Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District
Section 58.012. Composition of District

Sec. 58.012. COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT. (a) A district may include all or part of one or more counties, including any town, village, or municipal corporation, and may include any other political subdivision of the state or any defined district, providing the land contained therein is agricultural in character.
(b) The areas composing a district do not have to be contiguous but may consist of separate bodies of land separated by land not included in the district; however, each segregated area, before it may be included in the district, must cast a majority vote in favor of the creation of the district.
(c) No district may include territory located in more than one county except by a majority vote of the electors residing within the territory in each county sought to be included in the district.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Water Code

Title 4 - General Law Districts

Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts

Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District

Section 58.011. Creation of District

Section 58.012. Composition of District

Section 58.013. Petition

Section 58.014. Contents of Petition

Section 58.015. Place of Filing; Recording

Section 58.016. Board or Commission to Consider Creation of District

Section 58.017. Single-County District; Hearing

Section 58.018. Single-County District; Notice of Hearing

Section 58.019. Single-County District; Name

Section 58.020. Single-County District; Testimony at Hearing

Section 58.021. Single-County District; Granting or Refusing Petition

Section 58.022. Single-County District; Appeal From Order of Commissioners Court

Section 58.023. Single-County District: Record on Appeal; Notice of Appeal

Section 58.024. Single-County District: Hearing in District Court; Procedure

Section 58.025. Single-County District: Judgment of District Court; Appeal

Section 58.026. Single-County District: Appointment of Directors; Bond

Section 58.027. Multicounty District: Consideration by Commission

Section 58.028. Multicounty District: Notice and Hearing on District Creation

Section 58.030. Multicounty District: Consideration by Commission; Procedure

Section 58.031. Multicounty District: Appeal From Commission Decision

Section 58.032. Multicounty District: Appointment of Directors by Commission; Bond

Section 58.035. Inclusion of City, Town, or Municipal Corporation in District

Section 58.036. Confirmation Election in District Including Land in More Than One County

Section 58.037. Exclusion of Parts of District; Dissolution

Section 58.038. Conversion of Certain Districts Into Districts Operating Under This Chapter

Section 58.039. Conversion of District; Notice

Section 58.040. Conversion of District; Findings

Section 58.041. Effect of Conversion

Section 58.042. Reservation of Certain Powers for Converted Districts