Sec. 58.727. ELECTIONS TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATION. (a) After the directors of each district have agreed on the terms and conditions of consolidation, they shall order an election in each district to determine whether the districts should be consolidated.
(b) The directors of each district shall order the election to be held on the same day in each district and shall give notice of the election for at least 20 days in the manner provided by law for other elections.
(c) The districts may be consolidated only if the electors in each district vote in favor of the consolidation.
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 N. Adding and Excluding Territory and Consolidating Districts
Section 58.702. Exclusion of Nonagricultural and Nonirrigable Land From the District
Section 58.703. Prerequisite to Application for Exclusion
Section 58.704. Substituting Land of Equal Acreage and Value
Section 58.705. Securing Application to Substitute Land
Section 58.706. Application of Owner of New Land to Be Substituted
Section 58.707. Consent of Outstanding Bondholders
Section 58.708. Notice of Hearing on Applications
Section 58.709. Hearing Procedure
Section 58.710. Board's Resolution to Substitute Land
Section 58.711. Liability of Excluded and Included Land
Section 58.712. Duty to Advise Commission
Section 58.713. Right to Serve New Land Included in District
Section 58.726. Consolidation of Districts
Section 58.727. Elections to Approve Consolidation
Section 58.728. Governing Consolidated Districts
Section 58.729. Debts of Original Districts