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(a) After a district has completed all construction, acquisition, and improvement of jail facilities provided in the plans approved by the board and has conveyed those facilities to a receiving county under this subchapter and after all bonds and other indebtedness of the district are paid in full, the district may be dissolved in the manner provided by Subsection (b).
(b) A district is dissolved if:
(1) the board adopts a resolution dissolving the district;
(2) a majority of the commissioners courts of the counties in the district vote to dissolve the district; or
(3) a majority of the registered voters in a majority of the counties in the district vote to dissolve the district in referendum elections.
(c) A referendum election on whether to dissolve a district shall be called by the commissioners court of a county in the district if 10 percent or more of the registered voters in the county petition the commissioners court for such an election.
(d) If, at the time a district is dissolved, the district has any surplus funds in any of its accounts, the board shall transfer those funds to the county entity that assumes jurisdiction over the facilities conveyed by the district, and the county receiving the funds shall use those funds to maintain the facilities conveyed.
(e) On the dissolution of a district, the district ceases to exist and the board shall continue in existence only for the purpose of transferring district funds and disposing of district assets.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 351.159. Dissolution of District - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/local-government-code/loc-gov-t-sect-351-159/
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