Sec. 58.026. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; BOND. (a) If the commissioners court grants a petition for creation of a district, it shall appoint five directors who shall serve until their successors are elected or appointed in accordance with law.
(b) Each director shall, within 15 days after appointment, file his official bond in the office of the county clerk, and the county clerk shall present the bond to the county judge for approval. The county judge shall pass on the bond and approve it, if it is proper and sufficient, or disapprove it and shall endorse his action on the bond and return it to the county clerk.
(c) If approved, the bond of a director shall be recorded in a record kept for that purpose in the office of the county clerk, but if a bond is not approved, a new bond may be furnished within 10 days after disapproval.
(d) If any director appointed under this section fails to qualify, the commissioners court shall appoint another person to replace him.
(e) Each director appointed under this section shall take the oath of office as provided by Section 58.077 of this code.
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