Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle A - Drainage Districts

Section 6601.152. Approval by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Sec. 6601.152. APPROVAL BY TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. Before...

Section 6601.153. Continuation of Previous Maintenance Tax - Sec. 6601.153. CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE TAX. The district may...

Section 6601.154. District Tax Assessor and Collector - Sec. 6601.154. DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR. The assessor and...

Chapter 6602 - Brazoria County Drainage District Number Five

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6602.001. Definitions - Sec. 6602.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 6602.002. Nature of District - Sec. 6602.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a conservation...

Section 6602.003. Legislative Findings - Sec. 6602.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: (1) providing...

Section 6602.004. District Territory - Sec. 6602.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is composed of the...

Subchapter B. District Board of Directors

Section 6602.051. Board of Directors - Sec. 6602.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board consists of...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 6602.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 6602.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has the...

Subchapter D. Financial Provisions

Section 6602.151. Depositing Revenue - Sec. 6602.151. DEPOSITING REVENUE. (a) Tax collections, after deductions of...

Section 6602.152. Responsibility for District Money - Sec. 6602.152. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISTRICT MONEY. (a) The board is...

Subchapter E. Taxes

Section 6602.201. Imposition of Taxes - Sec. 6602.201. IMPOSITION OF TAXES. Not later than October 1...

Section 6602.202. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 6602.202. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a) The tax assessor-collector of Brazoria...

Chapter 6603 - Brookshire-Katy Drainage District

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6603.001. Definitions - Sec. 6603.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 6603.002. Nature of District - Sec. 6603.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is: (1) a...

Section 6603.003. Findings of Benefit and Purpose - Sec. 6603.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PURPOSE. (a) The district...

Section 6603.004. District Territory - Sec. 6603.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is composed of...

Subchapter B. District Board of Supervisors

Section 6603.051. Composition of Board - Sec. 6603.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board consists of five...

Section 6603.052. Qualifications - Sec. 6603.052. QUALIFICATIONS. A candidate for supervisor must: (1) be...

Section 6603.053. Supervisors Election - Sec. 6603.053. SUPERVISORS ELECTION. (a) For the election of supervisors,...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 6603.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 6603.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. To accomplish the purposes...

Section 6603.102. Construction of Drainage Facilities or Improvements - Sec. 6603.102. CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE FACILITIES OR IMPROVEMENTS. (a) Except...

Section 6603.103. Consistency of Rules - Sec. 6603.103. CONSISTENCY OF RULES. Rules adopted by the district...

Section 6603.104. Limit on Eminent Domain Power - Sec. 6603.104. LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may...

Subchapter D. Taxes

Section 6603.151. Imposition of Taxes - Sec. 6603.151. IMPOSITION OF TAXES. (a) Taxes shall be imposed...

Section 6603.152. District Tax Assessor and Collector - Sec. 6603.152. DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR. (a) The assessor...

Subchapter E. Enforcement

Section 6603.201. Civil Penalty - Sec. 6603.201. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates this...

Section 6603.202. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 6603.202. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The district may sue in...

Section 6603.203. Damages, Court Costs, and Attorney's Fees - Sec. 6603.203. DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEY'S FEES. If the...

Section 6603.204. Penalties Cumulative - Sec. 6603.204. PENALTIES CUMULATIVE. A penalty under this subchapter is...

Chapter 6604 - Fort Bend County Drainage District

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6604.001. Definitions - Sec. 6604.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioners court" means...

Section 6604.002. Nature of District - Sec. 6604.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. (a) The district is created...

Section 6604.003. District Territory - Sec. 6604.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY. Unless the district territory has been...

Subchapter B. District Administration

Section 6604.051. Governing Body - Sec. 6604.051. GOVERNING BODY. (a) The commissioners court is the...

Section 6604.052. Duties of County Officials in Connection With District; District Officers, Employees, and Agents - Sec. 6604.052. DUTIES OF COUNTY OFFICIALS IN CONNECTION WITH DISTRICT;...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 6604.101. General Powers - Sec. 6604.101. GENERAL POWERS. (a) The district has the powers...

Section 6604.102. Acquisition of Property; Eminent Domain - Sec. 6604.102. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY; EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district:...

Section 6604.103. Disposal or Lease of District Property - Sec. 6604.103. DISPOSAL OR LEASE OF DISTRICT PROPERTY. (a) The...

Section 6604.104. General Reclamation and Drainage Powers - Sec. 6604.104. GENERAL RECLAMATION AND DRAINAGE POWERS. The district may:...

