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Texas Water Code - WATER § 53.014. Requisites of Petition

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

To be sufficient, the petition must:

(1) be signed by a majority of the persons who hold title to land in the proposed district that represents a total value of more than 50 percent of the value of all the land in the proposed district as indicated by the appraisal roll of the appraisal district in which the proposed district is located.  If there are more than 50 persons holding title to land in the proposed district, the petition is sufficient if signed by 50 of those persons;  and

(2) state:

(A) the boundaries of the proposed district;

(B) the general nature of the projects proposed to be done;

(C) the necessity for the proposed district;

(D) the feasibility of the proposed district;  and

(E) the proposed name for the district, which must include the name of the county in which it is situated.

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