Sec. 21.053. ANNEXATION PETITION HEARING; NOTICE. (a) On receipt of a petition under Section 21.052, the board shall set a date, time, and place to hold a hearing on the petition. The date may not be later than the 20th day after the date on which the board receives the petition.
(b) In addition to the notice required under the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code, the board shall publish notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the hearing in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district and in the county to be annexed.
(c) Any person may testify at the hearing for or against annexation of the county to the district.
(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall determine if an annexation election should be held in the county to be annexed.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Title 2 - Environment and Sanitation
Subtitle A - Solid Waste Management
Chapter 21 - Upper Sabine Valley Solid Waste Management District
Subchapter B. District Territory and Changes To
Section 21.051. District Territory
Section 21.052. Annexation of County; Petition
Section 21.053. Annexation Petition Hearing; Notice
Section 21.054. Exclusion of County
Section 21.055. Election on Annexation or Exclusion of County
Section 21.056. Continued Bond Obligation for Excluded County