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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
This subchapter applies to any type of special district with a board that is wholly or partly appointed, including:
(1) agricultural development districts;
(2) appraisal districts;
(3) athletic stadium authorities;
(4) civic center authorities;
(5) coastal water authorities;
(6) coordinated county transportation authorities;
(7) conservation and reclamation districts;
(8) county development districts;
(9) county health care funding districts;
(10) county hospital authorities;
(11) county mass transit authorities;
(12) crime control and prevention districts;
(13) defense adjustment management authorities;
(14) defense base development authorities;
(15) districts governing groundwater;
(16) drainage districts;
(17) emergency communication districts;
(18) emergency services districts;
(19) fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services districts;
(20) freight rail districts;
(21) fresh water supply districts;
(22) groundwater conservation districts;
(23) health care funding districts;
(24) health services districts;
(25) higher education facility authorities;
(26) hospital districts;
(27) improvement districts;
(28) indigent health care districts;
(29) intermunicipal commuter rail districts;
(30) irrigation districts;
(31) jail districts;
(32) levee improvement districts;
(33) library districts;
(34) metropolitan rapid transit authorities;
(35) multi-jurisdictional library districts;
(36) municipal development districts;
(37) municipal hospital authorities;
(38) municipal management districts;
(39) municipal utility districts;
(40) navigation districts;
(41) noxious weed control districts;
(42) park and recreation districts;
(43) parks and recreational facilities districts;
(44) port authorities;
(45) public improvement districts;
(46) rail districts;
(47) rapid transit authorities;
(48) regional districts;
(49) regional transportation authorities;
(50) river authorities;
(51) road districts;
(52) road utility districts;
(53) rural rail transportation districts;
(54) rural transit districts;
(55) school districts;
(56) seawall commissions;
(57) solid waste management districts;
(58) soil and water conservation districts;
(59) special utility districts;
(60) sports and community venue districts;
(61) sports facility districts;
(62) stormwater control districts;
(63) subsidence districts;
(64) urban transit districts;
(65) water control and improvement districts;
(66) water control and preservation districts;
(67) water districts;
(68) water import authorities; and
(69) water improvement districts.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 178.051. Applicability - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/local-government-code/loc-gov-t-sect-178-051/
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