Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts

Section 58.021. Single-County District; Granting or Refusing Petition - Sec. 58.021. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT; GRANTING OR REFUSING PETITION. (a) The...

Section 58.022. Single-County District; Appeal From Order of Commissioners Court - Sec. 58.022. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT; APPEAL FROM ORDER OF COMMISSIONERS COURT....

Section 58.023. Single-County District: Record on Appeal; Notice of Appeal - Sec. 58.023. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: RECORD ON APPEAL; NOTICE OF APPEAL....

Section 58.024. Single-County District: Hearing in District Court; Procedure - Sec. 58.024. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: HEARING IN DISTRICT COURT; PROCEDURE. (a)...

Section 58.025. Single-County District: Judgment of District Court; Appeal - Sec. 58.025. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: JUDGMENT OF DISTRICT COURT; APPEAL. (a)...

Section 58.026. Single-County District: Appointment of Directors; Bond - Sec. 58.026. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; BOND. (a) If...

Section 58.027. Multicounty District: Consideration by Commission - Sec. 58.027. MULTICOUNTY DISTRICT: CONSIDERATION BY COMMISSION. (a) The commission...

Section 58.028. Multicounty District: Notice and Hearing on District Creation - Sec. 58.028. MULTICOUNTY DISTRICT: NOTICE AND HEARING ON DISTRICT CREATION....

Section 58.030. Multicounty District: Consideration by Commission; Procedure - Sec. 58.030. MULTICOUNTY DISTRICT: CONSIDERATION BY COMMISSION; PROCEDURE. (a) The...

Section 58.031. Multicounty District: Appeal From Commission Decision - Sec. 58.031. MULTICOUNTY DISTRICT: APPEAL FROM COMMISSION DECISION. (a) When...

Section 58.032. Multicounty District: Appointment of Directors by Commission; Bond - Sec. 58.032. MULTICOUNTY DISTRICT: APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS BY COMMISSION; BOND....

Section 58.035. Inclusion of City, Town, or Municipal Corporation in District - Sec. 58.035. INCLUSION OF CITY, TOWN, OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN...

Section 58.036. Confirmation Election in District Including Land in More Than One County - Sec. 58.036. CONFIRMATION ELECTION IN DISTRICT INCLUDING LAND IN MORE...

Section 58.037. Exclusion of Parts of District; Dissolution - Sec. 58.037. EXCLUSION OF PARTS OF DISTRICT; DISSOLUTION. (a) If...

Section 58.038. Conversion of Certain Districts Into Districts Operating Under This Chapter - Sec. 58.038. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS INTO DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER...

Section 58.039. Conversion of District; Notice - Sec. 58.039. CONVERSION OF DISTRICT; NOTICE. (a) Notice of the...

Section 58.040. Conversion of District; Findings - Sec. 58.040. CONVERSION OF DISTRICT; FINDINGS. (a) If, on a...

Section 58.041. Effect of Conversion - Sec. 58.041. EFFECT OF CONVERSION. A district that converts into...

Section 58.042. Reservation of Certain Powers for Converted Districts - Sec. 58.042. RESERVATION OF CERTAIN POWERS FOR CONVERTED DISTRICTS. (a)...

Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions

Section 58.071. Board of Directors - Sec. 58.071. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The governing body of a...

Section 58.072. Qualifications - Sec. 58.072. QUALIFICATIONS. To be qualified for election as a...

Section 58.0731. Election of Directors From Precincts - Sec. 58.0731. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FROM PRECINCTS. A district that...

Section 58.084. District Tax Assessor and Collector - Sec. 58.084. DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR. The board may...

Section 58.089. Bonds of Officers of a District Acting as Fiscal Agent or Collecting Money for the United States - Sec. 58.089. BONDS OF OFFICERS OF A DISTRICT ACTING AS...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 58.121. Purposes of District - Sec. 58.121. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT. (a) Irrigation districts operating under...

Section 58.122. Powers of District - Sec. 58.122. POWERS OF DISTRICT. The district has the functions,...

Section 58.125. Construction of Improvements - Sec. 58.125. CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS. A district may construct all...

Section 58.126. Purchase of Machinery and Supplies - Sec. 58.126. PURCHASE OF MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES. The board may...

Section 58.127. Adopting Rules - Sec. 58.127. ADOPTING RULES. A district may adopt and make...

Section 58.128. Effect of Rules - Sec. 58.128. EFFECT OF RULES. After the required publication, rules...

Section 58.129. Publication of Rules - Sec. 58.129. PUBLICATION OF RULES. (a) The board shall publish...

Section 58.130. Effective Date of Rules - Sec. 58.130. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES. The penalty for violation...

Section 58.133. Constructing Bridges and Culverts Across and Over County and Public Roads - Sec. 58.133. CONSTRUCTING BRIDGES AND CULVERTS ACROSS AND OVER COUNTY...

