Texas Water Code
§ 51A.003 — CREATION OF SUBDISTRICTS
WA § 51A.003Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 51A. METROPOLITAN WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS AND SUBDISTRICTS
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission may create subdistricts over designated territory within the boundaries of a district as provided by this section.
(b)A petition that contains the substance of the requirements of Sections 51.013 and 51.014 must be filed with the commission.
(c)The commission shall have notice of the hearing on the petition given in the manner required by Section 51.018.
(d)The hearing must be conducted in the manner provided by Section 51.020, and the commission shall grant or refuse the petition in the manner provided by Section 51.021. An appeal from the decision of the commission must be made in the manner provided by Sections 51.022 through 51.025. The commission shall appoint five directors to serve as the subdistrict board, each of whom must meet the qualifications provided by Section 51.072.
(e)Not later than the 60th day after the date on which a petition for the creation of a subdistrict is granted by the commission, the subdistrict board shall adopt an order calling elections within the boundaries of the subdistrict in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, to:
(1)confirm the creation of the subdistrict in the manner provided by Section 49.102;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 19.004(a), eff. September 1, 2015.