Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts

Section 55.046. Multi-County District: Election Returns, Canvass, Result - Sec. 55.046. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT: ELECTION RETURNS, CANVASS, RESULT. (a) The...

Section 55.047. Exclusion of City, Unincorporated Area, or County Voting Against District - Sec. 55.047. EXCLUSION OF CITY, UNINCORPORATED AREA, OR COUNTY VOTING...

Section 55.048. Name of District - Sec. 55.048. NAME OF DISTRICT. (a) The name of a...

Section 55.049. Survey of District Boundaries - Sec. 55.049. SURVEY OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. Immediately after the directors...

Section 55.050. Chapter Applicable to Irrigation Districts - Sec. 55.050. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO IRRIGATION DISTRICTS. Irrigation districts created...

Section 55.051. Change of District Name - Sec. 55.051. CHANGE OF DISTRICT NAME. (a) An irrigation district...

Section 55.053. Conversion of Article Iii, Section 52 District to Article Xvi, Section 59 District - Sec. 55.053. CONVERSION OF ARTICLE III, SECTION 52 DISTRICT TO...

Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions

Section 55.101. Board of Directors - Sec. 55.101. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The governing body of a...

Section 55.102. Qualifications of Directors - Sec. 55.102. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS. To be qualified for election...

Section 55.103. Application to Get on Ballot - Sec. 55.103. APPLICATION TO GET ON BALLOT. (a) A person...

Section 55.107. Optional Conversion to Staggered Terms - Sec. 55.107. OPTIONAL CONVERSION TO STAGGERED TERMS. (a) The board,...

Section 55.108. Appointment of Directors in Certain Districts - Sec. 55.108. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) If...

Section 55.110. Additional Bonds - Sec. 55.110. ADDITIONAL BONDS. (a) If a district is appointed...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 55.161. Purposes of District - Sec. 55.161. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT. (a) A water improvement district...

Section 55.163. Improvements: Purchase or Construction - Sec. 55.163. IMPROVEMENTS: PURCHASE OR CONSTRUCTION. A district may purchase...

Section 55.165. Drainage Ditches: Levees - Sec. 55.165. DRAINAGE DITCHES: LEVEES. The board may include in...

Section 55.166. Constructing Bridges and Culverts Across and Over County and Public Roads - Sec. 55.166. CONSTRUCTING BRIDGES AND CULVERTS ACROSS AND OVER COUNTY...

Section 55.167. Constructing Culverts and Bridges Across and Under Railroad Tracks and Roadways - Sec. 55.167. CONSTRUCTING CULVERTS AND BRIDGES ACROSS AND UNDER RAILROAD...

Section 55.185. Contract With the United States - Sec. 55.185. CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES. The board may...

Section 55.186. Payments Made by a District Under a Contract With the United States - Sec. 55.186. PAYMENTS MADE BY A DISTRICT UNDER A CONTRACT...

Section 55.187. District as Fiscal Agent for United States - Sec. 55.187. DISTRICT AS FISCAL AGENT FOR UNITED STATES. The...

Section 55.188. Conveying Property to the United States - Sec. 55.188. CONVEYING PROPERTY TO THE UNITED STATES. If the...

Section 55.192. Acquiring Water Rights - Sec. 55.192. ACQUIRING WATER RIGHTS. Any district may acquire water...

Section 55.193. Selling Water Rights - Sec. 55.193. SELLING WATER RIGHTS. (a) Any district which has...

Section 55.194. Transfer of Water Right - Sec. 55.194. TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT. If there is land...

Section 55.195. Supplying Water to Cities Outside the District - Sec. 55.195. SUPPLYING WATER TO CITIES OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT. When...

Section 55.196. Selling Waterpower Privileges - Sec. 55.196. SELLING WATERPOWER PRIVILEGES. The district may enter into...

Section 55.197. Selling Surplus Water - Sec. 55.197. SELLING SURPLUS WATER. The district may sell to...

Section 55.198. Pumping and Delivering Water to Land Near District - Sec. 55.198. PUMPING AND DELIVERING WATER TO LAND NEAR DISTRICT....

Section 55.200. Sale of Land Acquired by a District for Other Than District Purposes - Sec. 55.200. SALE OF LAND ACQUIRED BY A DISTRICT FOR...

Section 55.201. Use of Excess District Money - Sec. 55.201. USE OF EXCESS DISTRICT MONEY. After all district...

Section 55.202. Board's Semiannual Report - Sec. 55.202. BOARD'S SEMIANNUAL REPORT. On the first day of...

Section 55.204. Waiver of District Tort Immunity - Sec. 55.204. WAIVER OF DISTRICT TORT IMMUNITY. If the board...