Section 58.134. Constructing Culverts and Bridges Across and Under Railroad Tracks, Roadways, and Interurban or Street Railways - Sec. 58.134. CONSTRUCTING CULVERTS AND BRIDGES ACROSS AND UNDER RAILROAD...

Section 58.136. Power to Contract - Sec. 58.136. POWER TO CONTRACT. The district may enter into...

Section 58.150. Transactions in District Names Under Joint Ownership and Construction Contract - Sec. 58.150. TRANSACTIONS IN DISTRICT NAMES UNDER JOINT OWNERSHIP AND...

Section 58.154. Construction Charges Under a Contract With the United States - Sec. 58.154. CONSTRUCTION CHARGES UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED...

Section 58.155. Election to Approve a Contract With the United States - Sec. 58.155. ELECTION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED...

Section 58.156. Conveying Property to the United States - Sec. 58.156. CONVEYING PROPERTY TO THE UNITED STATES. A district...

Section 58.157. Consent of United States to Alter District's Boundaries - Sec. 58.157. CONSENT OF UNITED STATES TO ALTER DISTRICT'S BOUNDARIES....

Section 58.158. Taxes Levied by District Under Contract With the United States - Sec. 58.158. TAXES LEVIED BY DISTRICT UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE...

Section 58.159. Assessments for Contracts With the United States - Sec. 58.159. ASSESSMENTS FOR CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES. The...

Section 58.160. Duration of Annual Levies for Contracts With the United States - Sec. 58.160. DURATION OF ANNUAL LEVIES FOR CONTRACTS WITH THE...

Section 58.161. Superiority of Lien to Secure Contract With the United States - Sec. 58.161. SUPERIORITY OF LIEN TO SECURE CONTRACT WITH THE...

Section 58.162. District's Authority to Solicit Cooperation, Donations, and Contributions From Other Agencies - Sec. 58.162. DISTRICT'S AUTHORITY TO SOLICIT COOPERATION, DONATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS...

Section 58.163. Expense of Procuring Cooperation and Contributions From Other Agencies - Sec. 58.163. EXPENSE OF PROCURING COOPERATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OTHER...

Section 58.164. Authority of Contributor - Sec. 58.164. AUTHORITY OF CONTRIBUTOR. (a) Any water improvement district,...

Section 58.165. Issuance of Bonds by Contributor - Sec. 58.165. ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY CONTRIBUTOR. (a) The contract...

Section 58.166. Annual Tax by Contributor - Sec. 58.166. ANNUAL TAX BY CONTRIBUTOR. (a) The contract for...

Section 58.167. Contributions From Unappropriated or Available Funds of Contributor - Sec. 58.167. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM UNAPPROPRIATED OR AVAILABLE FUNDS OF CONTRIBUTOR....

Section 58.168. Liability on Contracts of Acquired Irrigation System - Sec. 58.168. LIABILITY ON CONTRACTS OF ACQUIRED IRRIGATION SYSTEM. If...

Section 58.170. Covenants and Agreements Included in Lease - Sec. 58.170. COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS INCLUDED IN LEASE. (a) The...

Section 58.171. Revenue for Payment of Lease Rental - Sec. 58.171. REVENUE FOR PAYMENT OF LEASE RENTAL. (a) All...

Section 58.172. Receiver for Leased Irrigation System - Sec. 58.172. RECEIVER FOR LEASED IRRIGATION SYSTEM. (a) If the...

Section 58.173. Joint Lease by Two or More Districts - Sec. 58.173. JOINT LEASE BY TWO OR MORE DISTRICTS. The...

Section 58.174. Authority to Acquire Irrigation System Subject to Mortgage - Sec. 58.174. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE IRRIGATION SYSTEM SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE....

Section 58.175. Revenue for Payment of Mortgage - Sec. 58.175. REVENUE FOR PAYMENT OF MORTGAGE. (a) The board...

Section 58.176. Election to Approve Revenue for Payment of Mortgage - Sec. 58.176. ELECTION TO APPROVE REVENUE FOR PAYMENT OF MORTGAGE....

Section 58.177. Joint Acquisition of Mortgaged System by Two or More Districts - Sec. 58.177. JOINT ACQUISITION OF MORTGAGED SYSTEM BY TWO OR...

Section 58.178. Authority to Lease Facilities to Water Customers - Sec. 58.178. AUTHORITY TO LEASE FACILITIES TO WATER CUSTOMERS. (a)...

Section 58.180. Amendments to Water Rights - Sec. 58.180. AMENDMENTS TO WATER RIGHTS. The board may apply...

Section 58.181. Suit to Protect Water Rights - Sec. 58.181. SUIT TO PROTECT WATER RIGHTS. The board may...

Section 58.182. Transfer of Water Right - Sec. 58.182. TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT. If there is land...

Section 58.183. Selling Waterpower Privileges - Sec. 58.183. SELLING WATERPOWER PRIVILEGES. (a) The district may enter...

Section 58.184. Selling Surplus Water - Sec. 58.184. SELLING SURPLUS WATER. The district may sell any...

