Sec. 51.012. COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT. (a) A district may include all or part of one or more counties, including any town, village, or municipal corporation, and may include any other political subdivision of the state or any defined district.
(b) The areas composing a district do not have to be contiguous but may consist of separate bodies of land separated by land not included in the district; however, each segregated area, before it may be included in the district, must cast a majority vote in favor of the creation of the district.
(c) No district may include territory located in more than one county except by a majority vote of the electors residing within the territory in each county sought to be included in the district.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts
Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District
Section 51.011. Creation of District
Section 51.012. Composition of District
Section 51.014. Contents of Petition
Section 51.015. Place of Filing; Recording
Section 51.016. Commissioners Court or Commission to Consider Creation of District
Section 51.017. Single-County District: Hearing
Section 51.018. Single-County District: Notice of Hearing
Section 51.019. Single-County District: Name
Section 51.020. Single-County District: Testimony at Hearing
Section 51.021. Single-County District: Granting or Refusing Petition
Section 51.022. Single-County District: Appeal From Order of Commissioners Court
Section 51.023. Single-County District: Record on Appeal; Notice of Appeal
Section 51.024. Single-County District: Hearing in District Court; Procedure
Section 51.025. Single-County District: Judgment of District Court; Appeal
Section 51.026. Single-County District: Appointment of Directors; Bond
Section 51.027. Multi-County District: Hearing by Commission
Section 51.028. Multi-County District: Notice of Hearing
Section 51.031. Multi-County District: Appeal From Commission Decision
Section 51.032. Multi-County District: Appointment of Directors by Commission; Bond
Section 51.035. Inclusion of City, Town, or Municipal Corporation in District
Section 51.036. Confirmation Election in District Including Land in More Than One County
Section 51.037. Exclusion of Parts of District; Dissolution
Section 51.038. Municipal Districts
Section 51.039. Bonds of Municipal Districts
Section 51.040. Conversion of Certain Districts Into Districts Operating Under This Chapter
Section 51.041. Conversion of District; Notice
Section 51.042. Conversion of District; Findings
Section 51.043. Effect of Conversion
Section 51.044. Reservation of Certain Powers for Converted Districts
Section 51.046. Organization of District to Conduct Preliminary Surveys
Section 51.047. Creation of Master District
Section 51.048. Purposes of Master District
Section 51.049. Master District; Procedure
Section 51.050. Master District; Directors
Section 51.051. Master District Governed by Chapter
Section 51.052. City, Town, or Municipal Corporation Created as a District