Sec. 62.303. HEARING BY ANNEXING DISTRICT; NOTICE. (a) When the election result is certified to the commission of the annexing district, the commission of the annexing district shall conduct a hearing to determine whether or not it will be a benefit to the annexing district to annex the territory.
(b) The hearing shall be conducted after the commission has given five days' notice in some newspaper published in the annexing district.
(c) If it is found at the hearing that the annexation of the adjacent district would be a benefit to the territory of the annexing district, the commission shall enter an order in its minutes annexing the district and from and after the entry of the order, the adjacent district shall be a part of the annexing district with all rights and privileges of territory originally situated in the district.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 62 - Article Xvi, Section 59, Navigation Districts
Section 62.291. Annexation Authority
Section 62.293. Scheduling Petition for Hearing; Notice
Section 62.295. Election Order
Section 62.296. Notice of Election
Section 62.298. Election Officials
Section 62.299. Canvass of Vote; Entry of Order
Section 62.300. Authority to Annex Other Districts
Section 62.301. Duties of Commission of Annexed District
Section 62.302. Certification of Election Results
Section 62.303. Hearing by Annexing District; Notice
Section 62.304. Assumption of Bonded Debt
Section 62.305. Levy of Taxes on Annexed District
Section 62.306. Dissolution of Annexed District
Section 62.307. Annexation of Whole of Adjacent County
Section 62.309. Order of Election; Ballots
Section 62.310. Certification of Election Result
Section 62.311. Hearing by Annexing District
Section 62.312. Order of Annexation
Section 62.313. Obligations Not Affected; Pro Rata Assumption
Section 62.314. Additional Commission Members
Section 62.315. Change of Membership of Navigation Board
Section 62.316. Permanent Commission Organization Following Annexation