Section 58.185. Pumping Water to Another District - Sec. 58.185. PUMPING WATER TO ANOTHER DISTRICT. If the board...

Section 58.186. Obtaining Topographic Maps and Data - Sec. 58.186. OBTAINING TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND DATA. The Texas Water...

Section 58.190. Sale of Property Not Acquired to Carry Out the Plans of the District - Sec. 58.190. SALE OF PROPERTY NOT ACQUIRED TO CARRY OUT...

Subchapter E. Election Provisions

Section 58.221. Landowner - Sec. 58.221. LANDOWNER. In this subchapter, a reference to "landowner"...

Section 58.222. Eligibility to Vote - Sec. 58.222. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE. Notwithstanding the Election Code and...

Section 58.223. Eligibility Requirements - Sec. 58.223. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. An individual landowner, or the landowner's...

Section 58.224. Registration Required - Sec. 58.224. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. (a) A landowner who elects to...

Section 58.225. Voting by Representative - Sec. 58.225. VOTING BY REPRESENTATIVE. (a) A landowner may authorize...

Section 58.226. Liability for District Taxes and Debts - Sec. 58.226. LIABILITY FOR DISTRICT TAXES AND DEBTS. (a) A...

Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments

Section 58.301. Statement Estimating Water Requirements and Payment of Charge - Sec. 58.301. STATEMENT ESTIMATING WATER REQUIREMENTS AND PAYMENT OF CHARGE....

Section 58.302. Contracts With Person Using Irrigation Water - Sec. 58.302. CONTRACTS WITH PERSON USING IRRIGATION WATER. (a) The...

Section 58.303. Authority to Determine Rules and Regulations - Sec. 58.303. AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE RULES AND REGULATIONS. The board...

Section 58.304. Board's Estimate of Maintenance and Operating Expenses - Sec. 58.304. BOARD'S ESTIMATE OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES. The...

Section 58.305. Distribution of Assessment - Sec. 58.305. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSESSMENT. (a) The board by order...

Section 58.306. Notice of Assessments - Sec. 58.306. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS. (a) Public notice of all...

Section 58.307. Payment of Assessments - Sec. 58.307. PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS. (a) All assessments imposed under...

Section 58.308. Collection of Assessments by Tax Assessor and Collector - Sec. 58.308. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS BY TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR....

Section 58.309. Lien Against Crops - Sec. 58.309. LIEN AGAINST CROPS. (a) The district shall have...

Section 58.310. List of Delinquent Assessments - Sec. 58.310. LIST OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS. Assessments imposed under Section...

Section 58.311. Water Service Discontinued - Sec. 58.311. WATER SERVICE DISCONTINUED. (a) If a landowner fails...

Section 58.312. Suits for Delinquent Assessments - Sec. 58.312. SUITS FOR DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS. Suits for delinquent water...

Section 58.313. Interest and Collection Fees - Sec. 58.313. INTEREST AND COLLECTION FEES. (a) All assessments imposed...

Section 58.314. Rights of the United States - Sec. 58.314. RIGHTS OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) If the...

Section 58.315. Surplus Assessments - Sec. 58.315. SURPLUS ASSESSMENTS. If assessments made under this subchapter...

Section 58.316. Insufficient Assessments - Sec. 58.316. INSUFFICIENT ASSESSMENTS. If the assessments made under this...

Section 58.318. Charges for Maintenance Expenses - Sec. 58.318. CHARGES FOR MAINTENANCE EXPENSES. (a) If maintenance charges...

Section 58.319. Charge to Cities and Towns - Sec. 58.319. CHARGE TO CITIES AND TOWNS. If a district...

Section 58.320. Loans for Maintenance and Operating Expenses - Sec. 58.320. LOANS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES. The board...

Section 58.321. Water Service: Refused - Sec. 58.321. WATER SERVICE: REFUSED. The board may refuse water...

Subchapter H. General Fiscal Provisions

Section 58.351. Construction Fund - Sec. 58.351. CONSTRUCTION FUND. (a) The proceeds from the sale...

Section 58.352. Maintenance Fund - Sec. 58.352. MAINTENANCE FUND. (a) The district shall have a...

Section 58.353. Amortization and Emergency Fund - Sec. 58.353. AMORTIZATION AND EMERGENCY FUND. (a) The board shall...

Subchapter I. Borrowing Money

Section 58.391. Authority to Borrow Money - Sec. 58.391. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY. The board may declare...

Section 58.392. Security for Loan - Sec. 58.392. SECURITY FOR LOAN. To secure the loan, the...

Section 58.393. Maturity Date of Loan - Sec. 58.393. MATURITY DATE OF LOAN. (a) If taxes are...

Section 58.394. Loan Secured by Bonds - Sec. 58.394. LOAN SECURED BY BONDS. The amount of the...

Section 58.395. Expenditure of Loan Proceeds - Sec. 58.395. EXPENDITURE OF LOAN PROCEEDS. No money obtained from...

