Sec. 49.304. HEARING TO ANNOUNCE PROPOSED EXCLUSIONS AND TO RECEIVE PETITIONS. (a) If the board determines that an exclusion hearing should be held as provided by Section 49.303, the board shall give notice of the time and place of a hearing to announce its own conclusions relating to land or other property to be excluded and to receive petitions for exclusion of land or other property.
(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district. The first publication shall appear at least 14 days before the day of the hearing.
(c) The notice shall advise all interested property owners of their right to present petitions for exclusions of land or other property and to offer evidence in support of the petitions and their right to contest any proposed exclusion based on either a petition or the board's own conclusions and to offer evidence in support of the contest.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 21, eff. June 17, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 248, Sec. 23, eff. June 18, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 49 - Provisions Applicable to All Districts
Subchapter J. Annexation or Exclusion of Land
Section 49.301. Adding Land by Petition of Landowner
Section 49.302. Adding Land by Petition of Less Than All the Landowners
Section 49.303. Excluding Land or Other Property From District
Section 49.304. Hearing to Announce Proposed Exclusions and to Receive Petitions
Section 49.306. Grounds for Exclusion
Section 49.307. Hearing and Order Excluding Land
Section 49.3075. Exclusion for Failure to Provide Sufficient Services; No Outstanding Bonds
Section 49.3076. Exclusion for Failure to Provide Sufficient Services; Bonds Outstanding
Section 49.3077. Tax Liability of Excluded Land; Bonds Outstanding
Section 49.3078. Petition for Exclusion: Additional Duties
Section 49.308. Suit to Review Exclusion
Section 49.309. Exclusion of Nonirrigated Property
Section 49.310. Authority to Exclude Land
Section 49.311. Consent From Holders of Indebtedness
Section 49.312. Results of Exclusion
Section 49.313. District Facilities on Excluded Property
Section 49.314. Water Allocations
Section 49.315. Adding and Excluding Land Before Confirmation