Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Emergencies
Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts

Section 775.011. Petition for Creation of District Located Wholly in One County - Sec. 775.011. PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT LOCATED WHOLLY IN...

Section 775.012. Petition for Creation of District Located in More Than One County - Sec. 775.012. PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT LOCATED IN MORE...

Section 775.013. Contents of Petition - Sec. 775.013. CONTENTS OF PETITION. (a) The petition prescribed by...

Section 775.014. Creation of District That Includes Municipal Territory - Sec. 775.014. CREATION OF DISTRICT THAT INCLUDES MUNICIPAL TERRITORY. (a)...

Section 775.015. Filing of Petition and Notice of Hearing - Sec. 775.015. FILING OF PETITION AND NOTICE OF HEARING. (a)...

Section 775.016. Hearing - Sec. 775.016. HEARING. (a) At the time and place set...

Section 775.017. Petition Approval - Sec. 775.017. PETITION APPROVAL. (a) If after the hearing the...

Section 775.018. Election - Sec. 775.018. ELECTION. (a) On the granting of a petition,...

Section 775.019. Election Result and Commissioners Court Order - Sec. 775.019. ELECTION RESULT AND COMMISSIONERS COURT ORDER. (a) A...

Section 775.020. Overlapping Districts Located Wholly in Populous County - Sec. 775.020. OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS LOCATED WHOLLY IN POPULOUS COUNTY. (a)...

Section 775.0205. Overlapping Districts - Sec. 775.0205. OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS. (a) If the territory in a...

Section 775.021. Exclusion of Territory Located Within Other Taxing Authority - Sec. 775.021. EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY LOCATED WITHIN OTHER TAXING AUTHORITY....

Section 775.022. Removal of Territory by Municipality - Sec. 775.022. REMOVAL OF TERRITORY BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) If a...

Section 775.0221. Arbitration Regarding Removed Territory - Sec. 775.0221. ARBITRATION REGARDING REMOVED TERRITORY. (a) The municipality and...

Section 775.0235. Removal of Certain Territory on Request of Municipality - Sec. 775.0235. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN TERRITORY ON REQUEST OF MUNICIPALITY....

Section 775.024. Consolidation of Emergency Services Districts - Sec. 775.024. CONSOLIDATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS. (a) Two or...

Section 775.0241. Taxes for Consolidated District - Sec. 775.0241. TAXES FOR CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT. (a) If two districts...

Section 775.025. Exclusion of Certain Territory Subject to Assessments - Sec. 775.025. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS. (a)...

Section 775.026. Conversion of Rural Fire Prevention Districts to Emergency Services Districts - Sec. 775.026. CONVERSION OF RURAL FIRE PREVENTION DISTRICTS TO EMERGENCY...

Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties

Section 775.031. District Powers - Sec. 775.031. DISTRICT POWERS. (a) A district is a political...

Section 775.0315. Legal Representation - Sec. 775.0315. LEGAL REPRESENTATION. (a) This section applies only to...

Section 775.032. Certain Businesses Not Subject to Ad Valorem Tax or District Powers - Sec. 775.032. CERTAIN BUSINESSES NOT SUBJECT TO AD VALOREM TAX...

Section 775.033. Liability of District - Sec. 775.033. LIABILITY OF DISTRICT. (a) A district is not...

Section 775.034. Appointment of Board in District Located Wholly in One County - Sec. 775.034. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD IN DISTRICT LOCATED WHOLLY IN...

Section 775.0341. Appointment of Board in Certain Districts Located in More Than One County - Sec. 775.0341. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS LOCATED IN...

Section 775.0345. Election of Board in Certain Counties - Sec. 775.0345. ELECTION OF BOARD IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This...

Section 775.035. Election of Board in District Located in More Than One County - Sec. 775.035. ELECTION OF BOARD IN DISTRICT LOCATED IN MORE...

Section 775.0355. Disqualification of Emergency Services Commissioners in Certain Counties - Sec. 775.0355. DISQUALIFICATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMISSIONERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES....

Section 775.036. Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 775.036. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board...

Section 775.0362. Limit on Regulation of Fireworks - Sec. 775.0362. LIMIT ON REGULATION OF FIREWORKS. Except as provided...

Section 775.0363. Regulation of Fireworks - Sec. 775.0363. REGULATION OF FIREWORKS. The district may adopt a...

Section 775.0365. Board Training - Sec. 775.0365. BOARD TRAINING. (a) An emergency services commissioner shall...

Section 775.0366. Service Contracts - Sec. 775.0366. SERVICE CONTRACTS. (a) In this section, "local government"...

Section 775.037. Officers of Board - Sec. 775.037. OFFICERS OF BOARD. (a) The emergency services commissioners...

Section 775.038. Compensation; Conflict of Interest - Sec. 775.038. COMPENSATION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) Repealed by Acts...

Section 775.039. Differential Pay and Benefits for Employees of Emergency Services Districts - Sec. 775.039. DIFFERENTIAL PAY AND BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES OF EMERGENCY...

Section 775.040. Fees for Providing Services - Sec. 775.040. FEES FOR PROVIDING SERVICES. A district, or a...