Section 58.396. Loans Accomplished by Sale of District Bonds - Sec. 58.396. LOANS ACCOMPLISHED BY SALE OF DISTRICT BONDS. If...

Section 58.397. Pledge of Commercial Income - Sec. 58.397. PLEDGE OF COMMERCIAL INCOME. (a) The term "commercial...

Section 58.398. Evidence of Debt - Sec. 58.398. EVIDENCE OF DEBT. To evidence loans which are...

Section 58.399. Retiring Bonds - Sec. 58.399. RETIRING BONDS. If bonds are impounded or pledged...

Subchapter J. Issuance of Bonds

Section 58.431. Authority to Issue Bonds of Districts Operating Under Article Iii, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution - Sec. 58.431. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OF DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER...

Section 58.432. Authority to Issue Bonds of Districts Operating Under Article Xvi, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution - Sec. 58.432. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OF DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER...

Section 58.433. Amount of Debt Limited by Constitution - Sec. 58.433. AMOUNT OF DEBT LIMITED BY CONSTITUTION. No district...

Section 58.434. Issuance of Preliminary Bonds - Sec. 58.434. ISSUANCE OF PRELIMINARY BONDS. A district may issue...

Section 58.435. Election on Preliminary Bonds - Sec. 58.435. ELECTION ON PRELIMINARY BONDS. (a) The proposition for...

Section 58.436. Conditions of Preliminary Bonds - Sec. 58.436. CONDITIONS OF PRELIMINARY BONDS. (a) After preliminary bonds...

Section 58.437. Tax to Pay Preliminary Bonds - Sec. 58.437. TAX TO PAY PRELIMINARY BONDS. At the time...

Section 58.438. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 58.438. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. (a) After a district is...

Section 58.439. Purposes for Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 58.439. PURPOSES FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The district may...

Section 58.440. Engineer's Report - Sec. 58.440. ENGINEER'S REPORT. (a) Before an election is held...

Section 58.441. Election Order - Sec. 58.441. ELECTION ORDER. (a) After the engineer's report is...

Section 58.443. Ballots - Sec. 58.443. BALLOTS. (a) The proposition to be voted on...

Section 58.444. Vote at Election - Sec. 58.444. VOTE AT ELECTION. (a) Bonds of a district...

Section 58.445. Order to Issue Bonds or Execute Contract - Sec. 58.445. ORDER TO ISSUE BONDS OR EXECUTE CONTRACT. After...

Section 58.446. Record of Bond Proceedings Submitted to Attorney General - Sec. 58.446. RECORD OF BOND PROCEEDINGS SUBMITTED TO ATTORNEY GENERAL....

Section 58.447. Approval and Registration of Bonds - Sec. 58.447. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) After the...

Section 58.448. Validity of Bonds - Sec. 58.448. VALIDITY OF BONDS. After the bonds are approved...

Section 58.449. Conditions of Bonds - Sec. 58.449. CONDITIONS OF BONDS. (a) The bonds may be...

Section 58.450. Form of Bonds - Sec. 58.450. FORM OF BONDS. (a) The bonds shall be...

Section 58.453. Validation Suit - Sec. 58.453. VALIDATION SUIT. (a) A district may file a...

Section 58.454. Effect of Prior Registration - Sec. 58.454. EFFECT OF PRIOR REGISTRATION. If bonds are approved...

Section 58.455. Procedure in Validation Suit - Sec. 58.455. PROCEDURE IN VALIDATION SUIT. (a) A validation suit...

Section 58.456. Notice of Validation Suit - Sec. 58.456. NOTICE OF VALIDATION SUIT. (a) To obtain jurisdiction...

Section 58.457. Duties of Attorney General in Validation Suit - Sec. 58.457. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL IN VALIDATION SUIT. (a)...

Section 58.458. Judgment in Validation Suit - Sec. 58.458. JUDGMENT IN VALIDATION SUIT. (a) After the trial...

Section 58.459. Effect of Validation Suit - Sec. 58.459. EFFECT OF VALIDATION SUIT. (a) After a final...

Section 58.460. Certified Copy of Decree - Sec. 58.460. CERTIFIED COPY OF DECREE. (a) After the judgment...

Section 58.461. Registration of Bonds and Decree - Sec. 58.461. REGISTRATION OF BONDS AND DECREE. On the presentation...

Section 58.462. Sale of Bonds - Sec. 58.462. SALE OF BONDS. (a) After the bonds are...

Section 58.463. Tax Levy - Sec. 58.463. TAX LEVY. (a) At the time the bonds...

Section 58.464. Adjustment of Tax Levy - Sec. 58.464. ADJUSTMENT OF TAX LEVY. (a) The board may...

Section 58.466. Interest and Sinking Fund - Sec. 58.466. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. (a) The district shall...

Section 58.467. Investment of Sinking Fund - Sec. 58.467. INVESTMENT OF SINKING FUND. (a) The board may...

Section 58.468. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 58.468. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The district may refund any...

Section 58.469. Limitation of Authority to Incur Debt and Issue Bonds - Sec. 58.469. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY TO INCUR DEBT AND ISSUE...

