. Expenditures - Sec. 49.151. EXPENDITURES. (a) Except as hereinafter provided, a district's...

Section 49.152. Purposes for Borrowing Money - Sec. 49.152. PURPOSES FOR BORROWING MONEY. The district may issue...

Section 49.153. Revenue Notes - Sec. 49.153. REVENUE NOTES. (a) The board, without the necessity...

Section 49.154. Bond Anticipation Notes; Tax Anticipation Notes - Sec. 49.154. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES; TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES. (a) The...

Section 49.155. Payment of Expenses - Sec. 49.155. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. (a) The district may pay...

Section 49.156. Depository - Sec. 49.156. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board, by order or resolution,...

Section 49.157. Investments - Sec. 49.157. INVESTMENTS. (a) All district deposits and investments shall...

Section 49.1571. Investment Officer - Sec. 49.1571. INVESTMENT OFFICER. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2256.005(f), Government Code,...

Section 49.158. Fiscal Year - Sec. 49.158. FISCAL YEAR. Within 30 days after a district...

Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds

Section 49.181. Authority of Commission Over Issuance of District Bonds - Sec. 49.181. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION OVER ISSUANCE OF DISTRICT BONDS....

Section 49.182. Commission Supervision of Projects and Improvements - Sec. 49.182. COMMISSION SUPERVISION OF PROJECTS AND IMPROVEMENTS. (a) During...

Section 49.183. Bond Sales - Sec. 49.183. BOND SALES. (a) Except for refunding bonds, or...

Section 49.184. Approval of Bonds by Attorney General; Registration of Bonds - Sec. 49.184. APPROVAL OF BONDS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; REGISTRATION OF...

Section 49.185. Exemptions - Sec. 49.185. EXEMPTIONS. This subchapter shall not apply to districts...

Section 49.186. Authorized Investments; Security for Funds - Sec. 49.186. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS; SECURITY FOR FUNDS. (a) All bonds,...

Subchapter G. Audit of Districts

Section 49.191. Duty to Audit - Sec. 49.191. DUTY TO AUDIT. (a) The board shall have...

Section 49.192. Form of Audit - Sec. 49.192. FORM OF AUDIT. The executive director shall adopt...

Section 49.193. Financial Reports - Sec. 49.193. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The district's depository, the district's treasurer,...

Section 49.194. Filing of Audits, Affidavits, and Financial Reports - Sec. 49.194. FILING OF AUDITS, AFFIDAVITS, AND FINANCIAL REPORTS. (a)...

Section 49.195. Review by Executive Director - Sec. 49.195. REVIEW BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) The executive director...

Section 49.196. Access to and Maintenance of District Records - Sec. 49.196. ACCESS TO AND MAINTENANCE OF DISTRICT RECORDS. (a)...

Section 49.197. Financially Dormant Districts - Sec. 49.197. FINANCIALLY DORMANT DISTRICTS. (a) A financially dormant district...

Section 49.198. Audit Report Exemption - Sec. 49.198. AUDIT REPORT EXEMPTION. (a) A district may elect...

Section 49.199. Policies and Audits of Districts - Sec. 49.199. POLICIES AND AUDITS OF DISTRICTS. (a) Subject to...

Section 49.1991. Efficiency Review of River Authorities - Sec. 49.1991. EFFICIENCY REVIEW OF RIVER AUTHORITIES. A district that...

Section 49.200. Review and Comment on Budget of Certain Districts - Sec. 49.200. REVIEW AND COMMENT ON BUDGET OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS....

Subchapter H. Powers and Duties

Section 49.211. Powers - Sec. 49.211. POWERS. (a) A district shall have the functions,...

Section 49.212. Fees and Charges - Sec. 49.212. FEES AND CHARGES. (a) A district may adopt...

Section 49.2121. Acceptance of Credit Cards - Sec. 49.2121. ACCEPTANCE OF CREDIT CARDS. (a) In this section,...

Section 49.2122. Establishment of Customer Classes - Sec. 49.2122. ESTABLISHMENT OF CUSTOMER CLASSES. (a) Notwithstanding any other...

