Texas Transportation Code
§ 257.026 — ADDING TERRITORY TO ROAD DISTRICT BY PETITION OR ON COMMISSIONERS COURT MOTION
TN § 257.026Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES · Ch. 257. ROAD DISTRICTS · Art. B. ROAD DISTRICT WITHIN COUNTY
Statute text
View on source(a)The commissioners court of a county on its own motion may hold a hearing on the question of annexing a defined area to a road district and shall hold a hearing on the question on receipt of a petition requesting the annexation signed by:
(1)owners of real property the taxable value of which is a majority of the taxable value of real property in the defined area according to the county tax roll; or
(2)at least 50 property owners in the defined area if there are more than 50 property owners in the defined area.
(b)The commissioners court shall give notice of the hearing in the manner required for notice of a hearing on creation of a road district.
(c)If after the hearing the commissioners court finds that annexation of the defined area to the district is feasible and practical and would benefit the area and the district, the court may annex the area to the district. The order annexing the area to the district is not required to include all of the real property described by a petition requesting the annexation if the court finds that a modification is necessary or desirable.
(d)The annexed area is subject to any bonds, notes, or other obligations issued or taxes imposed before the area was annexed to the district.
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Legislative history
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.