Section 58.470. Issuing Bonds in Excess of Limitation - Sec. 58.470. ISSUING BONDS IN EXCESS OF LIMITATION. (a) A...

Section 58.471. Modifications or Improvements - Sec. 58.471. MODIFICATIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS. (a) After bonds are issued...

Section 58.472. Issuance of Additional Bonds or Creation of Additional Indebtedness Under Certain Conditions - Sec. 58.472. ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL BONDS OR CREATION OF ADDITIONAL...

Section 58.473. Interim Bonds - Sec. 58.473. INTERIM BONDS. After bonds, other than preliminary bonds...

Section 58.474. Limitations on Interim Bonds - Sec. 58.474. LIMITATIONS ON INTERIM BONDS. (a) Interim bonds shall...

Section 58.475. Issuance of Bonds and Levy of Tax - Sec. 58.475. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND LEVY OF TAX. (a)...

Section 58.476. Deposit of Bonds to Secure Interim Bonds - Sec. 58.476. DEPOSIT OF BONDS TO SECURE INTERIM BONDS. (a)...

Section 58.477. Procedure for Issuance and Sale of Interim Bonds - Sec. 58.477. PROCEDURE FOR ISSUANCE AND SALE OF INTERIM BONDS....

Section 58.478. Payment of Interim Bonds - Sec. 58.478. PAYMENT OF INTERIM BONDS. (a) The board shall...

Section 58.479. Redemption of Interim Bonds - Sec. 58.479. REDEMPTION OF INTERIM BONDS. (a) At the option...

Section 58.480. Alternate Methods for Paying Bonds - Sec. 58.480. ALTERNATE METHODS FOR PAYING BONDS. (a) As used...

Section 58.481. Taxes to Secure Certain Bonds - Sec. 58.481. TAXES TO SECURE CERTAIN BONDS. (a) If bonds...

Section 58.482. Election - Sec. 58.482. ELECTION. (a) If the district proposes to issue...

Section 58.483. Hearing and Election on Certain Bonds - Sec. 58.483. HEARING AND ELECTION ON CERTAIN BONDS. (a) A...

Section 58.484. Hearing Before Issuing Certain Bonds - Sec. 58.484. HEARING BEFORE ISSUING CERTAIN BONDS. If a district...

Subchapter K. Tax Plan

Section 58.501. Tax to Pay Preliminary Bonds - Sec. 58.501. TAX TO PAY PRELIMINARY BONDS. Taxes to pay...

Section 58.502. Hearing to Determine Basis of Taxation - Sec. 58.502. HEARING TO DETERMINE BASIS OF TAXATION. After the...

Section 58.503. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 58.503. NOTICE OF HEARING. Notice of the time and...

Section 58.504. Conduct of Hearing - Sec. 58.504. CONDUCT OF HEARING. (a) At the hearing, any...

Section 58.505. Order - Sec. 58.505. ORDER. (a) The board shall adopt the plan...

Section 58.506. Changing Tax Plan - Sec. 58.506. CHANGING TAX PLAN. If after a tax plan...

Section 58.507. Effect of Sections 58 - Sec. 58.507. EFFECT OF SECTIONS 58.501-58.506 OF THIS CODE. Nothing...

Section 58.508. Unlimited Authority to Collect Service Charges and Taxes - Sec. 58.508. UNLIMITED AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SERVICE CHARGES AND TAXES....

Section 58.509. Lien Created; No Limitation - Sec. 58.509. LIEN CREATED; NO LIMITATION. Charges or assessments imposed...

Section 58.510. Purpose of Sections 58 - Sec. 58.510. PURPOSE OF SECTIONS 58.511-58.529 OF CODE. The purpose...

Section 58.511. Authority to Adopt Alternative Plans of Taxation - Sec. 58.511. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT ALTERNATIVE PLANS OF TAXATION. A...

Section 58.512. Alternative Plans of Taxation - Sec. 58.512. ALTERNATIVE PLANS OF TAXATION. (a) The district's taxes...

Section 58.513. Adoption of Plan of Taxation - Sec. 58.513. ADOPTION OF PLAN OF TAXATION. (a) Except as...

Section 58.514. Notice of Adoption of Plan and Hearing - Sec. 58.514. NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF PLAN AND HEARING. (a)...

Section 58.515. Order Adopting Tax Plan - Sec. 58.515. ORDER ADOPTING TAX PLAN. (a) After all persons...

Section 58.516. Obtaining Funds to Construct, Administer, Maintain, and Operate Improvements and Facilities in Defined Part of District - Sec. 58.516. OBTAINING FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT, ADMINISTER, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE...

Section 58.517. Defining Area and Designating Property to Be Benefited by Improvements; Adopting Tax Plan - Sec. 58.517. DEFINING AREA AND DESIGNATING PROPERTY TO BE BENEFITED...

Section 58.518. Notice and Hearing - Sec. 58.518. NOTICE AND HEARING. The board shall give notice...

