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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 51.001. Definitions - Sec. 51.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "District" means a...
Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District
Section 51.011. Creation of District - Sec. 51.011. CREATION OF DISTRICT. A water control and improvement...
Section 51.012. Composition of District - Sec. 51.012. COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT. (a) A district may include...
Section 51.013. Petition - Sec. 51.013. PETITION. (a) A petition requesting creation of a...
Section 51.014. Contents of Petition - Sec. 51.014. CONTENTS OF PETITION. The petition shall include: (1)...
Section 51.015. Place of Filing; Recording - Sec. 51.015. PLACE OF FILING; RECORDING. (a) The petition shall...
Section 51.016. Commissioners Court or Commission to Consider Creation of District - Sec. 51.016. COMMISSIONERS COURT OR COMMISSION TO CONSIDER CREATION OF...
Section 51.017. Single-County District: Hearing - Sec. 51.017. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: HEARING. (a) Except as provided in...
Section 51.018. Single-County District: Notice of Hearing - Sec. 51.018. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) The notice...
Section 51.019. Single-County District: Name - Sec. 51.019. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: NAME. (a) A district located in...
Section 51.020. Single-County District: Testimony at Hearing - Sec. 51.020. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: TESTIMONY AT HEARING. (a) At the...
Section 51.021. Single-County District: Granting or Refusing Petition - Sec. 51.021. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: GRANTING OR REFUSING PETITION. (a) The...
Section 51.022. Single-County District: Appeal From Order of Commissioners Court - Sec. 51.022. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: APPEAL FROM ORDER OF COMMISSIONERS COURT....
Section 51.023. Single-County District: Record on Appeal; Notice of Appeal - Sec. 51.023. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: RECORD ON APPEAL; NOTICE OF APPEAL....
Section 51.024. Single-County District: Hearing in District Court; Procedure - Sec. 51.024. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: HEARING IN DISTRICT COURT; PROCEDURE. (a)...
Section 51.025. Single-County District: Judgment of District Court; Appeal - Sec. 51.025. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: JUDGMENT OF DISTRICT COURT; APPEAL. (a)...
Section 51.026. Single-County District: Appointment of Directors; Bond - Sec. 51.026. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; BOND. (a) If...
Section 51.027. Multi-County District: Hearing by Commission - Sec. 51.027. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT: HEARING BY COMMISSION. (a) The commission...
Section 51.028. Multi-County District: Notice of Hearing - Sec. 51.028. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT: NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) When a...
Section 51.031. Multi-County District: Appeal From Commission Decision - Sec. 51.031. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT: APPEAL FROM COMMISSION DECISION. (a) When...
Section 51.032. Multi-County District: Appointment of Directors by Commission; Bond - Sec. 51.032. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT: APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS BY COMMISSION; BOND....
Section 51.035. Inclusion of City, Town, or Municipal Corporation in District - Sec. 51.035. INCLUSION OF CITY, TOWN, OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN...
Section 51.036. Confirmation Election in District Including Land in More Than One County - Sec. 51.036. CONFIRMATION ELECTION IN DISTRICT INCLUDING LAND IN MORE...
Section 51.037. Exclusion of Parts of District; Dissolution - Sec. 51.037. EXCLUSION OF PARTS OF DISTRICT; DISSOLUTION. (a) If...
Section 51.038. Municipal Districts - Sec. 51.038. MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS. (a) A district operating under the...
Section 51.039. Bonds of Municipal Districts - Sec. 51.039. BONDS OF MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS. (a) A district operating...
Section 51.040. Conversion of Certain Districts Into Districts Operating Under This Chapter - Sec. 51.040. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS INTO DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER...
Section 51.041. Conversion of District; Notice - Sec. 51.041. CONVERSION OF DISTRICT; NOTICE. (a) Notice of the...
Section 51.042. Conversion of District; Findings - Sec. 51.042. CONVERSION OF DISTRICT; FINDINGS. (a) If, on a...
Section 51.043. Effect of Conversion - Sec. 51.043. EFFECT OF CONVERSION. A district which converts into...
Section 51.044. Reservation of Certain Powers for Converted Districts - Sec. 51.044. RESERVATION OF CERTAIN POWERS FOR CONVERTED DISTRICTS. (a)...
Section 51.045. Conversion of a District Operating Under This Chapter to a Fresh Water Supply District - Sec. 51.045. CONVERSION OF A DISTRICT OPERATING UNDER THIS CHAPTER...
Section 51.046. Organization of District to Conduct Preliminary Surveys - Sec. 51.046. ORGANIZATION OF DISTRICT TO CONDUCT PRELIMINARY SURVEYS. A...
Section 51.047. Creation of Master District - Sec. 51.047. CREATION OF MASTER DISTRICT. A master district may...
Section 51.048. Purposes of Master District - Sec. 51.048. PURPOSES OF MASTER DISTRICT. (a) A master district...
Section 51.049. Master District; Procedure - Sec. 51.049. MASTER DISTRICT; PROCEDURE. (a) The Commission shall have...
Section 51.050. Master District; Directors - Sec. 51.050. MASTER DISTRICT; DIRECTORS. A master district may have...
Section 51.051. Master District Governed by Chapter - Sec. 51.051. MASTER DISTRICT GOVERNED BY CHAPTER. The provisions of...
Section 51.052. City, Town, or Municipal Corporation Created as a District - Sec. 51.052. CITY, TOWN, OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CREATED AS A...
Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions
Section 51.071. Board of Directors - Sec. 51.071. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The governing body of a...
Section 51.0711. Special Director - Sec. 51.0711. SPECIAL DIRECTOR. (a) The governing body of a...
Section 51.072. Qualifications for Director - Sec. 51.072. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTOR. (a) To be qualified for...
Section 51.0731. Election Date for Certain Directors - Sec. 51.0731. ELECTION DATE FOR CERTAIN DIRECTORS. The election date...
Section 51.0732. Uniform Election Date - Sec. 51.0732. UNIFORM ELECTION DATE. Notwithstanding the election date prescribed...
Section 51.075. Application to Get on Ballot - Sec. 51.075. APPLICATION TO GET ON BALLOT. A candidate for...
Section 51.076. Selection of Directors in Certain Districts - Sec. 51.076. SELECTION OF DIRECTORS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) In...
Section 51.085. District Tax Assessor and Collector - Sec. 51.085. DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR. The board may...
Section 51.090. Bonds of Officers of a District Acting as Fiscal Agent or Collecting Money for United States - Sec. 51.090. BONDS OF OFFICERS OF A DISTRICT ACTING AS...
Section 51.091. Projects of Certain Districts - Sec. 51.091. PROJECTS OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) In this section,...
Section 51.0951. Meetings in Certain Districts - Sec. 51.0951. MEETINGS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. After at least 25...
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties
Section 51.121. Purposes of District - Sec. 51.121. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT. (a) A water control and...
Section 51.122. Adopting Rules and Regulations - Sec. 51.122. ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. A district may adopt...
Section 51.125. Construction of Improvements - Sec. 51.125. CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS. A district may construct all...
Section 51.127. Adopting Rules and Regulations - Sec. 51.127. ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. A district may adopt...
Section 51.128. Effect of Rules and Regulations - Sec. 51.128. EFFECT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS. After the required...
Section 51.129. Publication of Rules and Regulations - Sec. 51.129. PUBLICATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS. (a) The board...
Section 51.130. Effective Date of Rules and Regulations - Sec. 51.130. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS. The penalty...
Section 51.133. Constructing Bridges and Culverts Across and Over County and Public Roads - Sec. 51.133. CONSTRUCTING BRIDGES AND CULVERTS ACROSS AND OVER COUNTY...
Section 51.134. Constructing Culverts and Bridges Across and Under Railroad Tracks, Roadways, and Interurban or Street Railways - Sec. 51.134. CONSTRUCTING CULVERTS AND BRIDGES ACROSS AND UNDER RAILROAD...
Section 51.135. Contracting for Toll Bridges and Ferry Service - Sec. 51.135. CONTRACTING FOR TOLL BRIDGES AND FERRY SERVICE. (a)...
Section 51.149. Contracts - Sec. 51.149. CONTRACTS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 49.108(e), no approval other...
Section 51.150. Contracts With Other Districts or Water Supply Corporations - Sec. 51.150. CONTRACTS WITH OTHER DISTRICTS OR WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONS....
Section 51.157. Construction Charges Under a Contract With the United States - Sec. 51.157. CONSTRUCTION CHARGES UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED...
Section 51.158. Election to Approve a Contract With the United States - Sec. 51.158. ELECTION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED...
Section 51.159. Conveying Property to the United States - Sec. 51.159. CONVEYING PROPERTY TO THE UNITED STATES. A district...
Section 51.160. Engineering Data Unnecessary - Sec. 51.160. ENGINEERING DATA UNNECESSARY. If a district contracts with...
Section 51.161. Consent of United States to Alter District's Boundaries - Sec. 51.161. CONSENT OF UNITED STATES TO ALTER DISTRICT'S BOUNDARIES....
Section 51.162. Taxes Levied by District Under Contract With the United States - Sec. 51.162. TAXES LEVIED BY DISTRICT UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE...
Section 51.163. Assessments for Contracts With the United States - Sec. 51.163. ASSESSMENTS FOR CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES. The...
Section 51.164. Duration of Annual Levies for Contracts With the United States - Sec. 51.164. DURATION OF ANNUAL LEVIES FOR CONTRACTS WITH THE...
Section 51.165. Superiority of Lien to Secure Contract With the United States - Sec. 51.165. SUPERIORITY OF LIEN TO SECURE CONTRACT WITH THE...
Section 51.166. District's Authority to Solicit Cooperation, Donations and Contributions From Other Agencies - Sec. 51.166. DISTRICT'S AUTHORITY TO SOLICIT COOPERATION, DONATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS...
Section 51.167. Expense of Procuring Cooperation and Contributions From Other Agencies - Sec. 51.167. EXPENSE OF PROCURING COOPERATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OTHER...
Section 51.168. Authority of Contributor - Sec. 51.168. AUTHORITY OF CONTRIBUTOR. (a) Any water improvement district,...
Section 51.169. Issuance of Bonds by Contributor - Sec. 51.169. ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY CONTRIBUTOR. (a) The contract...
Section 51.170. Annual Tax by Contributor - Sec. 51.170. ANNUAL TAX BY CONTRIBUTOR. (a) The contract for...
Section 51.171. Contributions From Unappropriated or Available Funds of Contributor - Sec. 51.171. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM UNAPPROPRIATED OR AVAILABLE FUNDS OF CONTRIBUTOR....
Section 51.172. Liability on Contracts of Acquired Irrigation System - Sec. 51.172. LIABILITY ON CONTRACTS OF ACQUIRED IRRIGATION SYSTEM. If...
Section 51.173. Authority to Lease Irrigation System Serving the District - Sec. 51.173. AUTHORITY TO LEASE IRRIGATION SYSTEM SERVING THE DISTRICT....
Section 51.174. Covenants and Agreements Included in Lease - Sec. 51.174. COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS INCLUDED IN LEASE. (a) The...
Section 51.175. Revenue for Payment of Lease Rental - Sec. 51.175. REVENUE FOR PAYMENT OF LEASE RENTAL. (a) All...
Section 51.1751. Additional Sources for Payment of Lease - Sec. 51.1751. ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR PAYMENT OF LEASE. (a) Notwithstanding...
Section 51.176. Receiver for Leased Irrigation System - Sec. 51.176. RECEIVER FOR LEASED IRRIGATION SYSTEM. (a) If the...
Section 51.177. Joint Lease by Two or More Districts - Sec. 51.177. JOINT LEASE BY TWO OR MORE DISTRICTS. The...
Section 51.178. Authority to Acquire Irrigation System Subject to Mortgage - Sec. 51.178. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE IRRIGATION SYSTEM SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE....