Subchapter E. Regulatory Powers

Section 55.241. Purpose - Sec. 55.241. PURPOSE. The powers granted to the district and...

Section 55.242. Rules and Regulations - Sec. 55.242. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The board may make and...

Section 55.243. Notice of Rules and Regulations - Sec. 55.243. NOTICE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS. (a) Before a...

Section 55.244. Judicial Notice of Rules and Regulations - Sec. 55.244. JUDICIAL NOTICE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS. The courts...

Section 55.245. Contracts for Toll Bridges and Ferry Services - Sec. 55.245. CONTRACTS FOR TOLL BRIDGES AND FERRY SERVICES. (a)...

Section 55.246. Bond - Sec. 55.246. BOND. The board shall require any person with...

Section 55.247. License, Franchise, and Fee - Sec. 55.247. LICENSE, FRANCHISE, AND FEE. (a) Before a person...

Section 55.248. Charges for Use of Toll Bridge Facilities and Ferry Service - Sec. 55.248. CHARGES FOR USE OF TOLL BRIDGE FACILITIES AND...

Section 55.249. Regulating Boats - Sec. 55.249. REGULATING BOATS. (a) The district may prescribe the...

Section 55.250. Responsibilities of Boat Owners and Operators - Sec. 55.250. RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOAT OWNERS AND OPERATORS. (a) The...

Section 55.251. Peace Officers - Sec. 55.251. PEACE OFFICERS. The district may employ and constitute...

Section 55.253. Injunction - Sec. 55.253. INJUNCTION. In addition to the penalties provided by...

Subchapter G. District Survey

Section 55.332. Duties of the Engineer - Sec. 55.332. DUTIES OF THE ENGINEER. The engineer shall make...

Section 55.333. Maps - Sec. 55.333. MAPS. (a) The map shall show the name...

Section 55.334. Adopting Old Surveys - Sec. 55.334. ADOPTING OLD SURVEYS. (a) The engineer may adopt...

Section 55.335. Additional Improvements - Sec. 55.335. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. If additional improvements of canals, ditches,...

Section 55.336. Existing Improvements - Sec. 55.336. EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS. If the district contains any pumping...

Section 55.337. Signing and Filing Engineer's Report, Map, and Profile - Sec. 55.337. SIGNING AND FILING ENGINEER'S REPORT, MAP, AND PROFILE....

Section 55.338. Maps and Data Unnecessary Under Contract With United States - Sec. 55.338. MAPS AND DATA UNNECESSARY UNDER CONTRACT WITH UNITED...

Subchapter H. Water Assessments

Section 55.351. Statement Estimating Water Requirements and Payment of Charge - Sec. 55.351. STATEMENT ESTIMATING WATER REQUIREMENTS AND PAYMENT OF CHARGE....

Section 55.352. Board's Estimate of Maintenance and Operating Expenses - Sec. 55.352. BOARD'S ESTIMATE OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES. The...

Section 55.353. Methods for Determining Maintenance and Operating Expenses - Sec. 55.353. METHODS FOR DETERMINING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES. The...

Section 55.354. Distribution of Assessment - Sec. 55.354. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSESSMENT. (a) The board by order...

Section 55.355. Notice of Assessments - Sec. 55.355. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS. (a) Public notice of all...

Section 55.356. Payment of Assessments - Sec. 55.356. PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS. (a) All assessments imposed under...

Section 55.357. Collection of Assessments by Tax Assessor and Collector - Sec. 55.357. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS BY TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR....

Section 55.358. Contracts With Person Using Irrigation Water - Sec. 55.358. CONTRACTS WITH PERSON USING IRRIGATION WATER. (a) The...

Section 55.359. Lien Against Crops - Sec. 55.359. LIEN AGAINST CROPS. (a) The district shall have...

Section 55.360. List of Delinquent Assessments - Sec. 55.360. LIST OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS. Assessments imposed under Section...

Section 55.361. Water Service Discontinued - Sec. 55.361. WATER SERVICE DISCONTINUED. (a) If a landowner fails...

Section 55.362. Suits for Delinquent Assessments - Sec. 55.362. SUITS FOR DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS. Suits for delinquent water...

Section 55.363. Interest and Collection Fees - Sec. 55.363. INTEREST AND COLLECTION FEES. (a) All assessments imposed...

Section 55.365. Surplus Assessments - Sec. 55.365. SURPLUS ASSESSMENTS. If assessments made under this subchapter...

Section 55.366. Insufficient Assessments - Sec. 55.366. INSUFFICIENT ASSESSMENTS. If the assessments made under this...

