Sec. 51.760. INITIATING EXCLUSION. (a) A petition to exclude land may be filed with the board by the owners of a majority in acreage of land described by Section 51.759 that is located in the district.
(b) The petition must accurately describe the land to be excluded by metes and bounds or lot and block number. A petition for exclusion of other property must describe the property to be excluded.
(c) The board may initiate a proceeding to exclude land without receiving a petition by holding a hearing on its own motion and issuing an order as provided by Section 51.761.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 42, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts
Subchapter O. Adding and Excluding Territory and Consolidating Districts
Section 51.702. Exclusion of Nonagricultural and Nonirrigable Land From the District
Section 51.703. Prerequisite to Application for Exclusion
Section 51.704. Substituting Land of Equal Acreage and Value
Section 51.705. Securing Application to Substitute Land
Section 51.706. Application of Owner of New Land to Be Substituted
Section 51.707. Consent of Outstanding Bondholders
Section 51.708. Notice of Hearing on Applications
Section 51.709. Hearing Procedure
Section 51.710. Board's Resolution to Substitute Land
Section 51.711. Liability of Excluded and Included Land
Section 51.712. Duty to Advise Executive Director
Section 51.713. Right to Serve New Land Included in District
Section 51.714. Adding Land by Petition of Landowner
Section 51.732. Consolidation of Districts
Section 51.733. Elections to Approve Consolidation
Section 51.734. Governing Consolidated Districts
Section 51.735. Debts of Original Districts
Section 51.736. Assessment and Collection of Taxes
Section 51.748. Division of Original District With No Outstanding Indebtedness
Section 51.749. Election to Approve Division
Section 51.750. Governing Resulting Districts
Section 51.751. Current Obligations of Original District
Section 51.752. Powers of Resulting Districts
Section 51.753. Notice of Resulting Districts
Section 51.754. Exclusion of Land From District Without Indebtedness
Section 51.755. Application to Exclude Land
Section 51.756. Findings by the Board
Section 51.757. Excluding Land
Section 51.758. Notice of Certain Exclusions; Petition for Ratification Election
Section 51.759. Exclusion of Certain Nonirrigated Land
Section 51.760. Initiating Exclusion
Section 51.761. Hearing, Notice, and Order of Exclusion
Section 51.762. Consent of Debt Holders
Section 51.763. Results of Exclusion
Section 51.764. District Facilities on Excluded Property