Sec. 58.013. PETITION. (a) A petition requesting creation of a district shall be signed by a majority of the persons who hold title to land in the proposed district which represents a total value of more than 50 percent of the value of all the land in the proposed district as indicated by the county tax rolls. If there are more than 50 persons holding title to land in the proposed district, the petition is sufficient if signed by 50 of them.
(b) The petition may be signed and filed in two or more copies.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.
Structure Texas Statutes
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 58.014. 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