Section 49.2125. Fees and Other Charges of Certain Regional Water Authorities After Annexation - Sec. 49.2125. FEES AND OTHER CHARGES OF CERTAIN REGIONAL WATER...

Section 49.2127. Pipeline Fees and Requirements Imposed by Certain Districts - Sec. 49.2127. PIPELINE FEES AND REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY CERTAIN DISTRICTS....

Section 49.213. Authority to Issue Contracts - Sec. 49.213. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CONTRACTS. (a) A district may...

Section 49.214. Conflicts of Interest in Contracts - Sec. 49.214. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN CONTRACTS. The provisions of...

Section 49.2145. Use of Money Received Under Certain Contracts - Sec. 49.2145. USE OF MONEY RECEIVED UNDER CERTAIN CONTRACTS. (a)...

Section 49.215. Service to Areas Outside the District - Sec. 49.215. SERVICE TO AREAS OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT. (a) A...

Section 49.216. Enforcement by Peace Officers - Sec. 49.216. ENFORCEMENT BY PEACE OFFICERS. (a) A district may...

Section 49.217. Operation of Certain Motor Vehicles on or Near Public Facilities - Sec. 49.217. OPERATION OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES ON OR NEAR...

Section 49.218. Acquisition of Property - Sec. 49.218. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) A district or water...

Section 49.219. Acquisition of Existing Facilities - Sec. 49.219. ACQUISITION OF EXISTING FACILITIES. Any district may acquire...

Section 49.220. Right to Use Existing Rights-of-Way - Sec. 49.220. RIGHT TO USE EXISTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY. All districts or...

Section 49.221. Right to Enter Land - Sec. 49.221. RIGHT TO ENTER LAND. (a) The directors, engineers,...

Section 49.222. Eminent Domain - Sec. 49.222. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) A district or water supply...

Section 49.223. Costs of Relocation of Property - Sec. 49.223. COSTS OF RELOCATION OF PROPERTY. (a) In the...

Section 49.224. Power to Condemn Cemeteries - Sec. 49.224. POWER TO CONDEMN CEMETERIES. (a) The use of...

Section 49.225. Leases - Sec. 49.225. LEASES. A district may lease any of its...

Section 49.226. Sale or Exchange of Real or Personal Property - Sec. 49.226. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY....

Section 49.2261. Purchase, Sale, or Other Exchange of Water or Water Rights - Sec. 49.2261. PURCHASE, SALE, OR OTHER EXCHANGE OF WATER OR...

Section 49.227. Authority to Act Jointly - Sec. 49.227. AUTHORITY TO ACT JOINTLY. A district or water...

Section 49.228. Damage to Property - Sec. 49.228. DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. A person who wilfully destroys,...

Section 49.229. Grants and Gifts - Sec. 49.229. GRANTS AND GIFTS. A district may accept grants,...

Section 49.2291. Donations for Economic Development - Sec. 49.2291. DONATIONS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) In this section,...

Section 49.230. Area-Wide Wastewater Treatment - Sec. 49.230. AREA-WIDE WASTEWATER TREATMENT. The powers and duties conferred...

Section 49.231. Standby Fees - Sec. 49.231. STANDBY FEES. (a) In this section: (1) "Standby...

Section 49.232. Laboratory and Environmental Services - Sec. 49.232. LABORATORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. A district may contract...

Section 49.233. Electric Generation, Transmission, and Distribution for Certain Districts - Sec. 49.233. ELECTRIC GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS....

Section 49.234. Prohibition of Certain Private On-Site Facilities - Sec. 49.234. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN PRIVATE ON-SITE FACILITIES. (a) A...

Section 49.235. District Act or Proceeding Presumed Valid - Sec. 49.235. DISTRICT ACT OR PROCEEDING PRESUMED VALID. (a) A...

Section 49.236. Notice of Tax Hearing - Sec. 49.236. NOTICE OF TAX HEARING. (a) Before the board...