Section 58.519. Board's Order - Sec. 58.519. BOARD'S ORDER. At the hearing, if the board...

Section 58.520. Procedure for Election - Sec. 58.520. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION. (a) The election shall conform...

Section 58.521. Election Not Required in Separate Election Precinct - Sec. 58.521. ELECTION NOT REQUIRED IN SEPARATE ELECTION PRECINCT. If...

Section 58.522. Ballots - Sec. 58.522. BALLOTS. The ballots for an election under this...

Section 58.523. Declaring Result and Issuing Order - Sec. 58.523. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER. If a majority...

Section 58.524. Pledge of Faith and Credit - Sec. 58.524. PLEDGE OF FAITH AND CREDIT. If at an...

Section 58.525. Election in Separate Election Precinct - Sec. 58.525. ELECTION IN SEPARATE ELECTION PRECINCT. (a) If the...

Section 58.526. Issuance of Bonds and Levy of Tax for Defined Area or Designated Property - Sec. 58.526. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND LEVY OF TAX FOR...

Section 58.527. Contract to Provide Improvements, Facilities, and Services to Designated Property or Area - Sec. 58.527. CONTRACT TO PROVIDE IMPROVEMENTS, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES TO...

Section 58.528. Authority of District - Sec. 58.528. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT. (a) If a majority of...

Section 58.529. Administrative Authority of Board - Sec. 58.529. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY OF BOARD. The board shall administer...

Subchapter L. Taxation on the Ad Valorem Basis

Section 58.561. Assessment of District Property - Sec. 58.561. ASSESSMENT OF DISTRICT PROPERTY. The assessor and collector...

Section 58.562. Law Governing Property Subject to Taxation - Sec. 58.562. LAW GOVERNING PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION. The property...

Section 58.585. Finance Ledger - Sec. 58.585. FINANCE LEDGER. (a) The board shall provide a...

Subchapter M. Taxation on the Benefit Basis

Section 58.631. Method of Taxation for District Under Contract With the United States - Sec. 58.631. METHOD OF TAXATION FOR DISTRICT UNDER CONTRACT WITH...

Section 58.632. Assessment Record - Sec. 58.632. ASSESSMENT RECORD. When necessary, the board shall apportion...

Section 58.633. Notice of Taxes - Sec. 58.633. NOTICE OF TAXES. After the board makes the...

Section 58.634. Decision After Hearing - Sec. 58.634. DECISION AFTER HEARING. After the hearing, the board...

Section 58.635. Method of Taxation for District Not Under Contract With the United States - Sec. 58.635. METHOD OF TAXATION FOR DISTRICT NOT UNDER CONTRACT...

Section 58.636. Commissioners of Appraisement - Sec. 58.636. COMMISSIONERS OF APPRAISEMENT. As soon as practicable after...

Section 58.637. Compensation of Commissioners - Sec. 58.637. COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONERS. On approval by the board,...

Section 58.638. Notice of Appointment and Meeting - Sec. 58.638. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT AND MEETING. Immediately after the...

Section 58.639. First Meeting of Commissioners - Sec. 58.639. FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS. (a) The commissioners shall...

Section 58.640. Assistance for Commissioners - Sec. 58.640. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMISSIONERS. Within 30 days after the...

Section 58.641. Viewing Land and Other Property and Improvements in District - Sec. 58.641. VIEWING LAND AND OTHER PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS IN...

Section 58.642. Commissioners Report - Sec. 58.642. COMMISSIONERS REPORT. (a) The commissioners shall prepare a...

Section 58.643. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 58.643. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) After the commissioners' report...

Section 58.644. Hearing - Sec. 58.644. HEARING. (a) At or before the hearing on...

Section 58.645. Witnesses at the Hearing - Sec. 58.645. WITNESSES AT THE HEARING. At the hearing, interested...

Section 58.646. Costs of Hearing - Sec. 58.646. COSTS OF HEARING. The commissioners may adjudge and...

Section 58.647. Commissioners' Decree - Sec. 58.647. COMMISSIONERS' DECREE. (a) After the commissioners have made...

Section 58.648. Effect of Final Judgment and Decree - Sec. 58.648. EFFECT OF FINAL JUDGMENT AND DECREE. The final...

Section 58.649. Fixing Tax as Equal Sum on Each Acre - Sec. 58.649. FIXING TAX AS EQUAL SUM ON EACH ACRE....

Section 58.650. Election - Sec. 58.650. ELECTION. (a) If the board desires to submit...

Section 58.651. Setting Annual Value of Land Unnecessary - Sec. 58.651. SETTING ANNUAL VALUE OF LAND UNNECESSARY. If the...

Section 58.652. Preparing Tax Rolls - Sec. 58.652. PREPARING TAX ROLLS. (a) The board shall examine...

Section 58.653. Rendition of Property - Sec. 58.653. RENDITION OF PROPERTY. Land which is taxed on...