Section 6604.105. Arrangements With United States - Sec. 6604.105. ARRANGEMENTS WITH UNITED STATES. (a) The district may...

Section 6604.106. Contracts and Cooperation With State and Political Subdivisions - Sec. 6604.106. CONTRACTS AND COOPERATION WITH STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS....

Section 6604.107. Construction on Public Land - Sec. 6604.107. CONSTRUCTION ON PUBLIC LAND. (a) The district may...

Subchapter D. Taxes

Section 6604.151. Ad Valorem Tax for Maintenance and Operations - Sec. 6604.151. AD VALOREM TAX FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. (a)...

Section 6604.152. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 6604.152. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The county tax assessor-collector of Fort...

Subchapter E. Bonds

Section 6604.201. Authority to Issue Bonds - Sec. 6604.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS. The commissioners court may:...

Section 6604.202. Limitation on Debt - Sec. 6604.202. LIMITATION ON DEBT. The total principal amount of...

Section 6604.203. Form of Bonds - Sec. 6604.203. FORM OF BONDS. (a) A district bond issued...

Section 6604.204. Maturity - Sec. 6604.204. MATURITY. District bonds issued under Section 6604.201 must...

Section 6604.205. Election for Bonds Payable From Taxes - Sec. 6604.205. ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM TAXES. (a) The...

Section 6604.206. Issuance of Certain Time Warrants Prohibited - Sec. 6604.206. ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN TIME WARRANTS PROHIBITED. The district...

Chapter 6605 - Brazoria County Drainage District No. 8

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6605.001. Definitions - Sec. 6605.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 6605.002. Nature of District - Sec. 6605.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a conservation...

Section 6605.003. Legislative Findings - Sec. 6605.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: (1) providing...

Section 6605.004. District Territory - Sec. 6605.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is composed of the...

Subchapter B. District Board of Directors

Section 6605.051. Board of Directors - Sec. 6605.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board consists of...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 6605.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 6605.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has the...

Subchapter D. Financial Provisions

Section 6605.151. Depositing Revenue - Sec. 6605.151. DEPOSITING REVENUE. (a) Tax collections, after deductions of...

Section 6605.152. Responsibility for District Money - Sec. 6605.152. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISTRICT MONEY. (a) The board is...

Subchapter E. Taxes

Section 6605.201. Imposition of Taxes - Sec. 6605.201. IMPOSITION OF TAXES. Not later than October 1...

Section 6605.202. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 6605.202. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a) The tax assessor-collector of Brazoria...

Chapter 6606 - Starr County Drainage District

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6606.001. Definitions - Sec. 6606.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 6606.002. Nature of District - Sec. 6606.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a drainage...

Section 6606.003. Findings of Benefit and Purpose - Sec. 6606.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PURPOSE. (a) The district...

Section 6606.004. District Territory - Sec. 6606.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district territory is coextensive with...

Subchapter B. Board of Directors

Section 6606.051. Directors - Sec. 6606.051. DIRECTORS. (a) The district is governed by a...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 6606.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 6606.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has all...

Section 6606.102. Confirmation Election - Sec. 6606.102. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. (a) The board shall hold an...

Section 6606.103. Utility Property Exemption From Impact Fees, Standby Fees, and Assessments - Sec. 6606.103. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPTION FROM IMPACT FEES, STANDBY FEES,...

Chapter 6607 - Wharton County Drainage District

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6607.001. Definitions - Sec. 6607.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 6607.002. Nature of District - Sec. 6607.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a drainage...

Section 6607.003. Findings of Benefit and Purpose - Sec. 6607.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PURPOSE. (a) The district...

Section 6607.004. District Territory - Sec. 6607.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district territory is coextensive with...

Subchapter B. Board of Directors

Section 6607.051. Directors - Sec. 6607.051. DIRECTORS. (a) The district is governed by a...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 6607.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 6607.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has all...

Section 6607.102. Confirmation Election - Sec. 6607.102. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. (a) The board shall hold an...

Chapter 6610 - San Patricio County Drainage District

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6610.001. Definitions - Sec. 6610.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 6610.002. Nature of District - Sec. 6610.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a conservation...

Section 6610.003. Findings of Benefit and Purpose - Sec. 6610.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PURPOSE. (a) All property...

Section 6610.004. District Territory - Sec. 6610.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district's boundaries are coextensive with...

Section 6610.005. Liberal Construction of Chapter - Sec. 6610.005. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall be...