Section 49.23601. Automatic Election to Approve Tax Rate for Low Tax Rate Districts - Sec. 49.23601. AUTOMATIC ELECTION TO APPROVE TAX RATE FOR LOW...

Section 49.23602. Automatic Election to Approve Tax Rate for Certain Developed Districts - Sec. 49.23602. AUTOMATIC ELECTION TO APPROVE TAX RATE FOR CERTAIN...

Section 49.23603. Petition Election to Reduce Tax Rate for Certain Districts - Sec. 49.23603. PETITION ELECTION TO REDUCE TAX RATE FOR CERTAIN...

Section 49.237. District Consent Requirement - Sec. 49.237. DISTRICT CONSENT REQUIREMENT. (a) This section applies only...

Section 49.238. Irrigation Systems - Sec. 49.238. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. (a) A district may adopt and...

Section 49.239. Cooperative Flood Control - Sec. 49.239. COOPERATIVE FLOOD CONTROL. A district, including a river...

Subchapter I. Construction, Equipment, Materials, and Machinery Contracts

Section 49.271. Contracts for Construction Work - Sec. 49.271. CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK. (a) Any contract made...

Section 49.272. Reports Furnished to Prospective Bidders - Sec. 49.272. REPORTS FURNISHED TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS. The board shall...

Section 49.273. Contract Award - Sec. 49.273. CONTRACT AWARD. (a) The board shall contract for...

Section 49.2731. Procedures for Electronic Bids - Sec. 49.2731. PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRONIC BIDS. (a) A district may...

Section 49.274. Emergency Approval of District Projects - Sec. 49.274. EMERGENCY APPROVAL OF DISTRICT PROJECTS. If a district...

Section 49.275. Contractor's Bond - Sec. 49.275. CONTRACTOR'S BOND. Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation...

Section 49.276. Payment for Construction Work - Sec. 49.276. PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK. (a) The district shall...

Section 49.277. Inspection of and Reports on Construction Work - Sec. 49.277. INSPECTION OF AND REPORTS ON CONSTRUCTION WORK. (a)...

Section 49.278. Nonapplicability - Sec. 49.278. NONAPPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter does not apply to:...

Section 49.279. Prevailing Wage Rates - Sec. 49.279. PREVAILING WAGE RATES. In addition to the alternative...

Subchapter J. Annexation or Exclusion of Land

Section 49.301. Adding Land by Petition of Landowner - Sec. 49.301. ADDING LAND BY PETITION OF LANDOWNER. (a) In...

Section 49.302. Adding Land by Petition of Less Than All the Landowners - Sec. 49.302. ADDING LAND BY PETITION OF LESS THAN ALL...

Section 49.303. Excluding Land or Other Property From District - Sec. 49.303. EXCLUDING LAND OR OTHER PROPERTY FROM DISTRICT. (a)...

Section 49.304. Hearing to Announce Proposed Exclusions and to Receive Petitions - Sec. 49.304. HEARING TO ANNOUNCE PROPOSED EXCLUSIONS AND TO RECEIVE...

Section 49.305. Petition - Sec. 49.305. PETITION. (a) A petition for exclusion of land...

Section 49.306. Grounds for Exclusion - Sec. 49.306. GROUNDS FOR EXCLUSION. Exclusions from the district may...

Section 49.307. Hearing and Order Excluding Land - Sec. 49.307. HEARING AND ORDER EXCLUDING LAND. (a) The board...

Section 49.3075. Exclusion for Failure to Provide Sufficient Services; No Outstanding Bonds - Sec. 49.3075. EXCLUSION FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SERVICES; NO...

Section 49.3076. Exclusion for Failure to Provide Sufficient Services; Bonds Outstanding - Sec. 49.3076. EXCLUSION FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SERVICES; BONDS...

Section 49.3077. Tax Liability of Excluded Land; Bonds Outstanding - Sec. 49.3077. TAX LIABILITY OF EXCLUDED LAND; BONDS OUTSTANDING. (a)...

