Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District
Section 51.040. Conversion of Certain Districts Into Districts Operating Under This Chapter

Sec. 51.040. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS INTO DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER THIS CHAPTER. (a) Any water improvement district, levee improvement district, or irrigation district created under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, or under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, or any conservation and reclamation district created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may be converted to a district operating under this chapter.
(b) The governing body of a district which desires to convert into a district operating under this chapter shall adopt and enter in the minutes of the governing body a resolution declaring that, in its judgment, conversion into a water control and improvement district operating under this chapter and under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, would serve the best interest of the district and would be a benefit to the land and property included in the district.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Water Code

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 51.013. Petition

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 51.045. Conversion of a District Operating Under This Chapter to a Fresh Water Supply District

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