Section 55.367. Land Not Subject to Assessments - Sec. 55.367. LAND NOT SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS. If a district...

Section 55.368. Loans for Maintenance and Operating Expenses - Sec. 55.368. LOANS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES. The board...

Section 55.369. Fixed Charges for Maintenance Expenses - Sec. 55.369. FIXED CHARGES FOR MAINTENANCE EXPENSES. If maintenance charges...

Section 55.370. Charge to Cities and Towns - Sec. 55.370. CHARGE TO CITIES AND TOWNS. If a district...

Section 55.371. Authority to Determine Rules and Regulations - Sec. 55.371. AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE RULES AND REGULATIONS. The directors...

Subchapter I. Supplying Water to Military Camps

Section 55.401. Authority of Districts With Military Base to Issue Bonds - Sec. 55.401. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICTS WITH MILITARY BASE TO ISSUE...

Section 55.402. Bond Election - Sec. 55.402. BOND ELECTION. The district may issue negotiable revenue...

Section 55.403. Interest Rate and Maturity Date - Sec. 55.403. INTEREST RATE AND MATURITY DATE. Bonds issued under...

Section 55.404. Security for Bonds - Sec. 55.404. SECURITY FOR BONDS. (a) Bonds issued under this...

Section 55.405. Approval; Registration - Sec. 55.405. APPROVAL; REGISTRATION. After bonds are authorized under this...

Section 55.406. Validity of Bonds - Sec. 55.406. VALIDITY OF BONDS. After bonds are approved by...

Section 55.407. Payment of Bonds - Sec. 55.407. PAYMENT OF BONDS. The holder of bonds issued...

Section 55.408. Advertising for Bids - Sec. 55.408. ADVERTISING FOR BIDS. A contract for constructing or...

Subchapter J. General Fiscal Provisions

Section 55.421. Construction and Maintenance Fund - Sec. 55.421. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE FUND. The expenses, debts, and...

Section 55.422. Maintenance and Operating Fund - Sec. 55.422. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING FUND. (a) The district shall...

Subchapter K. Borrowing Money

Section 55.452. Adopting Method for Payment of Debts - Sec. 55.452. ADOPTING METHOD FOR PAYMENT OF DEBTS. (a) When...

Section 55.454. Incurring Debt Without Voter Approval - Sec. 55.454. INCURRING DEBT WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL. None of the...

Section 55.455. Taxes on Uniform Basis - Sec. 55.455. TAXES ON UNIFORM BASIS. (a) Any district which...

Section 55.456. Obtaining Loan When Bonds Cannot Be Sold - Sec. 55.456. OBTAINING LOAN WHEN BONDS CANNOT BE SOLD. If...

Section 55.457. Using Revenue From Sale of Water, Power, and Other Services to Pay Debts - Sec. 55.457. USING REVENUE FROM SALE OF WATER, POWER, AND...

Section 55.458. Loan Fund - Sec. 55.458. LOAN FUND. (a) The board may pay or...

Subchapter L. Issuance of Bonds

Section 55.491. Bond Election - Sec. 55.491. BOND ELECTION. After the district is created, the...

Section 55.497. Necessary Vote - Sec. 55.497. NECESSARY VOTE. (a) In a district operating under...

Section 55.498. Ordering Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 55.498. ORDERING ISSUANCE OF BONDS. After the vote is...

Section 55.499. Amount of Bonds - Sec. 55.499. AMOUNT OF BONDS. The bonds shall be sufficient...

Section 55.500. Limitation of Indebtedness - Sec. 55.500. LIMITATION OF INDEBTEDNESS. In districts organized under Article...

Section 55.501. Special Interest Procedure - Sec. 55.501. SPECIAL INTEREST PROCEDURE. (a) The maximum amount of...

Section 55.502. Formal Requirements of Bonds - Sec. 55.502. FORMAL REQUIREMENTS OF BONDS. (a) The board shall...

Section 55.504. Suit to Determine Validity of Bonds or Contract - Sec. 55.504. SUIT TO DETERMINE VALIDITY OF BONDS OR CONTRACT....

Section 55.505. Notice to Attorney General - Sec. 55.505. NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) Notice of a...

Section 55.507. Right of Persons to Intervene and Participate in Suit - Sec. 55.507. RIGHT OF PERSONS TO INTERVENE AND PARTICIPATE IN...

Section 55.509. Judgment Rendered - Sec. 55.509. JUDGMENT RENDERED. (a) If the judgment of the...

Section 55.510. Court's Decree - Sec. 55.510. COURT'S DECREE. (a) After the district court enters...