Section 49.3078. Petition for Exclusion: Additional Duties - Sec. 49.3078. PETITION FOR EXCLUSION: ADDITIONAL DUTIES. A landowner who...

Section 49.308. Suit to Review Exclusion - Sec. 49.308. SUIT TO REVIEW EXCLUSION. (a) Any person owning...

Section 49.309. Exclusion of Nonirrigated Property - Sec. 49.309. EXCLUSION OF NONIRRIGATED PROPERTY. For the purposes of...

Section 49.310. Authority to Exclude Land - Sec. 49.310. AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE LAND. (a) A petition for...

Section 49.311. Consent From Holders of Indebtedness - Sec. 49.311. CONSENT FROM HOLDERS OF INDEBTEDNESS. If the district...

Section 49.312. Results of Exclusion - Sec. 49.312. RESULTS OF EXCLUSION. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 49.313. District Facilities on Excluded Property - Sec. 49.313. DISTRICT FACILITIES ON EXCLUDED PROPERTY. If any canals,...

Section 49.314. Water Allocations - Sec. 49.314. WATER ALLOCATIONS. (a) After the district adopts an...

Section 49.315. Adding and Excluding Land Before Confirmation - Sec. 49.315. ADDING AND EXCLUDING LAND BEFORE CONFIRMATION. (a) A...

Subchapter J. -1. Exclusion of Urban Property From Certain Water Districts

Section 49.3181. Definitions - Sec. 49.3181. DEFINITIONS. As used in this subchapter: (1) "District"...

Section 49.3182. Conditions for Exclusion of Urban Property - Sec. 49.3182. CONDITIONS FOR EXCLUSION OF URBAN PROPERTY. Urban property...

Section 49.3183. Application for Exclusion - Sec. 49.3183. APPLICATION FOR EXCLUSION. (a) The owner or owners...

Section 49.3184. Consideration of Application - Sec. 49.3184. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION. (a) As soon as practicable...

Section 49.3185. Determination of Proportionate Amount of Indebtedness - Sec. 49.3185. DETERMINATION OF PROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF INDEBTEDNESS. (a) If...

Section 49.3186. Deadline for Payment of Amounts Due - Sec. 49.3186. DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS DUE. The order...

Section 49.3187. Notice and Hearing - Sec. 49.3187. NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) If the deposit is...

Section 49.3188. Resolution Excluding Urban Property or Rejecting Application; Effects of Exclusion - Sec. 49.3188. RESOLUTION EXCLUDING URBAN PROPERTY OR REJECTING APPLICATION; EFFECTS...

Section 49.3189. Conversion of Water Rights - Sec. 49.3189. CONVERSION OF WATER RIGHTS. After a district excludes...

Subchapter K. Dissolution

Section 49.321. Dissolution Authority - Sec. 49.321. DISSOLUTION AUTHORITY. After notice and hearing, the commission...

Section 49.322. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 49.322. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) The commission shall give...

Section 49.3225. Order Without Hearing - Sec. 49.3225. ORDER WITHOUT HEARING. (a) The commission may adopt...

Section 49.323. Investigation - Sec. 49.323. INVESTIGATION. The executive director shall investigate the facts...

Section 49.324. Order of Dissolution - Sec. 49.324. ORDER OF DISSOLUTION. The commission may enter an...

Section 49.325. Certified Copy of Order - Sec. 49.325. CERTIFIED COPY OF ORDER. The commission shall file...

Section 49.326. Appeals - Sec. 49.326. APPEALS. (a) Appeals from a commission order dissolving...

Section 49.327. Assets Escheat to State - Sec. 49.327. ASSETS ESCHEAT TO STATE. Upon the dissolution of...

Subchapter L. Fire Departments

Section 49.351. Fire Departments - Sec. 49.351. FIRE DEPARTMENTS. (a) A district providing potable water...

Section 49.352. Municipal System in Unserved Area - Sec. 49.352. MUNICIPAL SYSTEM IN UNSERVED AREA. (a) This section...

Section 49.353. Municipal Contract for Fire-Fighting Services in Certain Counties - Sec. 49.353. MUNICIPAL CONTRACT FOR FIRE-FIGHTING SERVICES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES....

