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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Subtitle A. MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Chapter 375. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS IN GENERAL |
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Subchapter B. CREATION OF DISTRICT |
Sec. 375.022. PETITION
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(a) Before a district may be created, the commission must receive a petition requesting creation of the district.
(b) The petition must be signed by:
(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the proposed district, according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or
(2) 50 persons who own real property in the proposed district if, according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls, more than 50 persons own real property in the proposed district.
(c) The petition must:
(1) describe the boundaries of the proposed district:
(A) by metes and bounds;
(B) by verifiable landmarks, including a road, creek, or railroad line; or
(C) if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area, by lot and block number;
(2) state the specific purposes for which the district will be created;
(3) state the general nature of the work, projects, or services proposed to be provided, the necessity for those services, and the costs as estimated by the persons filing the petition;
(4) include a name of the district, which must be generally descriptive of the location of the district, followed by "Management District" or "Improvement District";
(5) include a proposed list of initial directors that includes the directors' experience and initial term of service; and
(6) include a resolution of the governing body of the municipality in support of the creation of the district.