Texas Water Code
§ 55.047 — EXCLUSION OF CITY, UNINCORPORATED AREA, OR COUNTY VOTING AGAINST DISTRICT
WA § 55.047Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 55. WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS · Art. B. CREATION OF DISTRICT; CONVERSION TO ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 59, DISTRICT
Statute text
View on source(a)As used in this section:
(1)"city" includes town or other municipal corporation; and
(2)"unincorporated area" means an area not included within the boundaries of a city.
(b)Each city included within the boundaries of the proposed district shall be treated as a separate voting unit, and the votes cast in the city shall be counted and canvassed to show the result of the election in the city. No city shall be included in the district unless the majority of the votes cast in the city favor creation of the district.
(c)If the proposed district includes both incorporated and unincorporated areas in a county, the unincorporated area shall not be included in the district unless the majority of the votes cast in the unincorporated area favor creation of the district.
(d)No district, the major portion of which is in one county, shall be organized to include land in another county unless the majority of the votes cast in the other county favor creation of the district.
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Legislative history
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 433, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.