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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE |
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Title 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER |
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Subtitle C. SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICTS |
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Chapter 7208. PARKER COUNTY UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 7208.157. CONTRACTS WITH DISTRICT FOR WATER, WASTEWATER, AND OTHER UTILITY SERVICES
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter does not require a customer or prospective customer of the district to secure water, wastewater, or other utility service from the district unless the customer or prospective customer contracts with the district for that purpose.
(b) A customer or prospective customer is required to secure water, wastewater, or other utility service from the district if:
(1) the customer or prospective customer is not receiving the service from another source; and
(2) the district provides the service or determines that the district will make the service available to the customer or prospective customer.
(c) If a customer contracts with the district to secure water, wastewater, or other utility service from the district, a user of the service under the contract must connect to the district's service system if:
(1) the user is located inside the boundaries of the customer; and
(2) the district's system is available for connection at or near the property line of the user.
(d) A contract under this section may authorize the district to:
(1) require the customer to terminate service provided to a user who fails or refuses to pay for that service after providing notice as required by law;
(2) terminate service provided to a customer or user who fails or refuses to pay for that service after providing notice as required by law; and
(3) terminate other utility services provided to a customer or user if the customer or user fails or refuses to pay for any service provided by the district after providing notice as required by law.