Section 775.041. Fee Payment and Collection - Sec. 775.041. FEE PAYMENT AND COLLECTION. (a) A fee imposed...

Section 775.042. Removal of Board Member by Board - Sec. 775.042. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER BY BOARD. (a) A...

Section 775.0422. Removal of Appointed Board Member by Commissioners Court - Sec. 775.0422. REMOVAL OF APPOINTED BOARD MEMBER BY COMMISSIONERS COURT....

Section 775.0423. Removal of Elected Board Member - Sec. 775.0423. REMOVAL OF ELECTED BOARD MEMBER. (a) This section...

Section 775.043. Exemption From Investment Training - Sec. 775.043. EXEMPTION FROM INVESTMENT TRAINING. (a) Section 2256.008, Government...

Section 775.044. Vacancy on Board of District Located in More Than One County - Sec. 775.044. VACANCY ON BOARD OF DISTRICT LOCATED IN MORE...

Section 775.0445. Vacancy on Board of District Located in Certain Counties - Sec. 775.0445. VACANCY ON BOARD OF DISTRICT LOCATED IN CERTAIN...

Section 775.045. Applicability of Certain Laws - Sec. 775.045. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS. (a) Except as provided...

Subchapter D. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District

Section 775.051. Expansion of District Territory - Sec. 775.051. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) Qualified voters who...

Section 775.052. Petition for Dissolution; Notice of Hearing - Sec. 775.052. PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION; NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Before...

Section 775.053. Hearing - Sec. 775.053. HEARING. (a) At the hearing on the petition...

Section 775.054. Election to Confirm Dissolution - Sec. 775.054. ELECTION TO CONFIRM DISSOLUTION. (a) On the granting...

Section 775.055. Administration of Property, Debts, and Assets After Dissolution - Sec. 775.055. ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION....

Section 775.056. Transfer of Territory Between Districts - Sec. 775.056. TRANSFER OF TERRITORY BETWEEN DISTRICTS. (a) After a...

Subchapter E. Finances and Bonds

Section 775.071. Limitation on Indebtedness - Sec. 775.071. LIMITATION ON INDEBTEDNESS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 775.072. Depositories - Sec. 775.072. DEPOSITORIES. (a) The board shall designate one or...

Section 775.073. Expenditures - Sec. 775.073. EXPENDITURES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this...

Section 775.0735. Disposition of Property - Sec. 775.0735. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. (a) The district may dispose...

Section 775.074. Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 775.074. AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board shall annually...

Section 775.0745. Election to Increase Tax Rate - Sec. 775.0745. ELECTION TO INCREASE TAX RATE. (a) If the...

Section 775.075. Reduction of Ad Valorem Tax Rate - Sec. 775.075. REDUCTION OF AD VALOREM TAX RATE. (a) The...

Section 775.0751. Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 775.0751. SALES AND USE TAX. (a) A district may...

Section 775.0752. Sales and Use Tax Election Procedures - Sec. 775.0752. SALES AND USE TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES. (a) Except...

Section 775.0753. Sales and Use Tax Effective Date; Boundary Change - Sec. 775.0753. SALES AND USE TAX EFFECTIVE DATE; BOUNDARY CHANGE....

Section 775.0754. Sales and Use Tax Agreement With Municipality After Annexation - Sec. 775.0754. SALES AND USE TAX AGREEMENT WITH MUNICIPALITY AFTER...

Section 775.076. Bonds and Notes Authorized - Sec. 775.076. BONDS AND NOTES AUTHORIZED. (a) The board may...

Section 775.077. Election to Approve Bonds and Notes - Sec. 775.077. ELECTION TO APPROVE BONDS AND NOTES. (a) A...

Section 775.078. Bond Anticipation Notes - Sec. 775.078. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES. (a) A district may issue...

Section 775.082. Audit of District in Less Populous Counties - Sec. 775.082. AUDIT OF DISTRICT IN LESS POPULOUS COUNTIES. (a)...

Section 775.0821. Alternative to Audit of District in Less Populous Counties - Sec. 775.0821. ALTERNATIVE TO AUDIT OF DISTRICT IN LESS POPULOUS...

Section 775.0825. Audit of District in Certain Populous Counties - Sec. 775.0825. AUDIT OF DISTRICT IN CERTAIN POPULOUS COUNTIES. (a)...

Section 775.083. Annual Report - Sec. 775.083. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) On or before January 1...

Section 775.084. Competitive Bids - Sec. 775.084. COMPETITIVE BIDS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 775.085. Loan for Real Property or Emergency Services Equipment - Sec. 775.085. LOAN FOR REAL PROPERTY OR EMERGENCY SERVICES EQUIPMENT....

Subchapter F. Fire Marshal

Section 775.101. Creation - Sec. 775.101. CREATION. (a) A district may create the office...

Section 775.102. Term - Sec. 775.102. TERM. The fire marshal serves a two-year term....

Section 775.103. Bond - Sec. 775.103. BOND. The fire marshal shall post a bond...

Section 775.104. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 775.104. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. The fire marshal may not:...

