Sec. 775.221. AUTHORITY TO DIVIDE DISTRICT. (a) This subchapter applies only to a district located wholly in:
(1) a county with a population of 20,000 or less; or
(2) a county with a population of more than 30,000 but less than 41,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 200,000 but less than 220,000.
(b) The board of a district described by Subsection (a) may create a new district by disannexing territory from the existing district and ordering a new district to be created in the disannexed territory in the manner provided by this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 3203), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts
Subchapter I. Division of District
Section 775.221. Authority to Divide District
Section 775.222. Petition for Division; Notice of Hearing
Section 775.223. Hearing on Division of District
Section 775.225. Election to Confirm Division
Section 775.226. Division Order
Section 775.227. Administration of Districts After Division