Subchapter B. District Administration

Section 6610.051. Composition of Board; Terms - Sec. 6610.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The board consists...

Section 6610.052. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 6610.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A director must: (1)...

Section 6610.053. Director's Bond - Sec. 6610.053. DIRECTOR'S BOND. (a) Each director shall furnish a...

Section 6610.054. Compensation of Directors - Sec. 6610.054. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. (a) Each director shall receive...

Section 6610.055. Board Vacancy - Sec. 6610.055. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the...

Section 6610.056. Board Meetings - Sec. 6610.056. BOARD MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold regular...

Section 6610.057. District Office - Sec. 6610.057. DISTRICT OFFICE. The board shall designate the location...

Section 6610.058. District Employees - Sec. 6610.058. DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. (a) The board shall set the...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 6610.101. General Powers - Sec. 6610.101. GENERAL POWERS. (a) The district has the powers...

Section 6610.102. General Reclamation and Drainage Powers - Sec. 6610.102. GENERAL RECLAMATION AND DRAINAGE POWERS. The district may:...

Section 6610.103. Acquisition of Property; Eminent Domain - Sec. 6610.103. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY; EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district,...

Section 6610.104. Construction on Public Land - Sec. 6610.104. CONSTRUCTION ON PUBLIC LAND. (a) The district may...

Section 6610.105. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property - Sec. 6610.105. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. (a) In...

Section 6610.106. Disposal of District Property - Sec. 6610.106. DISPOSAL OF DISTRICT PROPERTY. (a) The district may...

Section 6610.107. Disposal of Impounded Water - Sec. 6610.107. DISPOSAL OF IMPOUNDED WATER. The district may sell...

Section 6610.108. Contracts and Cooperation With State and Political Subdivisions - Sec. 6610.108. CONTRACTS AND COOPERATION WITH STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS....

Section 6610.109. Arrangements With United States - Sec. 6610.109. ARRANGEMENTS WITH UNITED STATES. (a) The district may...

Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions

Section 6610.151. Disbursement of Money - Sec. 6610.151. DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY. The district may disburse its...

Section 6610.152. Accounts, Contracts, and Other Records; Public Inspection - Sec. 6610.152. ACCOUNTS, CONTRACTS, AND OTHER RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION. (a)...

Section 6610.153. Filing of Copies of Audit Report - Sec. 6610.153. FILING OF COPIES OF AUDIT REPORT. Copies of...

Section 6610.154. Depository - Sec. 6610.154. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall designate one or...

Subchapter E. Taxes

Section 6610.201. Ad Valorem Tax for Maintenance and Operation - Sec. 6610.201. AD VALOREM TAX FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION. (a)...

Section 6610.202. Election for Maintenance and Operation Tax - Sec. 6610.202. ELECTION FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX. (a) The...

Section 6610.203. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 6610.203. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The San Patricio County tax assessor-collector...

Section 6610.204. Certification of Tax Rate - Sec. 6610.204. CERTIFICATION OF TAX RATE. Each year, the board...

Subchapter F. Bonds

Section 6610.251. Authority to Issue Bonds; Taxes for Bonds - Sec. 6610.251. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS; TAXES FOR BONDS. (a)...

Section 6610.252. Form of Bonds - Sec. 6610.252. FORM OF BONDS. District bonds and any interest...

Section 6610.253. Maturity - Sec. 6610.253. MATURITY. District bonds must mature not later than...

Section 6610.254. Election Required - Sec. 6610.254. ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) Bonds, other than refunding bonds,...

Section 6610.255. Use of Bond Proceeds - Sec. 6610.255. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. (a) The board may...

Chapter 6611 - Willacy County Drainage District No. 2

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6611.001. Definitions - Sec. 6611.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 6611.002. Nature of District - Sec. 6611.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a conservation...

Section 6611.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose - Sec. 6611.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) The...

Section 6611.004. District Territory - Sec. 6611.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is composed of the...

Subchapter B. District Administration

Section 6611.051. Composition of Board - Sec. 6611.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board consists of five...

Section 6611.052. Duties of County Officials in Connection With District; District Officers, Employees, and Agents - Sec. 6611.052. DUTIES OF COUNTY OFFICIALS IN CONNECTION WITH DISTRICT;...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 6611.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 6611.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. To accomplish the purpose...

Section 6611.102. District Powers - Sec. 6611.102. DISTRICT POWERS. (a) The district may construct, acquire,...

Section 6611.103. Eminent Domain - Sec. 6611.103. EMINENT DOMAIN. The district's power of eminent domain...

Section 6611.104. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property - Sec. 6611.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. (a) In...

Section 6611.105. Addition of Territory to District - Sec. 6611.105. ADDITION OF TERRITORY TO DISTRICT. (a) In addition...

Subchapter D. Taxes

Section 6611.151. Ad Valorem Tax for Maintenance and Operations - Sec. 6611.151. AD VALOREM TAX FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. (a)...

Section 6611.152. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 6611.152. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The Willacy County tax assessor-collector is...

Subchapter E. Bonds

Section 6611.201. Authority to Issue Bonds; Taxes for Bonds - Sec. 6611.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS; TAXES FOR BONDS. (a)...

Section 6611.202. Limitation on Debt - Sec. 6611.202. LIMITATION ON DEBT. The total principal amount of...

Section 6611.203. Maturity - Sec. 6611.203. MATURITY. District bonds issued under Section 6611.201 must...

Section 6611.204. Bond Election - Sec. 6611.204. BOND ELECTION. (a) The board may submit a...

Chapter 6612 - Cameron County Drainage District No. 1

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6612.001. Definitions - Sec. 6612.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 6612.002. Nature of District - Sec. 6612.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a conservation...

Section 6612.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose - Sec. 6612.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) The...

Section 6612.004. District Territory - Sec. 6612.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is composed of the...

Subchapter B. Board of Directors

Section 6612.051. Composition of Board - Sec. 6612.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board consists of three...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 6612.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 6612.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The district has...

Chapter 6613 - Cameron County Drainage District No. 3

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6613.001. Definitions - Sec. 6613.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 6613.002. Nature of District - Sec. 6613.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a drainage...

Section 6613.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose - Sec. 6613.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) The...

Section 6613.004. District Territory - Sec. 6613.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is composed of the...

Subchapter B. Board of Directors

Section 6613.051. Composition of Board - Sec. 6613.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board consists of three...

Section 6613.052. Compensation of Directors - Sec. 6613.052. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. (a) A director shall receive...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 6613.101. General Powers - Sec. 6613.101. GENERAL POWERS. The district has the powers, functions,...

Section 6613.102. Control, Construction, and Repair of District Improvements; Contracts for New Construction - Sec. 6613.102. CONTROL, CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIR OF DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS; CONTRACTS...

Subchapter D. Financial Provisions

Section 6613.151. Taxes - Sec. 6613.151. TAXES. The board shall annually impose taxes on...

Section 6613.152. District Funds - Sec. 6613.152. DISTRICT FUNDS. (a) The interest and sinking fund...

Chapter 6614 - Old River Drainage District of Liberty County, Texas, No. 1

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6614.001. Definition - Sec. 6614.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" means the Old...

Section 6614.002. Nature of District - Sec. 6614.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a conservation...

Section 6614.003. Findings of Benefit - Sec. 6614.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT. The conversion of the district...

Section 6614.004. Governing Law - Sec. 6614.004. GOVERNING LAW. The general laws applicable to conservation...

Subchapter B. Powers

Section 6614.051. General Powers - Sec. 6614.051. GENERAL POWERS. The district has the powers conferred...

Chapter 6616 - Liberty County Drainage District

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 6616.0101. Definitions - Sec. 6616.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 6616.0102. Nature of District - Sec. 6616.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a drainage...

Section 6616.0103. Findings of Benefit and Purpose - Sec. 6616.0103. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PURPOSE. (a) The district...

Section 6616.0104. District Territory - Sec. 6616.0104. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district territory is coextensive with...

Subchapter A. -1. Temporary Provisions

Section 6616.0151. Definition - Sec. 6616.0151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "existing district" means Liberty...

Section 6616.0152. Confirmation Election - Sec. 6616.0152. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. (a) Before September 1, 2022, the...

Section 6616.0153. Transfer of Assets; Dissolution - Sec. 6616.0153. TRANSFER OF ASSETS; DISSOLUTION. (a) If the creation...

Section 6616.0154. Expiration of Subchapter - Sec. 6616.0154. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter expires September 1,...

Subchapter B. Board of Directors

Section 6616.0201. Directors - Sec. 6616.0201. DIRECTORS. (a) The district is governed by a...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 6616.0301. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 6616.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has all...

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Texas Statutes Title 6 - Water and Wastewater Subtitle A - Drainage Districts

Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle A - Drainage Districts