Section 58.654. Law Governing Administration of Benefit Tax Plan - Sec. 58.654. LAW GOVERNING ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFIT TAX PLAN. In...

Section 58.655. Irrigating Nonirrigable Land - Sec. 58.655. IRRIGATING NONIRRIGABLE LAND. If land which is classified...

Subchapter N. Adding and Excluding Territory and Consolidating Districts

Section 58.702. Exclusion of Nonagricultural and Nonirrigable Land From the District - Sec. 58.702. EXCLUSION OF NONAGRICULTURAL AND NONIRRIGABLE LAND FROM THE...

Section 58.703. Prerequisite to Application for Exclusion - Sec. 58.703. PREREQUISITE TO APPLICATION FOR EXCLUSION. The owner of...

Section 58.704. Substituting Land of Equal Acreage and Value - Sec. 58.704. SUBSTITUTING LAND OF EQUAL ACREAGE AND VALUE. Land...

Section 58.705. Securing Application to Substitute Land - Sec. 58.705. SECURING APPLICATION TO SUBSTITUTE LAND. The board may...

Section 58.706. Application of Owner of New Land to Be Substituted - Sec. 58.706. APPLICATION OF OWNER OF NEW LAND TO BE...

Section 58.707. Consent of Outstanding Bondholders - Sec. 58.707. CONSENT OF OUTSTANDING BONDHOLDERS. (a) The board shall...

Section 58.708. Notice of Hearing on Applications - Sec. 58.708. NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATIONS. The board shall...

Section 58.709. Hearing Procedure - Sec. 58.709. HEARING PROCEDURE. The board shall hear all interested...

Section 58.710. Board's Resolution to Substitute Land - Sec. 58.710. BOARD'S RESOLUTION TO SUBSTITUTE LAND. If the board...

Section 58.711. Liability of Excluded and Included Land - Sec. 58.711. LIABILITY OF EXCLUDED AND INCLUDED LAND. The land...

Section 58.712. Duty to Advise Commission - Sec. 58.712. DUTY TO ADVISE COMMISSION. The board shall furnish...

Section 58.713. Right to Serve New Land Included in District - Sec. 58.713. RIGHT TO SERVE NEW LAND INCLUDED IN DISTRICT....

Section 58.726. Consolidation of Districts - Sec. 58.726. CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS. Two or more districts governed...

Section 58.727. Elections to Approve Consolidation - Sec. 58.727. ELECTIONS TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATION. (a) After the directors...

Section 58.728. Governing Consolidated Districts - Sec. 58.728. GOVERNING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS. (a) After two or more...

Section 58.729. Debts of Original Districts - Sec. 58.729. DEBTS OF ORIGINAL DISTRICTS. After two or more...

Section 58.730. Assessment and Collection of Taxes - Sec. 58.730. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES. After consolidation, the...

Section 58.731. Exclusion of Certain Nonirrigated Land - Sec. 58.731. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN NONIRRIGATED LAND. The board may...

Subchapter O. Dissolution of District

Section 58.781. Dissolution of District Prior to Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 58.781. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BONDS....

Section 58.782. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 58.782. NOTICE OF HEARING. The board shall post notice...

Section 58.783. Hearing - Sec. 58.783. HEARING. The board shall hear all interested persons...

Section 58.784. Board's Order to Continue or Dissolve District - Sec. 58.784. BOARD'S ORDER TO CONTINUE OR DISSOLVE DISTRICT. The...

Section 58.785. Judicial Review of Board's Order - Sec. 58.785. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD'S ORDER. The board's decree...

Section 58.786. Appointment of Trustee - Sec. 58.786. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE. (a) If the board orders...

Section 58.787. Discharge of District's Obligations by Trustees - Sec. 58.787. DISCHARGE OF DISTRICT'S OBLIGATIONS BY TRUSTEES. (a) The...

Section 58.788. Discharge of Trustee - Sec. 58.788. DISCHARGE OF TRUSTEE. The trustee shall be discharged...

Section 58.789. Final Order of Dissolution - Sec. 58.789. FINAL ORDER OF DISSOLUTION. After all obligations are...

Section 58.790. Water Rights of Dissolved District - Sec. 58.790. WATER RIGHTS OF DISSOLVED DISTRICT. Water rights held...

Section 58.791. Taxes in Excess of District's Obligations - Sec. 58.791. TAXES IN EXCESS OF DISTRICT'S OBLIGATIONS. (a) If...

Section 58.793. Dissolution of District for Failure to Complete Plant - Sec. 58.793. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE PLANT....

Section 58.794. Resolution to Dissolve District - Sec. 58.794. RESOLUTION TO DISSOLVE DISTRICT. The board shall find...

Section 58.795. Statements of Indebtedness and Expenses - Sec. 58.795. STATEMENTS OF INDEBTEDNESS AND EXPENSES. The board shall...

Section 58.796. Election to Approve Dissolution of District and Issuance of Dissolution Bonds - Sec. 58.796. ELECTION TO APPROVE DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT AND ISSUANCE...

