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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 65.001. Definitions - Sec. 65.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "District" means a...
Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District
Section 65.011. Creation of District - Sec. 65.011. CREATION OF DISTRICT. A special utility district may...
Section 65.012. Purposes of District - Sec. 65.012. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT. A district may be created:...
Section 65.013. Composition of District - Sec. 65.013. COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT. (a) A district may include...
Section 65.014. Certified Resolution Seeking Creation of District - Sec. 65.014. CERTIFIED RESOLUTION SEEKING CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) If...
Section 65.015. Contents of Resolution - Sec. 65.015. CONTENTS OF RESOLUTION. In addition to the requirements...
Section 65.016. Consent of City - Sec. 65.016. CONSENT OF CITY. A district may operate within...
Section 65.018. Notice and Hearing on District Creation - Sec. 65.018. NOTICE AND HEARING ON DISTRICT CREATION. If a...
Section 65.020. Hearing - Sec. 65.020. HEARING. (a) If the commission determines that a...
Section 65.021. Granting or Refusing Creation of District - Sec. 65.021. GRANTING OR REFUSING CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) If...
Section 65.022. Temporary Directors - Sec. 65.022. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. If the commission authorizes the creation...
Section 65.023. Appeal From Order of Commission - Sec. 65.023. APPEAL FROM ORDER OF COMMISSION. A city or...
Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions
Section 65.101. Board of Directors - Sec. 65.101. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A district is governed by...
Section 65.102. Qualifications for Directors - Sec. 65.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS. To be qualified to serve...
Section 65.103. Election of Directors; Terms of Office - Sec. 65.103. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; TERMS OF OFFICE. (a) The...
Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties
Section 65.201. Powers - Sec. 65.201. POWERS. (a) A district has the functions, powers,...
Section 65.203. Solid Waste - Sec. 65.203. SOLID WASTE. A district may collect solid waste...
Section 65.205. Adopting Rules - Sec. 65.205. ADOPTING RULES. A district may adopt and enforce...
Section 65.206. Effect of Rules - Sec. 65.206. EFFECT OF RULES. After the required publication, rules...
Section 65.207. Publication of Rules - Sec. 65.207. PUBLICATION OF RULES. (a) The board shall publish...
Section 65.208. Effective Date of Rules - Sec. 65.208. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES. The penalty for violation...
Section 65.235. Prohibition on Assessment or Collection of Taxes - Sec. 65.235. PROHIBITION ON ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAXES. Section...
Subchapter G. Issuance of Bonds and Notes
Section 65.501. Issuance of Bonds and Notes - Sec. 65.501. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES. The district may...
Section 65.502. Form of Bonds and Notes - Sec. 65.502. FORM OF BONDS AND NOTES. (a) A district...
Section 65.503. Manner of Repayment of Bonds or Notes - Sec. 65.503. MANNER OF REPAYMENT OF BONDS OR NOTES. The...
Section 65.504. Additional Security for Bonds or Notes - Sec. 65.504. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS OR NOTES. (a) The...
Section 65.505. Method for Issuance of Bonds and Notes - Sec. 65.505. METHOD FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES. Bonds...
Section 65.506. Provisions of Bonds or Notes - Sec. 65.506. PROVISIONS OF BONDS OR NOTES. (a) In an...
Section 65.507. Use of Bond or Note Proceeds - Sec. 65.507. USE OF BOND OR NOTE PROCEEDS. The district...
Section 65.508. Sale or Exchange of Bonds - Sec. 65.508. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF BONDS. (a) The board...
Section 65.510. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 65.510. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) A district may issue bonds...
Section 65.511. Obligations; Legal Investment; Security for Funds - Sec. 65.511. OBLIGATIONS; LEGAL INVESTMENT; SECURITY FOR FUNDS. (a) Bonds,...
Section 65.513. Mandamus by Bondholders - Sec. 65.513. MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS. In addition to other rights...
Section 65.515. Cancellation of Unsold Bonds - Sec. 65.515. CANCELLATION OF UNSOLD BONDS. (a) The board, by...
Subchapter H. Adding and Excluding Territory; Consolidating and Dissolving Districts
Section 65.723. Consolidation of Districts - Sec. 65.723. CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS. Two or more districts governed...
Section 65.724. Elections to Approve Consolidation - Sec. 65.724. ELECTIONS TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATION. (a) After the board...
Section 65.725. Governing Consolidated Districts - Sec. 65.725. GOVERNING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS. (a) After two or more...
Section 65.726. Debts of Original Districts - Sec. 65.726. DEBTS OF ORIGINAL DISTRICTS. After two or more...
Section 65.727. Dissolution of District Prior to Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 65.727. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BONDS....
Section 65.728. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 65.728. NOTICE OF HEARING. The board shall post notice...
Section 65.729. Hearing - Sec. 65.729. HEARING. The board shall hear all interested persons...
Section 65.730. Board's Order to Dissolve District - Sec. 65.730. BOARD'S ORDER TO DISSOLVE DISTRICT. If the board...
Section 65.731. Judicial Review of Board's Order - Sec. 65.731. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD'S ORDER. The board's decree...