Section 775.105. Administrative Support - Sec. 775.105. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The district may provide facilities, equipment,...

Section 775.106. Jurisdiction - Sec. 775.106. JURISDICTION. (a) Except as provided by Section 775.107...

Section 775.107. Transfer of Jurisdiction - Sec. 775.107. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION. (a) This section applies if:...

Section 775.108. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 775.108. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The fire marshal shall:...

Section 775.109. Investigations - Sec. 775.109. INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The fire marshal shall begin an...

Section 775.110. Inspection - Sec. 775.110. INSPECTION. (a) The fire marshal may, at any...

Section 775.111. Inspection for Fire Hazards - Sec. 775.111. INSPECTION FOR FIRE HAZARDS. (a) In this section,...

Section 775.112. Records - Sec. 775.112. RECORDS. The fire marshal shall keep a record...

Section 775.113. Additional Investigation Powers - Sec. 775.113. ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION POWERS. (a) If the fire marshal...

Section 775.114. Insurance - Sec. 775.114. INSURANCE. (a) An action taken by the fire...

Section 775.115. Cooperation With Other Fire Marshals - Sec. 775.115. COOPERATION WITH OTHER FIRE MARSHALS. (a) The district...

Section 775.116. Enforcement - Sec. 775.116. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The fire marshal shall file in...

Section 775.117. Service of Process - Sec. 775.117. SERVICE OF PROCESS. A constable or sheriff may...

Section 775.118. Criminal Penalty; Contempt of Fire Investigation - Sec. 775.118. CRIMINAL PENALTY; CONTEMPT OF FIRE INVESTIGATION. (a) A...

Section 775.119. Criminal Penalty; Failure to Comply With Order - Sec. 775.119. CRIMINAL PENALTY; FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDER. (a)...

Subchapter G. Hazardous Materials

Section 775.151. Definitions - Sec. 775.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Hazardous material" means...

Section 775.152. Hazardous Materials Service - Sec. 775.152. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SERVICE. A district may provide hazardous...

Section 775.153. Fee for Providing Hazardous Materials Service; Exception - Sec. 775.153. FEE FOR PROVIDING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SERVICE; EXCEPTION. (a)...

Section 775.154. Exemption for Governmental Entities - Sec. 775.154. EXEMPTION FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. This subchapter does not...

Subchapter H. Change in Boundaries of District With Planned Community

Section 775.201. Definition - Sec. 775.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "planned community" means a...

Section 775.202. Agreement on Boundaries With Property Owners in Planned Community - Sec. 775.202. AGREEMENT ON BOUNDARIES WITH PROPERTY OWNERS IN PLANNED...

Section 775.203. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 775.203. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) The board secretary shall...

Section 775.204. Adoption of Agreement and Approval of Exclusion - Sec. 775.204. ADOPTION OF AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF EXCLUSION. After...

Section 775.205. Effect of Adoption of Agreement and Approval of Exclusion - Sec. 775.205. EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF...

Section 775.206. No Effect on Outstanding Obligations - Sec. 775.206. NO EFFECT ON OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS. A change in...

Subchapter I. Division of District

Section 775.221. Authority to Divide District - Sec. 775.221. AUTHORITY TO DIVIDE DISTRICT. (a) This subchapter applies...

Section 775.222. Petition for Division; Notice of Hearing - Sec. 775.222. PETITION FOR DIVISION; NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Before...

Section 775.223. Hearing on Division of District - Sec. 775.223. HEARING ON DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) At the...

Section 775.224. Appeal - Sec. 775.224. APPEAL. A resident of the district or an...

Section 775.225. Election to Confirm Division - Sec. 775.225. ELECTION TO CONFIRM DIVISION. (a) On granting a...

Section 775.226. Division Order - Sec. 775.226. DIVISION ORDER. A board order to divide a...

Section 775.227. Administration of Districts After Division - Sec. 775.227. ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICTS AFTER DIVISION. (a) The existing...

Section 775.228. Taxation for Outstanding Bonded Debt - Sec. 775.228. TAXATION FOR OUTSTANDING BONDED DEBT. The disannexation of...

Section 775.229. Further Division Prohibited - Sec. 775.229. FURTHER DIVISION PROHIBITED. Once a district has been...

Subchapter J. Surplus and Salvage Property

Section 775.251. Sale and Disposition of Surplus or Salvage Property - Sec. 775.251. SALE AND DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR SALVAGE PROPERTY....

Subchapter K. Districts in Certain Counties

Section 775.301. Definition - Sec. 775.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commissioners court" means the...

Section 775.302. Applicability - Sec. 775.302. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to a...

Section 775.303. Delegation or Waiver by Commissioners Court - Sec. 775.303. DELEGATION OR WAIVER BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) The...

Section 775.304. Powers Relating to District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 775.304. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT....

Section 775.305. Budget - Sec. 775.305. BUDGET. (a) The commissioners court shall establish a...

Section 775.306. Business Participation - Sec. 775.306. BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. The board shall encourage and promote...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle B - Emergencies Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts

Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Emergencies
Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts