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(a) The district may annex land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, or Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code, to the extent applicable.
(b) If land is annexed by the district under Section 49.301 or 51.714, Water Code, the board may require the petitioners to:
(1) allow the land to be added to assume its pro rata share of taxes necessary to support the voted but unissued bonds of the district; and
(2) authorize the board to impose a tax on the petitioners' property to pay for the bonds after the bonds have been issued.
(c) If land is annexed by the district under Section 49.302, Water Code, the board may submit to the voters of the area to be annexed a proposition on the question of the assumption by the area to be annexed of its pro rata share of the voted but not yet issued or sold bonds of the district and the imposition of an ad valorem tax on taxable property in the area to be annexed along with a tax in the rest of the district for the payment of the bonds.
(d) If the petitioners consent or if the election results favorably, the district may issue its voted but unissued bonds regardless of changes to district boundaries since the original voting or authorization of the bonds. (Acts 62nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 135, Sec. 18.)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 7803.102. Annexation of Land - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/special-district-local-laws-code/sdll-sect-7803-102/
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