Section 55.513. County Clerk's Fees - Sec. 55.513. COUNTY CLERK'S FEES. The county clerk is entitled...

Section 55.514. Sale of Bonds - Sec. 55.514. SALE OF BONDS. (a) After the bonds are...

Section 55.515. Emergency Loans and Interim Bonds - Sec. 55.515. EMERGENCY LOANS AND INTERIM BONDS. (a) The district...

Section 55.516. Tax Levy - Sec. 55.516. TAX LEVY. (a) After bonds have been voted,...

Section 55.517. Adjustment of Tax Levy - Sec. 55.517. ADJUSTMENT OF TAX LEVY. The tax which is...

Section 55.518. Interest and Sinking Fund - Sec. 55.518. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. (a) The district shall...

Section 55.519. Investment of Sinking Funds - Sec. 55.519. INVESTMENT OF SINKING FUNDS. The board may invest...

Section 55.520. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 55.520. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board of a district...

Section 55.521. Registering Refunding Bonds - Sec. 55.521. REGISTERING REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The comptroller may not...

Section 55.522. Issuing Refunding Bonds for the Same Amount and With the Same Maturity Date as the Original Bonds - Sec. 55.522. ISSUING REFUNDING BONDS FOR THE SAME AMOUNT AND...

Section 55.523. Issuing Refunding Bonds Which Place a Greater Burden on the District - Sec. 55.523. ISSUING REFUNDING BONDS WHICH PLACE A GREATER BURDEN...

Section 55.524. Law Governing Refunding Bonds - Sec. 55.524. LAW GOVERNING REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The provisions of...

Section 55.525. Limiting District's Power to Incur Debt - Sec. 55.525. LIMITING DISTRICT'S POWER TO INCUR DEBT. (a) The...

Section 55.526. Notice of Limitation of Debt - Sec. 55.526. NOTICE OF LIMITATION OF DEBT. Once a week...

Section 55.527. Limitation Election - Sec. 55.527. LIMITATION ELECTION. (a) If a petition is filed...

Section 55.528. Operating Under a Limitation on Power to Incur Debt - Sec. 55.528. OPERATING UNDER A LIMITATION ON POWER TO INCUR...

Section 55.529. Issuing Bonds in Excess of Debt Limitation - Sec. 55.529. ISSUING BONDS IN EXCESS OF DEBT LIMITATION. (a)...

Section 55.530. Additional Projects for the District - Sec. 55.530. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR THE DISTRICT. (a) After district...

Section 55.531. Issuance of Additional Bonds - Sec. 55.531. ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL BONDS. (a) If an election...

Section 55.532. Funds to Repair Damaged Improvements - Sec. 55.532. FUNDS TO REPAIR DAMAGED IMPROVEMENTS. (a) If improvements...

Section 55.533. Preferred Lien in Favor of the United States - Sec. 55.533. PREFERRED LIEN IN FAVOR OF THE UNITED STATES....

Section 55.534. Default in Paying Principal and Interest on Bonds by a District Obtaining Its Water Supply From the United States - Sec. 55.534. DEFAULT IN PAYING PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON BONDS...

Subchapter M. Ad Valorem Taxation

Section 55.581. Assessment and Collection of District Taxes - Sec. 55.581. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF DISTRICT TAXES. The assessor...

Section 55.600. Tax Office - Sec. 55.600. TAX OFFICE. For the convenience of district taxpayers,...

Section 55.601. Additional Duties of the Assessor and Collector - Sec. 55.601. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR. The...

Section 55.604. Assessment Liens - Sec. 55.604. ASSESSMENT LIENS. Assessments made by the board for...

Section 55.620. General Powers and Regulations - Sec. 55.620. GENERAL POWERS AND REGULATIONS. (a) No district may...

Subchapter N. Taxation on a Benefit Basis

Section 55.651. Election to Determine Method of Taxation - Sec. 55.651. ELECTION TO DETERMINE METHOD OF TAXATION. (a) A...

Section 55.652. Assessment Record - Sec. 55.652. ASSESSMENT RECORD. When necessary, the board shall apportion...

Section 55.653. Notice of Taxes - Sec. 55.653. NOTICE OF TAXES. After the board makes the...

Section 55.654. Decision After Hearing - Sec. 55.654. DECISION AFTER HEARING. After the hearing, the board...

Section 55.655. Applicable Law - Sec. 55.655. APPLICABLE LAW. The provisions of this chapter relating...

Section 55.656. Districts Adopting Benefit Plan of Taxation - Sec. 55.656. DISTRICTS ADOPTING BENEFIT PLAN OF TAXATION. In any...