Section 51.179. Revenue for Payment of Mortgage - Sec. 51.179. REVENUE FOR PAYMENT OF MORTGAGE. (a) The board...
Section 51.180. Election to Approve Revenue for Payment of Mortgage - Sec. 51.180. ELECTION TO APPROVE REVENUE FOR PAYMENT OF MORTGAGE....
Section 51.181. Joint Acquisition of Mortgaged System by Two or More Districts - Sec. 51.181. JOINT ACQUISITION OF MORTGAGED SYSTEM BY TWO OR...
Section 51.182. Authority to Lease Facilities to Water Customers - Sec. 51.182. AUTHORITY TO LEASE FACILITIES TO WATER CUSTOMERS. (a)...
Section 51.184. Preference in Use of Water - Sec. 51.184. PREFERENCE IN USE OF WATER. (a) The board...
Section 51.185. Suit to Protect Water Rights - Sec. 51.185. SUIT TO PROTECT WATER RIGHTS. The board may...
Section 51.186. Transfer of Water Right - Sec. 51.186. TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT. If there is land...
Section 51.187. Selling Waterpower Privileges - Sec. 51.187. SELLING WATERPOWER PRIVILEGES. (a) The district may enter...
Section 51.188. Selling Surplus Water - Sec. 51.188. SELLING SURPLUS WATER. The district may sell any...
Section 51.189. Pumping Water to Another District - Sec. 51.189. PUMPING WATER TO ANOTHER DISTRICT. If the board...
Section 51.190. Obtaining Topographic Maps and Data - Sec. 51.190. OBTAINING TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND DATA. The executive director...
Section 51.194. Sale of Property Not Acquired to Carry Out the Plans of the District - Sec. 51.194. SALE OF PROPERTY NOT ACQUIRED TO CARRY OUT...
Section 51.195. Prohibited Charges and Fees - Sec. 51.195. PROHIBITED CHARGES AND FEES. (a) In this section,...
Section 51.196. Development of Underground Water by Certain Districts - Sec. 51.196. DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGROUND WATER BY CERTAIN DISTRICTS. A...
Subchapter E. Election Provisions
Section 51.221. Eligibility to Vote: Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No - Sec. 51.221. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE: MAVERICK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND...
Subchapter F. Enforcement
Section 51.241. Penalty for Violation of Regulation - Sec. 51.241. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF REGULATION. A person who...
Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments
Section 51.301. Statement Estimating Water Requirements and Payment of Charge - Sec. 51.301. STATEMENT ESTIMATING WATER REQUIREMENTS AND PAYMENT OF CHARGE....
Section 51.302. Contracts With Person Using Irrigation Water - Sec. 51.302. CONTRACTS WITH PERSON USING IRRIGATION WATER. (a) The...
Section 51.303. Authority to Determine Rules and Regulations - Sec. 51.303. AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE RULES AND REGULATIONS. The board...
Section 51.304. Board's Estimate of Maintenance and Operating Expenses - Sec. 51.304. BOARD'S ESTIMATE OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES. The...
Section 51.305. Distribution of Assessment - Sec. 51.305. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSESSMENT. (a) The board by order...
Section 51.306. Notice of Assessments - Sec. 51.306. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS. (a) Public notice of all...
Section 51.307. Payment of Assessments - Sec. 51.307. PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS. (a) All assessments imposed under...
Section 51.308. Collection of Assessments by Tax Assessor and Collector - Sec. 51.308. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS BY TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR....
Section 51.309. Lien Against Crops - Sec. 51.309. LIEN AGAINST CROPS. (a) The district shall have...
Section 51.310. List of Delinquent Assessments - Sec. 51.310. LIST OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS. Assessments imposed under Section...
Section 51.311. Water Service Discontinued - Sec. 51.311. WATER SERVICE DISCONTINUED. (a) If a landowner fails...
Section 51.312. Suits for Delinquent Assessments - Sec. 51.312. SUITS FOR DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS. Suits for delinquent water...
Section 51.313. Interest and Collection Fees - Sec. 51.313. INTEREST AND COLLECTION FEES. (a) All assessments imposed...
Section 51.314. Rights of the United States - Sec. 51.314. RIGHTS OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) If the...
Section 51.315. Surplus Assessments - Sec. 51.315. SURPLUS ASSESSMENTS. If assessments made under this subchapter...
Section 51.316. Insufficient Assessments - Sec. 51.316. INSUFFICIENT ASSESSMENTS. If the assessments made under this...
Section 51.317. Determining Maintenance and Operation Charges - Sec. 51.317. DETERMINING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION CHARGES. The board may...
Section 51.318. Charges for Maintenance Expenses - Sec. 51.318. CHARGES FOR MAINTENANCE EXPENSES. (a) If maintenance charges...
Section 51.319. Charge to Cities and Towns - Sec. 51.319. CHARGE TO CITIES AND TOWNS. If a district...
Section 51.320. Loans for Maintenance and Operating Expenses - Sec. 51.320. LOANS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES. The board...
Section 51.321. Water Service: Refused - Sec. 51.321. WATER SERVICE: REFUSED. The board may refuse water...
Subchapter H. Waste Disposal and Control of Storm Water
Section 51.331. Authority to Dispose of Waste and Control Storm Water - Sec. 51.331. AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF WASTE AND CONTROL STORM...
Section 51.332. Increasing District's Powers - Sec. 51.332. INCREASING DISTRICT'S POWERS. (a) A district operating under...
Section 51.333. Approval of Petition Creating District - Sec. 51.333. APPROVAL OF PETITION CREATING DISTRICT. (a) The commission...
Section 51.334. Election Provisions - Sec. 51.334. ELECTION PROVISIONS. The provisions of Sections 51.035-51.037 of...
Section 51.335. Other Governmental Agencies Included - Sec. 51.335. OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES INCLUDED. (a) A district proposing...
Section 51.336. Additional Land - Sec. 51.336. ADDITIONAL LAND. Additional defined areas may be added...