Section 58.797. Maximum Amount, Interest Rate, and Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 58.797. MAXIMUM AMOUNT, INTEREST RATE, AND MATURITY OF BONDS....

Section 58.798. Notice of Election - Sec. 58.798. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The president and secretary...

Section 58.799. Procedure for Holding Election - Sec. 58.799. PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ELECTION. (a) The ballots for...

Section 58.800. Issuance and Sale of Dissolution Bonds - Sec. 58.800. ISSUANCE AND SALE OF DISSOLUTION BONDS. (a) If...

Section 58.801. Destroying Unsold Bonds - Sec. 58.801. DESTROYING UNSOLD BONDS. If a majority of the...

Section 58.802. Board's Authority to Contract - Sec. 58.802. BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. The board may contract...

Section 58.803. Tax to Pay Dissolution Bonds - Sec. 58.803. TAX TO PAY DISSOLUTION BONDS. The order issuing...

Section 58.804. Determining Amount of Tax - Sec. 58.804. DETERMINING AMOUNT OF TAX. (a) The value of...

Section 58.805. Payment of Tax - Sec. 58.805. PAYMENT OF TAX. The amount of the tax...

Section 58.806. Advance Payment of Taxes in Cash - Sec. 58.806. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF TAXES IN CASH. The order...

Section 58.807. Computing Amount of Advance Cash Payment - Sec. 58.807. COMPUTING AMOUNT OF ADVANCE CASH PAYMENT. (a) In...

Section 58.808. Surrender of Bonds in Payment of Taxes - Sec. 58.808. SURRENDER OF BONDS IN PAYMENT OF TAXES. The...

Section 58.809. Computing Amount of Payment Made by Surrendering Bonds - Sec. 58.809. COMPUTING AMOUNT OF PAYMENT MADE BY SURRENDERING BONDS....

Section 58.810. Use by Trustee of Advance Payments of Tax - Sec. 58.810. USE BY TRUSTEE OF ADVANCE PAYMENTS OF TAX....

Section 58.811. Approval and Registration of Dissolution Bonds - Sec. 58.811. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF DISSOLUTION BONDS. After the...

Section 58.812. Preparing Tax Roll - Sec. 58.812. PREPARING TAX ROLL. Before the issuance and delivery...

Section 58.814. Notice of Meeting as Board of Equalization - Sec. 58.814. NOTICE OF MEETING AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. (a)...

Section 58.815. Meeting as Board of Equalization - Sec. 58.815. MEETING AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. At the time...

Section 58.816. Authority and Procedure as Board of Equalization - Sec. 58.816. AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURE AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. (a)...

Section 58.817. Approving Tax Roll - Sec. 58.817. APPROVING TAX ROLL. After the board of equalization...

Section 58.818. Approved Tax Roll Not Subject to Revision - Sec. 58.818. APPROVED TAX ROLL NOT SUBJECT TO REVISION. The...

Section 58.820. Collection of Dissolution Taxes - Sec. 58.820. COLLECTION OF DISSOLUTION TAXES. The county assessor and...

Section 58.821. Appointment of Trustee - Sec. 58.821. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE. (a) Before the issuance and...

Section 58.822. Authority of the Trustee - Sec. 58.822. AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE. The trustee shall receive...

Section 58.825. Default in Payment of Tax Installment - Sec. 58.825. DEFAULT IN PAYMENT OF TAX INSTALLMENT. (a) Default...

Section 58.826. Penalty and Attorney's Fee - Sec. 58.826. PENALTY AND ATTORNEY'S FEE. (a) A penalty of...

Section 58.827. Discharge of Lien - Sec. 58.827. DISCHARGE OF LIEN. (a) On the final payment...

Section 58.828. District Considered Dissolved - Sec. 58.828. DISTRICT CONSIDERED DISSOLVED. (a) On the issuance and...

Section 58.829. Dissolution of District in Counties of Less Than 11,000 Population - Sec. 58.829. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT IN COUNTIES OF LESS THAN...

Section 58.830. Petition for Dissolution of District - Sec. 58.830. PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. A petition for...

Section 58.831. Signatures on Petition - Sec. 58.831. SIGNATURES ON PETITION. A petition for dissolution of...

Section 58.832. Procedure for Holding Election - Sec. 58.832. PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ELECTION. (a) An election to...

Section 58.833. Election in District Including City, Town, or Municipal Corporation - Sec. 58.833. ELECTION IN DISTRICT INCLUDING CITY, TOWN, OR MUNICIPAL...

Section 58.834. Subsequent Election - Sec. 58.834. SUBSEQUENT ELECTION. If the proposition to dissolve the...

Section 58.835. District Dissolved - Sec. 58.835. DISTRICT DISSOLVED. If a majority of those voting...

Section 58.836. Taxes to Pay Indebtedness After Dissolution - Sec. 58.836. TAXES TO PAY INDEBTEDNESS AFTER DISSOLUTION. If a...

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Texas Statutes Title 4 - General Law Districts Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts

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Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts