Texas Water Code

§ 51.049 — MASTER DISTRICT; PROCEDURE

WA § 51.049Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 51. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS · Art. B. CREATION OF DISTRICT; CONVERSION OF DISTRICT

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(a)The Commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine petitions for the creation of a master district.

(b)Each district composing part of a master district shall, for all purposes of an election, constitute a separate voting unit. No existing district may be included in a master district unless the proposal is approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the constituent district voting in the election.

Legislative history

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.