Section 51.337. Powers of District - Sec. 51.337. POWERS OF DISTRICT. The district has all the...
Section 51.338. Rules, Regulations, and Charges - Sec. 51.338. RULES, REGULATIONS, AND CHARGES. (a) The district may...
Section 51.339. Taxes - Sec. 51.339. TAXES. The district, either solely or in connection...
Section 51.340. Certain Damages Caused by Sewage Backup - Sec. 51.340. CERTAIN DAMAGES CAUSED BY SEWAGE BACKUP. (a) A...
Subchapter I. General Fiscal Provisions
Section 51.351. Construction Fund - Sec. 51.351. CONSTRUCTION FUND. (a) The proceeds from the sale...
Section 51.352. Maintenance Fund - Sec. 51.352. MAINTENANCE FUND. (a) The district shall have a...
Section 51.353. Amortization and Emergency Fund - Sec. 51.353. AMORTIZATION AND EMERGENCY FUND. (a) The board shall...
Subchapter K. Issuance of Bonds
Section 51.401. Authority to Issue Bonds of Districts Operating Under Article Iii, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution - Sec. 51.401. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OF DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER...
Section 51.402. Authority to Issue Bonds of Districts Operating Under Article Xvi, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution - Sec. 51.402. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OF DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER...
Section 51.403. Amount of Debt Limited by Constitution - Sec. 51.403. AMOUNT OF DEBT LIMITED BY CONSTITUTION. No district...
Section 51.404. Issuance of Preliminary Bonds - Sec. 51.404. ISSUANCE OF PRELIMINARY BONDS. A district may issue...
Section 51.405. Election on Preliminary Bonds - Sec. 51.405. ELECTION ON PRELIMINARY BONDS. (a) The proposition for...
Section 51.406. Conditions of Preliminary Bonds - Sec. 51.406. CONDITIONS OF PRELIMINARY BONDS. (a) After preliminary bonds...
Section 51.407. Tax to Pay Preliminary Bonds - Sec. 51.407. TAX TO PAY PRELIMINARY BONDS. At the time...
Section 51.408. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 51.408. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. (a) After a district is...
Section 51.410. Engineer's Report - Sec. 51.410. ENGINEER'S REPORT. (a) Before an election is held...
Section 51.411. Election Order - Sec. 51.411. ELECTION ORDER. (a) After the engineer's report is...
Section 51.413. Ballots - Sec. 51.413. BALLOTS. (a) The proposition to be voted on...
Section 51.414. Vote at Election - Sec. 51.414. VOTE AT ELECTION. (a) Bonds of a district...
Section 51.415. Order to Issue Bonds or Execute Contract - Sec. 51.415. ORDER TO ISSUE BONDS OR EXECUTE CONTRACT. After...
Section 51.419. Conditions of Bonds - Sec. 51.419. CONDITIONS OF BONDS. (a) The bonds may be...
Section 51.420. Form of Bonds - Sec. 51.420. FORM OF BONDS. (a) The bonds shall be...
Section 51.423. Validation Suit - Sec. 51.423. VALIDATION SUIT. (a) A district may file a...
Section 51.424. Effect of Prior Registration - Sec. 51.424. EFFECT OF PRIOR REGISTRATION. If bonds are approved...
Section 51.425. Procedure in Validation Suit - Sec. 51.425. PROCEDURE IN VALIDATION SUIT. (a) A validation suit...
Section 51.426. Notice of Validation Suit - Sec. 51.426. NOTICE OF VALIDATION SUIT. (a) To obtain jurisdiction...
Section 51.427. Duties of Attorney General in Validation Suit - Sec. 51.427. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL IN VALIDATION SUIT. (a)...
Section 51.428. Judgment in Validation Suit - Sec. 51.428. JUDGMENT IN VALIDATION SUIT. (a) After the trial...
Section 51.429. Effect of Validation Suit - Sec. 51.429. EFFECT OF VALIDATION SUIT. (a) After a final...
Section 51.430. Certified Copy of Decree - Sec. 51.430. CERTIFIED COPY OF DECREE. (a) After the judgment...
Section 51.431. Registration of Bonds and Decree - Sec. 51.431. REGISTRATION OF BONDS AND DECREE. On the presentation...
Section 51.432. Sale of Bonds - Sec. 51.432. SALE OF BONDS. (a) After the bonds are...
Section 51.433. Tax Levy - Sec. 51.433. TAX LEVY. (a) At the time bonds are...
Section 51.436. Interest and Sinking Fund - Sec. 51.436. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. (a) The district shall...
Section 51.437. Investment of Sinking Fund - Sec. 51.437. INVESTMENT OF SINKING FUND. (a) The board may...
Section 51.438. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 51.438. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) A district may issue bonds...
Section 51.439. Limitation of Authority to Incur Debt and Issue Bonds - Sec. 51.439. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY TO INCUR DEBT AND ISSUE...
Section 51.440. Issuing Bonds in Excess of Limitation - Sec. 51.440. ISSUING BONDS IN EXCESS OF LIMITATION. (a) A...
Section 51.441. Modifications of Improvements - Sec. 51.441. MODIFICATIONS OF IMPROVEMENTS. (a) After bonds are issued...
Section 51.442. Issuance of Additional Bonds or Creation of Additional Indebtedness Under Certain Conditions - Sec. 51.442. ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL BONDS OR CREATION OF ADDITIONAL...
Section 51.443. Interim Bonds - Sec. 51.443. INTERIM BONDS. After bonds, other than preliminary bonds...
Section 51.444. Limitations on Interim Bonds - Sec. 51.444. LIMITATIONS ON INTERIM BONDS. (a) Interim bonds shall...
Section 51.445. Issuance of Bonds and Levy of Tax - Sec. 51.445. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND LEVY OF TAX. (a)...
Section 51.446. Deposit of Bonds to Secure Interim Bonds - Sec. 51.446. DEPOSIT OF BONDS TO SECURE INTERIM BONDS. (a)...
Section 51.447. Procedure for Issuance and Sale of Interim Bonds - Sec. 51.447. PROCEDURE FOR ISSUANCE AND SALE OF INTERIM BONDS....
Section 51.448. Payment of Interim Bonds - Sec. 51.448. PAYMENT OF INTERIM BONDS. (a) The board shall...
Section 51.449. Redemption of Interim Bonds - Sec. 51.449. REDEMPTION OF INTERIM BONDS. (a) At the option...
Section 51.450. Alternate Methods for Paying Bonds - Sec. 51.450. ALTERNATE METHODS FOR PAYING BONDS. (a) As used...
Section 51.451. Taxes to Secure Certain Bonds - Sec. 51.451. TAXES TO SECURE CERTAIN BONDS. (a) If bonds...
Section 51.452. Election - Sec. 51.452. ELECTION. (a) If the district proposes to issue...
Section 51.453. Hearing and Election on Certain Bonds - Sec. 51.453. HEARING AND ELECTION ON CERTAIN BONDS. (a) A...
Section 51.454. Hearing Before Issuing Certain Bonds - Sec. 51.454. HEARING BEFORE ISSUING CERTAIN BONDS. If a district...
Section 51.455. Issuance of Revenue Bonds to Construct Extensions and Improvements to Certain Systems - Sec. 51.455. ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS TO CONSTRUCT EXTENSIONS AND...
Subchapter L. Tax Plan
Section 51.501. Tax to Pay Preliminary Bonds - Sec. 51.501. TAX TO PAY PRELIMINARY BONDS. Taxes to pay...
Section 51.502. Hearing to Determine Basis of Taxation - Sec. 51.502. HEARING TO DETERMINE BASIS OF TAXATION. After the...
Section 51.503. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 51.503. NOTICE OF HEARING. Notice of the time and...
Section 51.504. Conduct of Hearing - Sec. 51.504. CONDUCT OF HEARING. (a) At the hearing, any...
Section 51.505. Order - Sec. 51.505. ORDER. (a) The board shall adopt the plan...
Section 51.506. Change Tax Plan - Sec. 51.506. CHANGE TAX PLAN. If after a tax plan...
Section 51.507. Effect of Sections 51 - Sec. 51.507. EFFECT OF SECTIONS 51.501-51.506 OF CODE. Nothing in...
Section 51.508. Unlimited Authority to Collect Service Charges and Taxes - Sec. 51.508. UNLIMITED AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SERVICE CHARGES AND TAXES....
Section 51.509. Lien Created; No Limitation - Sec. 51.509. LIEN CREATED; NO LIMITATION. Charges or assessments imposed...
Section 51.510. Purpose of Sections 51 - Sec. 51.510. PURPOSE OF SECTIONS 51.511-51.530 OF CODE. The purpose...
Section 51.511. Authority to Adopt Alternative Plans of Taxation - Sec. 51.511. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT ALTERNATIVE PLANS OF TAXATION. A...
Section 51.512. Alternative Plans of Taxation - Sec. 51.512. ALTERNATIVE PLANS OF TAXATION. (a) The district's taxes...
Section 51.513. Adoption of Plan of Taxation - Sec. 51.513. ADOPTION OF PLAN OF TAXATION. (a) Except as...
Section 51.514. Notice of Adoption of Plan and Hearing - Sec. 51.514. NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF PLAN AND HEARING. (a)...
Section 51.515. Order Adopting Tax Plan - Sec. 51.515. ORDER ADOPTING TAX PLAN. (a) After all persons...
Section 51.516. Obtaining Funds to Construct, Administer, Maintain, and Operate Improvements and Facilities in Defined Part of District - Sec. 51.516. OBTAINING FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT, ADMINISTER, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE...
Section 51.517. Adoption of Tax Plan for Only Part of District - Sec. 51.517. ADOPTION OF TAX PLAN FOR ONLY PART OF...
Section 51.518. Defining Area and Designating Property to Be Benefited by Improvements; Adopting Tax Plan - Sec. 51.518. DEFINING AREA AND DESIGNATING PROPERTY TO BE BENEFITED...
Section 51.519. Notice and Hearing - Sec. 51.519. NOTICE AND HEARING. The board shall give notice...
Section 51.520. Board's Order - Sec. 51.520. BOARD'S ORDER. At the hearing, if the board...
Section 51.521. Procedure for Election - Sec. 51.521. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION. (a) The election shall conform...
Section 51.522. Election Not Required in Separate Election Precinct - Sec. 51.522. ELECTION NOT REQUIRED IN SEPARATE ELECTION PRECINCT. If...
Section 51.523. Ballots - Sec. 51.523. BALLOTS. The ballot for an election under this...
Section 51.524. Declaring Result and Issuing Order - Sec. 51.524. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER. If a majority...
Section 51.525. Pledge of Faith and Credit - Sec. 51.525. PLEDGE OF FAITH AND CREDIT. If at an...
Section 51.526. Election in Separate Election Precinct - Sec. 51.526. ELECTION IN SEPARATE ELECTION PRECINCT. (a) If the...
Section 51.527. Issuance of Bonds and Levy of Tax for Defined Area or Designated Property - Sec. 51.527. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND LEVY OF TAX FOR...
Section 51.528. Contract to Provide Improvements, Facilities, and Services to Designated Property or Area - Sec. 51.528. CONTRACT TO PROVIDE IMPROVEMENTS, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES TO...
Section 51.529. Authority of District - Sec. 51.529. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT. (a) If a majority of...
Section 51.530. Administrative Authority of Board - Sec. 51.530. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY OF BOARD. The board shall administer...
Section 51.531. Master District; Taxing Authority - Sec. 51.531. MASTER DISTRICT; TAXING AUTHORITY. A master district may...
Section 51.532. Taxes in Districts Consisting of a City, Town or Municipal Corporation - Sec. 51.532. TAXES IN DISTRICTS CONSISTING OF A CITY, TOWN...
Section 51.533. Order Fixing Rate of Taxation - Sec. 51.533. ORDER FIXING RATE OF TAXATION. (a) The board...
Section 51.534. Addition of Land to Defined Area - Sec. 51.534. ADDITION OF LAND TO DEFINED AREA. The procedures...
Section 51.535. Provisions of Chapter Inapplicable to District - Sec. 51.535. PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER INAPPLICABLE TO DISTRICT. If taxes...
Section 51.536. Compensation of City Assessor and Collector - Sec. 51.536. COMPENSATION OF CITY ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR. The board...
Section 51.537. Municipality's Authority Regarding Defined Area - Sec. 51.537. MUNICIPALITY'S AUTHORITY REGARDING DEFINED AREA. (a) This section...
Section 51.538. Election Required - Sec. 51.538. ELECTION REQUIRED. Taxes levied, bonds issued, and indebtedness...
Subchapter M. Taxation on the Ad Valorem Basis
Section 51.561. Assessment and Collection of District Taxes - Sec. 51.561. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF DISTRICT TAXES. The assessor...
Section 51.591. Attorney to File Suits to Collect Delinquent Taxes - Sec. 51.591. ATTORNEY TO FILE SUITS TO COLLECT DELINQUENT TAXES....
Subchapter N. Taxation on the Benefit Basis
Section 51.631. Method of Taxation for District Under Contract With United States - Sec. 51.631. METHOD OF TAXATION FOR DISTRICT UNDER CONTRACT WITH...
Section 51.632. Assessment Record - Sec. 51.632. ASSESSMENT RECORD. When necessary, the board shall apportion...
Section 51.633. Notice of Taxes - Sec. 51.633. NOTICE OF TAXES. After the board makes the...
Section 51.634. Decision After Hearing - Sec. 51.634. DECISION AFTER HEARING. After the hearing, the board...
Section 51.635. Method of Taxation for District Not Under Contract With the United States - Sec. 51.635. METHOD OF TAXATION FOR DISTRICT NOT UNDER CONTRACT...
Section 51.636. Commissioners of Appraisement - Sec. 51.636. COMMISSIONERS OF APPRAISEMENT. As soon as practicable after...
Section 51.637. Compensation of Commissioners - Sec. 51.637. COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONERS. On approval by the board,...
Section 51.638. Notice of Appointment and Meeting - Sec. 51.638. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT AND MEETING. Immediately after the...
Section 51.639. First Meeting of Commissioners - Sec. 51.639. FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS. (a) The commissioners shall...
Section 51.640. Assistance for Commissioners - Sec. 51.640. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMISSIONERS. Within 30 days after the...
Section 51.641. Viewing Land and Other Property and Improvements in District - Sec. 51.641. VIEWING LAND AND OTHER PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS IN...
Section 51.642. Commissioners Report - Sec. 51.642. COMMISSIONERS REPORT. (a) The commissioners shall prepare a...
Section 51.643. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 51.643. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) After the commissioners' report...
Section 51.644. Hearing - Sec. 51.644. HEARING. (a) At or before the hearing on...
Section 51.645. Witnesses at the Hearing - Sec. 51.645. WITNESSES AT THE HEARING. At the hearing, interested...
Section 51.646. Costs of Hearing - Sec. 51.646. COSTS OF HEARING. The commissioners may adjudge and...
Section 51.647. Commissioners' Decree - Sec. 51.647. COMMISSIONERS' DECREE. (a) After the commissioners have made...
Section 51.648. Effect of Final Judgment and Decree - Sec. 51.648. EFFECT OF FINAL JUDGMENT AND DECREE. The final...
Section 51.649. Fixing Tax as Equal Sum on Each Acre - Sec. 51.649. FIXING TAX AS EQUAL SUM ON EACH ACRE....
Section 51.650. Election - Sec. 51.650. ELECTION. (a) If the board desires to submit...
Section 51.651. Excluding Nonirrigable Land From District - Sec. 51.651. EXCLUDING NONIRRIGABLE LAND FROM DISTRICT. If the owner...
Section 51.652. Setting Annual Value of Land Unnecessary - Sec. 51.652. SETTING ANNUAL VALUE OF LAND UNNECESSARY. If the...
Section 51.653. Preparing Tax Rolls - Sec. 51.653. PREPARING TAX ROLLS. (a) The board shall examine...
Section 51.655. Law Governing Administration of Benefit Tax Plan - Sec. 51.655. LAW GOVERNING ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFIT TAX PLAN. In...
Section 51.656. Irrigating Nonirrigable Land - Sec. 51.656. IRRIGATING NONIRRIGABLE LAND. If land which is classed...
Section 51.657. Taxation in District Constructing Levees or Drainage Systems - Sec. 51.657. TAXATION IN DISTRICT CONSTRUCTING LEVEES OR DRAINAGE SYSTEMS....
Subchapter O. Adding and Excluding Territory and Consolidating Districts
Section 51.702. Exclusion of Nonagricultural and Nonirrigable Land From the District - Sec. 51.702. EXCLUSION OF NONAGRICULTURAL AND NONIRRIGABLE LAND FROM THE...
Section 51.703. Prerequisite to Application for Exclusion - Sec. 51.703. PREREQUISITE TO APPLICATION FOR EXCLUSION. The owner of...
Section 51.704. Substituting Land of Equal Acreage and Value - Sec. 51.704. SUBSTITUTING LAND OF EQUAL ACREAGE AND VALUE. Land...
Section 51.705. Securing Application to Substitute Land - Sec. 51.705. SECURING APPLICATION TO SUBSTITUTE LAND. The board may...
Section 51.706. Application of Owner of New Land to Be Substituted - Sec. 51.706. APPLICATION OF OWNER OF NEW LAND TO BE...
Section 51.707. Consent of Outstanding Bondholders - Sec. 51.707. CONSENT OF OUTSTANDING BONDHOLDERS. (a) The board shall...
Section 51.708. Notice of Hearing on Applications - Sec. 51.708. NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATIONS. The board shall...
Section 51.709. Hearing Procedure - Sec. 51.709. HEARING PROCEDURE. The board shall hear all interested...
Section 51.710. Board's Resolution to Substitute Land - Sec. 51.710. BOARD'S RESOLUTION TO SUBSTITUTE LAND. If the board...
Section 51.711. Liability of Excluded and Included Land - Sec. 51.711. LIABILITY OF EXCLUDED AND INCLUDED LAND. The land...
Section 51.712. Duty to Advise Executive Director - Sec. 51.712. DUTY TO ADVISE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The board shall...
Section 51.713. Right to Serve New Land Included in District - Sec. 51.713. RIGHT TO SERVE NEW LAND INCLUDED IN DISTRICT....
Section 51.714. Adding Land by Petition of Landowner - Sec. 51.714. ADDING LAND BY PETITION OF LANDOWNER. The owner...
Section 51.732. Consolidation of Districts - Sec. 51.732. CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS. Two or more districts governed...
Section 51.733. Elections to Approve Consolidation - Sec. 51.733. ELECTIONS TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATION. (a) After the directors...
Section 51.734. Governing Consolidated Districts - Sec. 51.734. GOVERNING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS. (a) After two or more...
Section 51.735. Debts of Original Districts - Sec. 51.735. DEBTS OF ORIGINAL DISTRICTS. After two or more...
Section 51.736. Assessment and Collection of Taxes - Sec. 51.736. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES. After consolidation, the...
Section 51.748. Division of Original District With No Outstanding Indebtedness - Sec. 51.748. DIVISION OF ORIGINAL DISTRICT WITH NO OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS....
Section 51.749. Election to Approve Division - Sec. 51.749. ELECTION TO APPROVE DIVISION. (a) After the board...
Section 51.750. Governing Resulting Districts - Sec. 51.750. GOVERNING RESULTING DISTRICTS. (a) After the original district...
Section 51.751. Current Obligations of Original District - Sec. 51.751. CURRENT OBLIGATIONS OF ORIGINAL DISTRICT. After the division...
Section 51.752. Powers of Resulting Districts - Sec. 51.752. POWERS OF RESULTING DISTRICTS. (a) After division, each...
Section 51.753. Notice of Resulting Districts - Sec. 51.753. NOTICE OF RESULTING DISTRICTS. Within 30 days after...
Section 51.754. Exclusion of Land From District Without Indebtedness - Sec. 51.754. EXCLUSION OF LAND FROM DISTRICT WITHOUT INDEBTEDNESS. An...
Section 51.755. Application to Exclude Land - Sec. 51.755. APPLICATION TO EXCLUDE LAND. (a) A petition for...
Section 51.756. Findings by the Board - Sec. 51.756. FINDINGS BY THE BOARD. Before determining to exclude...
Section 51.757. Excluding Land - Sec. 51.757. EXCLUDING LAND. (a) After considering all engineering data...
Section 51.758. Notice of Certain Exclusions; Petition for Ratification Election - Sec. 51.758. NOTICE OF CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS; PETITION FOR RATIFICATION ELECTION....
Section 51.759. Exclusion of Certain Nonirrigated Land - Sec. 51.759. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN NONIRRIGATED LAND. (a) If a...
Section 51.760. Initiating Exclusion - Sec. 51.760. INITIATING EXCLUSION. (a) A petition to exclude land...
Section 51.761. Hearing, Notice, and Order of Exclusion - Sec. 51.761. HEARING, NOTICE, AND ORDER OF EXCLUSION. (a) On...
Section 51.762. Consent of Debt Holders - Sec. 51.762. CONSENT OF DEBT HOLDERS. If the district has...
Section 51.763. Results of Exclusion - Sec. 51.763. RESULTS OF EXCLUSION. (a) On the issuance of...
Section 51.764. District Facilities on Excluded Property - Sec. 51.764. DISTRICT FACILITIES ON EXCLUDED PROPERTY. The exclusion does...
Section 51.765. Water Allocations - Sec. 51.765. WATER ALLOCATIONS. (a) After the district adopts an...
Section 51.766. Suit to Review Exclusion - Sec. 51.766. SUIT TO REVIEW EXCLUSION. (a) A person who...
Subchapter P. Dissolution of District
Section 51.781. Dissolution of District Prior to Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 51.781. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BONDS....
Section 51.782. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 51.782. NOTICE OF HEARING. The board shall post notice...
Section 51.783. Hearing - Sec. 51.783. HEARING. The board shall hear all interested persons...
Section 51.784. Board's Order to Continue or Dissolve District - Sec. 51.784. BOARD'S ORDER TO CONTINUE OR DISSOLVE DISTRICT. The...
Section 51.785. Judicial Review of Board's Order - Sec. 51.785. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD'S ORDER. The board's decree...
Section 51.786. Appointment of Trustee - Sec. 51.786. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE. (a) If the board orders...
Section 51.787. Discharge of District's Obligations by Trustee - Sec. 51.787. DISCHARGE OF DISTRICT'S OBLIGATIONS BY TRUSTEE. (a) The...
Section 51.788. Discharge of Trustee - Sec. 51.788. DISCHARGE OF TRUSTEE. The trustee shall be discharged...
Section 51.789. Final Order of Dissolution - Sec. 51.789. FINAL ORDER OF DISSOLUTION. After all obligations are...
Section 51.790. Water Rights of Dissolved District - Sec. 51.790. WATER RIGHTS OF DISSOLVED DISTRICT. Water rights held...
Section 51.791. Taxes in Excess of District's Obligations - Sec. 51.791. TAXES IN EXCESS OF DISTRICT'S OBLIGATIONS. (a) If...
Section 51.793. Dissolution of District for Failure to Complete Plant - Sec. 51.793. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE PLANT....
Section 51.794. Resolution to Dissolve District - Sec. 51.794. RESOLUTION TO DISSOLVE DISTRICT. The board shall find...
Section 51.795. Statements of Indebtedness and Expenses - Sec. 51.795. STATEMENTS OF INDEBTEDNESS AND EXPENSES. The board shall...
Section 51.796. Election to Approve Dissolution of District and Issuance of Dissolution Bonds - Sec. 51.796. ELECTION TO APPROVE DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT AND ISSUANCE...
Section 51.797. Maximum Amount, Interest Rate, and Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 51.797. MAXIMUM AMOUNT, INTEREST RATE, AND MATURITY OF BONDS....
Section 51.798. Notice of Election - Sec. 51.798. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The president and secretary...
Section 51.799. Procedure for Holding Election - Sec. 51.799. PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ELECTION. (a) The ballots for...
Section 51.800. Issuance and Sale of Dissolution Bonds - Sec. 51.800. ISSUANCE AND SALE OF DISSOLUTION BONDS. (a) If...
Section 51.801. Destroying Unsold Bonds - Sec. 51.801. DESTROYING UNSOLD BONDS. If a majority of the...
Section 51.802. Board's Authority to Contract - Sec. 51.802. BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. The board may contract...
Section 51.803. Tax to Pay Dissolution Bonds - Sec. 51.803. TAX TO PAY DISSOLUTION BONDS. The order issuing...
Section 51.804. Determining Amount of Tax - Sec. 51.804. DETERMINING AMOUNT OF TAX. (a) The value of...
Section 51.805. Payment of Tax - Sec. 51.805. PAYMENT OF TAX. The amount of the tax...
Section 51.806. Advance Payment of Taxes in Cash - Sec. 51.806. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF TAXES IN CASH. The order...
Section 51.807. Computing Amount of Advance Cash Payment - Sec. 51.807. COMPUTING AMOUNT OF ADVANCE CASH PAYMENT. (a) In...
Section 51.808. Surrender of Bonds in Payment of Taxes - Sec. 51.808. SURRENDER OF BONDS IN PAYMENT OF TAXES. The...
Section 51.809. Computing Amount of Payment Made by Surrendering Bonds - Sec. 51.809. COMPUTING AMOUNT OF PAYMENT MADE BY SURRENDERING BONDS....
Section 51.810. Use by Trustee of Advance Payments of Tax - Sec. 51.810. USE BY TRUSTEE OF ADVANCE PAYMENTS OF TAX....
Section 51.811. Approval and Registration of Dissolution Bonds - Sec. 51.811. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF DISSOLUTION BONDS. After the...
Section 51.812. Dissolution Tax Roll - Sec. 51.812. DISSOLUTION TAX ROLL. Before the issuance and delivery...
Section 51.819. Filing Dissolution Tax Roll - Sec. 51.819. FILING DISSOLUTION TAX ROLL. After the preparation of...
Section 51.820. Collection of Taxes - Sec. 51.820. COLLECTION OF TAXES. The assessor and collector shall...
Section 51.821. Appointment of Trustee - Sec. 51.821. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE. (a) Before the issuance and...
Section 51.822. Authority of the Trustee - Sec. 51.822. AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE. The trustee shall receive...
Section 51.823. Tax Lien - Sec. 51.823. TAX LIEN. After filing the tax roll in...
Section 51.824. Foreclosure of Lien - Sec. 51.824. FORECLOSURE OF LIEN. The lien may be foreclosed...
Section 51.825. Default in Payment of Tax Installment - Sec. 51.825. DEFAULT IN PAYMENT OF TAX INSTALLMENT. (a) Default...
Section 51.826. Penalty and Attorney's Fee - Sec. 51.826. PENALTY AND ATTORNEY'S FEE. (a) A penalty of...
Section 51.827. Discharge of Lien - Sec. 51.827. DISCHARGE OF LIEN. (a) On the final payment...
Section 51.828. District Considered Dissolved - Sec. 51.828. DISTRICT CONSIDERED DISSOLVED. (a) On the issuance and...
Section 51.829. Dissolution of District in Counties of Less Than 11,000 Population - Sec. 51.829. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT IN COUNTIES OF LESS THAN...
Section 51.830. Petition for Dissolution of District - Sec. 51.830. PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. A petition for...
Section 51.831. Signatures on Petition - Sec. 51.831. SIGNATURES ON PETITION. A petition for dissolution of...
Section 51.832. Procedure for Holding Election - Sec. 51.832. PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ELECTION. (a) An election to...
Section 51.833. Election in District Including City, Town, or Municipal Corporation - Sec. 51.833. ELECTION IN DISTRICT INCLUDING CITY, TOWN, OR MUNICIPAL...
Section 51.834. Subsequent Election - Sec. 51.834. SUBSEQUENT ELECTION. If the proposition to dissolve the...
Section 51.835. District Dissolved - Sec. 51.835. DISTRICT DISSOLVED. If a majority of those voting...
Section 51.836. Taxes to Pay Indebtedness After Dissolution - Sec. 51.836. TAXES TO PAY INDEBTEDNESS AFTER DISSOLUTION. If a...
Subchapter Q. Flood Control in Trinity River Basin
Section 51.851. Definitions - Sec. 51.851. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Authority" means the...
Section 51.852. Cooperation With Authority, Corps of Engineers, and Other Owners - Sec. 51.852. COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND OTHER...
Section 51.853. Cooperation With Authority and Owners - Sec. 51.853. COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITY AND OWNERS. The commission, in...
Section 51.854. Flood Warning System - Sec. 51.854. FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM. The commission and the authority,...
Subchapter R. Option to Exchange Municipal Jurisdiction
Section 51.871. Definitions - Sec. 51.871. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Dissociated municipality" means...
Section 51.872. Authority to Transfer District Between Municipalities' Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 51.872. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DISTRICT BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES' EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION....
Section 51.873. Applicability - Sec. 51.873. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a district...
Section 51.874. Effect of Transfer - Sec. 51.874. EFFECT OF TRANSFER. On and after the effective...
Section 51.875. Subchapter Supersedes - Sec. 51.875. SUBCHAPTER SUPERSEDES. To the extent of any conflict,...