Sec. 55.051. CHANGE OF DISTRICT NAME. (a) An irrigation district created under the law of 1905, 1913, or 1915 (Chapter 50, Acts of the 29th Legislature, 1905; Chapter 172, Acts of the 33rd Legislature, 1913; and Chapter 138, Acts of the 34th Legislature, 1915), may change the name of the district to the name provided in this chapter by filing a declaration to change the name with the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located.
(b) The declaration to change the district's name shall be in the form of a deed of conveyance and shall be acknowledged by the president and secretary of the board. It shall include a copy of the minutes of the board and the resolution adopted to change the name.
(c) After the declaration is recorded, the name of the district shall be changed.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 434, 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