Sec. 54.020. HEARING. (a) If the commission determines that a hearing is necessary under Section 49.011, the commission shall conduct a hearing and accept evidence on the sufficiency of the petition and whether the project is feasible and practicable and is necessary and would be a benefit to all or any part of the land proposed to be included in the district.
(b) The commission shall have jurisdiction to determine all issues on the sufficiency of the petition and creation of the district.
(c) The hearing may be adjourned from day to day, and the commission shall have power to make all incidental orders necessary with respect to the matters before it.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 778, ch. 84, Sec. 1. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 54 - Municipal Utility Districts
Subchapter B. Creation or Expansion of District; Conversion of District
Section 54.011. Creation of District
Section 54.012. Purposes of a District
Section 54.013. Composition of District
Section 54.015. Contents of Petition
Section 54.016. Consent of City
Section 54.0161. Review of Creation by County
Section 54.0163. Option of Selection of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction for Certain Districts
Section 54.0165. Addition to District of Land in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipality
Section 54.018. Notice and Hearing on District Creation
Section 54.021. Granting or Refusing Petition
Section 54.022. Temporary Directors
Section 54.023. Appeal From the Order of the Commission
Section 54.024. Supervision by Commission
Section 54.025. Qualification of Temporary Directors
Section 54.030. Conversion of Certain Districts Into Districts Operating Under This Chapter
Section 54.032. Conversion of District: Notice
Section 54.033. Conversion of District; Findings
Section 54.034. Effect of Conversion
Section 54.035. Reservation of Certain Powers for Converted Districts