Subchapter M. Notices, Reports, and Bankruptcy

Section 49.451. Posting Signs in the District - Sec. 49.451. POSTING SIGNS IN THE DISTRICT. (a) A district...

Section 49.452. Notice to Purchasers - Sec. 49.452. NOTICE TO PURCHASERS. (a) (1) Any person who...

Section 49.453. Notice Form From District - Sec. 49.453. NOTICE FORM FROM DISTRICT. (a) A district covered...

Section 49.454. Notice of Unpaid Standby Fees - Sec. 49.454. NOTICE OF UNPAID STANDBY FEES. (a) A district...

Section 49.455. Filing Information - Sec. 49.455. FILING INFORMATION. (a) The board covered by the...

Section 49.456. Bankruptcy of Districts; Authority of Commission - Sec. 49.456. BANKRUPTCY OF DISTRICTS; AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION. (a) Notwithstanding...

Subchapter N. Recreational Facilities

Section 49.461. Policy and Purpose - Sec. 49.461. POLICY AND PURPOSE. (a) The legislature finds that:...

Section 49.462. Definitions - Sec. 49.462. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Recreational facilities" means...

Section 49.463. Authorization of Recreational Facilities - Sec. 49.463. AUTHORIZATION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. In addition to the...

Section 49.464. Acquisition of and Payment for Recreational Facilities - Sec. 49.464. ACQUISITION OF AND PAYMENT FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. (a)...

Section 49.4641. Recreational Facilities on Sites Acquired for Water, Sewer, or Drainage Facilities - Sec. 49.4641. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ON SITES ACQUIRED FOR WATER, SEWER,...

Section 49.4645. District in Certain Counties: Bonds for Recreational Facilities - Sec. 49.4645. DISTRICT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES: BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES....

Section 49.465. Standards - Sec. 49.465. STANDARDS. The board by rule shall establish standards...

Section 49.466. Commission Rules - Sec. 49.466. COMMISSION RULES. (a) The commission shall adopt rules...

Subchapter O. Effect of Subdivision of Nonagricultural Land on Water Rights

Section 49.501. Definition - Sec. 49.501. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "municipal water supplier" means...

Section 49.502. Applicability - Sec. 49.502. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a district,...

Section 49.503. Petition by Municipal Water Supplier to Convert Water Use After Subdivision - Sec. 49.503. PETITION BY MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIER TO CONVERT WATER...

Section 49.504. Effect of Municipal Water Supplier's Failure to File a Petition - Sec. 49.504. EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIER'S FAILURE TO FILE...

Section 49.505. Calculation of Proportionate Water Rights - Sec. 49.505. CALCULATION OF PROPORTIONATE WATER RIGHTS. A district that...

Section 49.506. Provision or Conversion of Proportionate Water Rights by District - Sec. 49.506. PROVISION OR CONVERSION OF PROPORTIONATE WATER RIGHTS BY...

Section 49.507. Contract to Purchase Proportionate Water Rights; Water Rights Sale Contract - Sec. 49.507. CONTRACT TO PURCHASE PROPORTIONATE WATER RIGHTS; WATER RIGHTS...

Section 49.508. Contract to Use Proportionate Water Rights; Water Supply Contract - Sec. 49.508. CONTRACT TO USE PROPORTIONATE WATER RIGHTS; WATER SUPPLY...

Section 49.509. Duty of Rio Grande Regional Water Authority to Calculate Current Market Value - Sec. 49.509. DUTY OF RIO GRANDE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY TO...

Section 49.510. Accounting for Sale of Water Rights - Sec. 49.510. ACCOUNTING FOR SALE OF WATER RIGHTS. A district...

Section 49.511. Capital Improvements - Sec. 49.511. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. A district shall designate at least...

Section 49.512. Map of Service Area - Sec. 49.512. MAP OF SERVICE AREA. (a) In this section,...

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Texas Statutes Title 4 - General Law Districts Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts

Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts