Sec. 56.0642. APPLICABILITY TO SPECIAL LAW DISTRICTS. Subsection (b) of Section 56.064 and Section 56.0641 of this code apply to drainage districts created or governed by special law where the special law expressly adopts the provisions of Section 56.064 of this code or its predecessor statute (Article 8119, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925) or repeats its provisions, without change in substance, as those provisions existed at the time the special law was enacted; but they do not apply to any district established, reestablished, or otherwise affected by special law where the special law contains specific provisions relating to the method of selecting the governing body of the district which were at variance with the provisions of Section 56.064 of this code or its predecessor at the time the special law was enacted.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1848, ch. 575, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts
Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions
Section 56.061. Creation of Board
Section 56.062. Eligibility Requirements for Directors
Section 56.064. Election of Directors
Section 56.0641. Election Procedures
Section 56.0642. Applicability to Special Law Districts
Section 56.069. Transfer of Board's Power to Commissioners Court