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Texas Agriculture Code - AGRIC § 201.041. Petition

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The eligible voters of any territory may petition the state board for the organization of a soil and water conservation district. The petition must be signed by at least 50 persons eligible to vote in an election to create the conservation district unless the territory contains fewer than 100 eligible voters, in which case the petition must be signed by a majority of the eligible voters in the territory.

(b) The petition must contain:

(1) a proposed name for the conservation district;

(2) a description of the territory proposed to be organized as a conservation district;

(3) a statement that there is need for a conservation district to function in the described territory in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare; and

(4) a request that:

(A) the state board define the boundaries of the conservation district;

(B) an election be held within the defined territory on the question of creation of a conservation district in that territory; and

(C) the state board determine that the conservation district be created.

(c) The petition is not required to describe the territory by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions, but must be generally accurate in order to be sufficient.

(d) If more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the state board may consolidate any or all of the petitions.

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