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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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WATER CODE |
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Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS |
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Chapter 51. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS |
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Subchapter B. CREATION OF DISTRICT; CONVERSION OF DISTRICT |
Sec. 51.037. EXCLUSION OF PARTS OF DISTRICT; DISSOLUTION
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(a) If any portion of a district governed by Sections 51.035 and 51.036 of this code, votes against the creation of the district and the remainder of the district votes for the creation, the district is confirmed and ratified in those portions of the district voting for the creation, and the district is composed only of those portions.
(b) The excluded portions of the district shall be excluded from all debts and obligations incurred after the election; however, all land and property included in the original district shall be subject to the payment of taxes for the payment of all debts and obligations, including organization expenses, incurred while it was a part of the district.
(c) If a district is created and portions of the proposed district are excluded by the vote in those portions, 10 percent of the voters in the district may file with the board a petition asking for a new election on the issue. A new election shall be ordered and held for the remaining portion of the district or the district organization may be dissolved by order of the board and a new district formed.
(d) A petition requesting a new election shall be filed within 30 days after the day on which the result of the election is canvassed and declared by the board.