Sec. 56.806. CANVASS; RESULT. (a) The board of each district proposed to be consolidated shall canvass the returns of the election held in that district. The board of each district shall publish the results for that district.
(b) If the majority of votes cast in each district favor the consolidation, the districts become one district and are governed as one district.
(c) If the proposition does not carry, another election for consolidation may not be held in any district that was proposed to be consolidated for at least two years after the results of the election are declared.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts
Subchapter K. Consolidation of Districts
Section 56.801. Consolidation of Districts
Section 56.802. Consolidation by Agreement
Section 56.803. Consolidation by Petition
Section 56.804. Time of Holding Election; Cost of Election
Section 56.806. Canvass; Result
Section 56.807. Governing Consolidated Districts; Election of Directors
Section 56.808. Title to Property; Assumption of Debt