Texas Water Code

§ 54.748 — EXCLUSION OF LAND FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SERVICES; BONDS OUTSTANDING

WA § 54.748Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 54. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS · Art. H. ADDING AND EXCLUDING TERRITORY; CONSOLIDATING AND DISSOLVING DISTRICTS

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(a)This section applies only to a district that has a total area of more than 5,000 acres.

(b)The board shall call a hearing on the exclusion of land from the district on a written petition filed with the secretary of the board by a landowner whose land has been included in and taxable by the district for more than 28 years if any bonds issued by the district payable in whole or in part from taxes of the district are outstanding and the petition:

(1)includes a signed petition evidencing the consent of the owners of a majority of the acreage proposed to be excluded, as reflected by the most recent certified tax roll of the district;

(2)includes a claim that the district has not provided the land with utility services;

(3)describes the property to be excluded;

(4)provides, at the petitioner's expense, facts necessary for the board to make the findings required by Subsection (c); and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 248, Sec. 33, eff. June 18, 2003.