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(a) At the first regular or special meeting of the commissioners court after the engineer files his preliminary report with the clerk, the commissioners court shall schedule the report for hearing at a regular or special meeting, which must be held during the period beginning on the 20th day and ending with the 30th day after the day the commissioners court schedules the hearing.
(b) The clerk shall post notice of the hearing on the preliminary report in the manner provided in Section 56.017 of this code.
(c) At the hearing, any resident or nonresident freehold taxpayer whose land may be affected by the improvements, may appear and object to any of the improvements because they are not located at the proper places or they are not sufficient in number or capacity to properly drain the territory.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Water Code - WATER § 56.024. Hearing on Preliminary Report - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/water-code/water-sect-56-024/
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