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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 9. SAFETY |
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Subtitle B. EMERGENCIES |
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Chapter 775. EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS |
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Subchapter D. CHANGE IN BOUNDARIES OR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT |
Sec. 775.052. PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION; NOTICE OF HEARING
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(a) Before a district may be dissolved, the district's board must receive a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters in the district.
(b) If the petition is in proper form, the board shall set a place, date, and time for a hearing to consider the petition.
(c) The board shall give notice of the hearing. The notice must include:
(1) the name of the district;
(2) a description of the district's boundaries;
(3) the proposal that the district be dissolved; and
(4) the place, date, and time of the hearing on the petition.
(d) The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held.