Sec. 55.026. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) The county clerk shall issue a notice of the hearing directed to the sheriff giving the date and place of the hearing, and a copy of the order of the court setting the hearing. The sheriff shall serve the notice in the manner provided by law.
(b) The sheriff shall post copies of the notice in three public places in the proposed district, and shall post one copy at the courthouse door or on the bulletin board used for public notices. These notices shall be posted for 10 full days before the date of the hearing. The notice shall also be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, if a newspaper is published in the county, at least five days before the date of the hearing. The sheriff shall make return of a true copy of the notice, showing the times and places of posting and publication. The county clerk shall record the return in the minutes of the court.
(c) Any person interested may inspect the boundaries of the district as set out in the petition, and any person may inspect the petition in the office of the county clerk.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 429, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 55 - Water Improvement Districts
Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District
Section 55.021. Creation of District
Section 55.022. District Wholly Within One County
Section 55.023. District May Include Cities, Towns, Etc
Section 55.025. Date Set for Hearing
Section 55.026. Notice of Hearing
Section 55.028. Findings; Order
Section 55.031. Voting Precincts
Section 55.032. Election Officials
Section 55.038. Issuance of Notes
Section 55.039. Recordation of Order
Section 55.040. Multi-County District: Petition
Section 55.042. Multi-County District: Hearing
Section 55.043. Multi-County District: Findings
Section 55.044. Multi-County District: Notice of Election
Section 55.045. Multi-County District: Rules Governing Election
Section 55.046. Multi-County District: Election Returns, Canvass, Result
Section 55.047. Exclusion of City, Unincorporated Area, or County Voting Against District
Section 55.048. Name of District
Section 55.049. Survey of District Boundaries
Section 55.050. Chapter Applicable to Irrigation Districts
Section 55.051. Change of District Name
Section 55.053. Conversion of Article Iii, Section 52 District to Article Xvi, Section 59 District