Section 55.657. Commissioners of Appraisement - Sec. 55.657. COMMISSIONERS OF APPRAISEMENT. As soon as practicable after...

Section 55.658. Compensation of Commissioners - Sec. 55.658. COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONERS. On approval by the board,...

Section 55.659. Notice of Appointment and Meeting - Sec. 55.659. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT AND MEETING. Immediately after the...

Section 55.660. First Meeting of Commissioners - Sec. 55.660. FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS. (a) The commissioners shall...

Section 55.661. Assistance for Commissioners - Sec. 55.661. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMISSIONERS. Within 30 days after the...

Section 55.662. Viewing Land and Other Property and Improvements in District - Sec. 55.662. VIEWING LAND AND OTHER PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS IN...

Section 55.663. Commissioners Report - Sec. 55.663. COMMISSIONERS REPORT. (a) The commissioners shall prepare a...

Section 55.664. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 55.664. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) After the commissioners' report...

Section 55.665. Hearing - Sec. 55.665. HEARING. (a) At or before the hearing on...

Section 55.666. Witnesses at the Hearing - Sec. 55.666. WITNESSES AT THE HEARING. At the hearing, interested...

Section 55.667. Costs of Hearing - Sec. 55.667. COSTS OF HEARING. The commissioners may adjudge and...

Section 55.668. Commissioners' Decree - Sec. 55.668. COMMISSIONERS' DECREE. (a) After the commissioners have made...

Section 55.669. Effect of Final Judgment and Decree - Sec. 55.669. EFFECT OF FINAL JUDGMENT AND DECREE. The final...

Section 55.670. Fixing Tax as Equal Sum on Each Acre - Sec. 55.670. FIXING TAX AS EQUAL SUM ON EACH ACRE....

Section 55.671. Election - Sec. 55.671. ELECTION. (a) If the board desires to submit...

Section 55.672. Excluding Nonirrigable Land From District - Sec. 55.672. EXCLUDING NONIRRIGABLE LAND FROM DISTRICT. If the owner...

Section 55.673. Setting Annual Value of Land Unnecessary - Sec. 55.673. SETTING ANNUAL VALUE OF LAND UNNECESSARY. If the...

Section 55.674. Preparing Tax Rolls - Sec. 55.674. PREPARING TAX ROLLS. (a) The board shall examine...

Section 55.676. Law Governing Administration of Benefit Tax Plan - Sec. 55.676. LAW GOVERNING ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFIT TAX PLAN. In...

Section 55.677. Irrigating Nonirrigable Land - Sec. 55.677. IRRIGATING NONIRRIGABLE LAND. If land which is classed...

Subchapter O. Adding and Excluding Territory, and Consolidating Districts

Section 55.721. Exclusion of Nonagricultural and Nonirrigable Land From District - Sec. 55.721. EXCLUSION OF NONAGRICULTURAL AND NONIRRIGABLE LAND FROM DISTRICT....

Section 55.750. Consolidation of Districts - Sec. 55.750. CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS. Two or more districts governed...

Section 55.751. Elections to Approve Consolidation - Sec. 55.751. ELECTIONS TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATION. (a) After the directors...

Section 55.752. Governing Consolidated Districts - Sec. 55.752. GOVERNING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS. (a) When two or more...

Section 55.753. Debts of Original Districts - Sec. 55.753. DEBTS OF ORIGINAL DISTRICTS. (a) When two or...

Section 55.754. Taxes of the Original District - Sec. 55.754. TAXES OF THE ORIGINAL DISTRICT. (a) After consolidation,...

Section 55.755. Exclusion of Certain Nonirrigated Land - Sec. 55.755. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN NONIRRIGATED LAND. If a district...

Subchapter P. Dissolution of District

Section 55.801. Failure to Function - Sec. 55.801. FAILURE TO FUNCTION. Subject to the provisions of...

Section 55.802. Rights of Debtors if District Failed to Function - Sec. 55.802. RIGHTS OF DEBTORS IF DISTRICT FAILED TO FUNCTION....

Section 55.803. Dissolution Using Procedure for Organization of Districts - Sec. 55.803. DISSOLUTION USING PROCEDURE FOR ORGANIZATION OF DISTRICTS. If...

Section 55.804. Dissolution Using Procedure for Abolition of Districts in Chapter 56 - Sec. 55.804. DISSOLUTION USING PROCEDURE FOR ABOLITION OF DISTRICTS IN...

Section 55.805. Payment of Debts on Dissolution of District - Sec. 55.805. PAYMENT OF DEBTS ON DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a)...

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Texas Statutes Title 4 - General Law Districts Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts

Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts