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Texas Water Code - WATER § 49.455. Filing Information

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

(a) The board covered by the provisions of Section 49.452 shall file with the county clerk in each of the counties in which all or part of the district is located a duly affirmed and acknowledged information form that includes the information required in Subsection (b), and a complete and accurate map or plat showing the boundaries of the district.

(b) The information form filed by a district under this section shall include:

(1) the name of the district;

(2) the complete and accurate legal description of the boundaries of the district;

(3) the most recent rate of district taxes on property located in the district;

(4) the total amount of bonds that have been approved by the voters and which may be issued by the district (excluding refunding bonds and any bonds or portion of bonds payable solely from revenues received or expected to be received pursuant to a contract with a governmental entity);

(5) the aggregate initial principal amount of all bonds of the district payable in whole or part from taxes (excluding refunding bonds and any bonds or portion of bonds payable solely from revenues received or expected to be received pursuant to a contract with a governmental entity) that have been previously issued;

(6) whether a standby fee is imposed by the district and, if so, the amount of the standby fee;

(7) the date on which the election to confirm the creation of the district was held if such was required;

(8) a statement of the functions performed or to be performed by the district;  and

(9) the particular form of Notice to Purchasers required by Section 49.452 to be furnished by a seller to a purchaser of real property in that district completed by the district with all information required to be furnished by the district.

If a district has not yet levied taxes, a statement to such effect together with the district's most recent projected rate of debt service tax shall be substituted for Subdivisions (3) and (4).

(c) The information form required by this section shall be signed by a majority of the members of the board and by each such officer affirmed and acknowledged before it is filed with the county clerk, and each amendment made to an information form shall also be signed by the members of the board and by each such officer affirmed and acknowledged before it is filed with the county clerk.

(d) The information form required by this section shall be filed with the county clerk within 48 hours after the district is officially created.  For purposes of this section, the words “ officially created” mean the date and hour in which the results of the election to confirm the creation of the district are declared.

(e) Within seven days after there is a change in any of the information contained in the district information form, map, or plat, the district shall file an amendment to the information form, map, or plat setting forth the changes made.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., ch. 1009 (H.B. 2815), § 32(4) and Acts 2023, 88th Leg., ch. 1010 (H.B. 2816), § 6(2).

(g) If a district fails to file the information required by this section in the time required, the executive director may request the state attorney general or the district or county attorney of the county in which the district is located to seek a writ of mandamus to force the board to prepare and file the necessary information.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., ch. 1009 (H.B. 2815), § 32(4) and Acts 2023, 88th Leg., ch. 1010 (H.B. 2816), § 6(2).

(i) If a district covered by this section is dissolved, annexed to another local government, or consolidated with another district, the members of the board shall file a statement of this fact together with the effective date of the dissolution, annexation, or consolidation with the information form.  After a district is dissolved and the statement is filed under this subsection, a person who sells or conveys property within the dissolved district is no longer required to give notice under Section 49.452.

(j) A copy of all information forms, maps, or plats and amendments to these filed under this section shall also be filed with the executive director.

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