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TX Water Code § 53.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.015. Deposit

Sec. 53.015.  DEPOSIT.  The person who presents the petition shall at the same time pay a deposit of $100 to the county clerk.  The clerk shall pay out the deposit on vouchers approved by the county judge for all expenses necessary for the hearing and the election for the creation of the district.  After the election, the clerk shall return any portion of the deposit which is left to the petitioners or their attorney.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 397, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.016. Time and Place of Hearing

Sec. 53.016.  TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING.  The commissioners court or county judge shall immediately set a time and place for a hearing on the petition by the commissioners court.  The hearing must be held during the period beginning on the 15th day and ending with the 30th day after the day the petition is presented.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 398, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.017. Notice

Sec. 53.017.  NOTICE.  (a)  The county clerk shall issue notice of the time and place of the hearing, and in the notice he shall include a statement that any person is entitled to appear at the hearing, challenge the form and allegations of the petition, and contest the proposition that the projects to be undertaken by the proposed district would benefit the land inside its boundaries.(b)  The county clerk may deliver the notice to any adult who is willing to execute it as directed by Section 53.018 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 398, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.018. Posting Notice

Sec. 53.018.  POSTING NOTICE.  (a)  The person receiving the notice shall post a copy of it at the courthouse door and a copy at each of four different places inside the proposed district.  He shall post the notice for at least the 10 days that immediately precede the day set for the hearing.(b)  The person posting the notice shall swear in writing, before some officer who is authorized by law to administer oaths, that he posted the notice according to the provisions of Subsection (a) of this section.  The sworn written statement is conclusive of the facts sworn to.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 398, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.019. Hearing Powers

Sec. 53.019.  HEARING POWERS.  (a)  The commissioners court shall have jurisdiction to determine all issues pertaining to the sufficiency of the petition and shall allow any interested person to appear before it in person or by attorney to offer testimony relative to the sufficiency of the petition.(b)  The commissioners court may adjourn the hearing from day to day as is necessary to complete the hearing.(c)  The commissioners court may make all orders necessary to determine the matters before it.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 398, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.020. Temporary Supervisors; Qualifications

Sec. 53.020.  TEMPORARY SUPERVISORS;  QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  If the commissioners court grants a petition presented under Section 53.013, the court shall appoint five temporary supervisors to serve on the board of the district until permanent supervisors are elected.(b)  A temporary supervisor appointed under Subsection (a) shall execute a bond as required under Section 49.055 and take the oath of office.(c)  After the commissioners court appoints five temporary supervisors under Subsection (a), the temporary supervisors shall meet and organize.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 53.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.021. Officers to Be Elected

Sec. 53.021.  OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED.  In the election, five supervisors are elected.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 399, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 28, eff. June 17, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 53.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.030. Ordering Election

Sec. 53.030.  ORDERING ELECTION.  The board may order a special election on its own motion or on presentation of a petition signed by 20 or more qualified property taxpaying electors of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 400, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.031. Order: Metes and Bounds

Sec. 53.031.  ORDER:  METES AND BOUNDS.  The petition for election and the order and notices of election must set forth the metes and bounds of the two proposed new districts.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 400, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.032. Order: Time of Election

Sec. 53.032.  ORDER:  TIME OF ELECTION.  In the order the board shall set the time for the election, which must be held before the expiration of the 30th day after the day the order is made.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 400, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.033. Order: Election of Supervisors

Sec. 53.033.  ORDER:  ELECTION OF SUPERVISORS.  The board shall include in the order a statement that if the election results in division of the district, the two new districts will each be governed by a board of five supervisors elected in the same election.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 401, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.034. Order: Division of Property and Money

Sec. 53.034.  ORDER:  DIVISION OF PROPERTY AND MONEY.  In the election order the board shall state in a general way how the properties and any money on hand will be divided between the two new districts if the election is in favor of dividing into two districts.  The basis set by the board is controlling.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 401, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.040. Elected Supervisors Take Office

Sec. 53.040.  ELECTED SUPERVISORS TAKE OFFICE.  If the election results in a division of the district, the five candidates receiving the most votes in each new district shall be declared elected.  They shall immediately qualify in accordance with Section 49.055.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 53.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.041. Completing Membership of the Board

Sec. 53.041.  COMPLETING MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD.  If no supervisors are elected, or if a full board is not elected, the commissioners court shall appoint the needed members of the board.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.042. Newly Elected Supervisors--Term of Office

Sec. 53.042.  NEWLY ELECTED SUPERVISORS--TERM OF OFFICE.  The newly elected supervisors hold office until the new district's next supervisors election.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 53.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.043. Powers of New District

Sec. 53.043.  POWERS OF NEW DISTRICT.  A district created by the division of an existing district into two districts has all the powers and duties given by this chapter to any other district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 53.061. Creation of District

Sec. 53.061.  CREATION OF DISTRICT.  A commissioners court may create one or more fresh water supply districts in its county by following the procedure prescribed in Sections 53.011-53.029 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 53.062. Board of Supervisors

Sec. 53.062.  BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.  A district created under this chapter is governed by a board of five elected supervisors.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2665, ch. 720, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 1981;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 53.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 53.063. Supervisor's Qualifications

Sec. 53.063.  SUPERVISOR'S QUALIFICATIONS.(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), to be qualified for election as a supervisor:(1)  a person must be:(A)  a resident of this state;(B)  the owner of taxable property in the district; and(C)  at least 18 years of age; or(2)  a person must be a registered voter of the district.(b)  To be qualified for election as a supervisor of a district located wholly or partly in Denton County, a person must be a registered voter of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1354, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 2984), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 393 (S.B. 512), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 53.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 53.072. Assessor and Collector's Qualifications

Sec. 53.072.  ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS.  To be qualified for election as assessor and collector, a person must be a resident of the district and a qualified voter in the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 404, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 53.073. Assessor and Collector's Term of Office

Sec. 53.073.  ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR'S TERM OF OFFICE.  The first elected assessor and collector holds office until the next general election of officers following his election.  The succeeding assessor and collectors hold office for terms of two years.  The board shall fill any vacancy in the office of assessor and collector by appointment for the unexpired term.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 404, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 53.075. Assessor and Collector's Salary

Sec. 53.075.  ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR'S SALARY.  The board shall fix the salary of the assessor and collector at not more than $10,000 a year.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 404, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 461, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 53.088 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 53.088. Status of the District

Sec. 53.088.  STATUS OF THE DISTRICT.  A district is:(1)  a governmental agency;(2)  a body politic and corporate;  and(3)  a defined district within the meaning of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 406, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 53.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 53.101. Purpose of District

Sec. 53.101.  PURPOSE OF DISTRICT.  Fresh water supply districts may be created to conserve, transport, and distribute fresh water from any sources for domestic and commercial purposes.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 407, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 53.102. Constitutional Basis

Sec. 53.102.  CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS.  The constitutional basis for this chapter is Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 407, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 53.103. Governmental Powers of District

Sec. 53.103.  GOVERNMENTAL POWERS OF DISTRICT.  A district has the powers of government and authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions given to it by this chapter or by any other state law.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 407, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 53.104. Authority to Acquire Water Rights

Sec. 53.104.  AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE WATER RIGHTS.  A district may acquire water rights and privileges in any way that an individual or corporation may acquire them.  A district may hold water rights and privileges, either by gift, purchase, devise, appropriation, or by other means.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 407, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 53.107. Distribution of Water and Use of Revenues Obtained From Distribution of Water

Sec. 53.107.  DISTRIBUTION OF WATER AND USE OF REVENUES OBTAINED FROM DISTRIBUTION OF WATER.  (a)  The board shall:(1)  prescribe the terms on which water will be furnished;(2)  fix the rate to be paid by users of water from the district;  and(3)  make rules and regulations governing the distribution and use of water.(b)  The board shall apply any revenue obtained from the sale of water to operation and maintenance expenses.  Any revenue left after paying these expenses shall be used to pay interest on bonds and other indebtedness incurred by the district with the remainder to be placed in the sinking fund.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 408, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 53.112. Use of Roadways

Sec. 53.112.  USE OF ROADWAYS.  In order to secure fresh water, a district may construct necessary levees, bridges, and other improvements across or under:(1)  railroad embankments, tracks, or rights-of-way;(2)  public or private roads and their rights-of-way;(3)  rivers;(4)  improvements of other districts and their rights-of-way;  and(5)  other improvements and their rights-of-way.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 409, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 53.113. Constructing Improvements on Railroad Ways

Sec. 53.113.  CONSTRUCTING IMPROVEMENTS ON RAILROAD WAYS.  (a)  Before the district may construct an improvement across or under any railroad property, the district must notify the railroad authorities of the district's intention to construct the improvement if the railroad does not do so.(b)  The railroad has 30 days from the day it receives the notice in which to decide whether or not to build the improvement itself, at its own expense and according to its own plans.(c)  If the railroad builds the improvement, it must do so in a manner which is satisfactory to the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 409, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 53.115. Duties of Engineer

Sec. 53.115.  DUTIES OF ENGINEER.  (a)  The engineer shall make maps and profiles of the district improvements, including any part of the improvements which extends beyond the boundaries of the district.(b)  The engineer may adopt other correct maps, plats, and surveys.(c)  The engineer shall perform other duties required of him by the board.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 409, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 53.121. Constructing Sanitary Sewer Systems

Sec. 53.121.  CONSTRUCTING SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS.  (a)  A district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, repair, improve, and extend sanitary sewer systems to control wastes, if no other public sanitary sewer system is available for the area inside the fresh water supply district.(b)  Before a district may exercise the power given by this section, it must hold an election in the same manner as provided in this chapter for other elections of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 411, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 53.122. Regulating Sanitary Conditions Inside the District

Sec. 53.122.  REGULATING SANITARY CONDITIONS INSIDE THE DISTRICT.  (a)  A district may regulate the installation, maintenance, and operation of plumbing fixtures and facilities inside the district for the purpose of:(1)  maintaining safe and sanitary conditions;  and(2)  protecting the lives, health, and welfare of the people in the district.(b)  The board may set a reasonable penalty for violating any rule authorized by Subsection (a) of this section, within these limits:(1)  a fine of not more than $200;(2)  confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days;  or(3)  both the fine and the jail sentence.(c)  The penalty set by the supervisors is in addition to other penalties provided by law.  A court of proper jurisdiction in the county where the district's principal office is located may enforce the penalties.(d)  A penalty for the violation of a rule is not valid unless a brief, substantial statement of the rule and the penalty is published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the district is located.  A penalty takes effect seven days after the second publication.(e)  The courts shall take judicial notice of the rules made by a district under this section.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 411, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 53.126. Effect of Enumeration of Powers

Sec. 53.126.  EFFECT OF ENUMERATION OF POWERS.  No statement of specific powers in this chapter is a limitation on the general powers given by this chapter, unless it is specifically so stated.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 412, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 53.145. Payment of Election Expenses

Sec. 53.145.  PAYMENT OF ELECTION EXPENSES.  The board shall pay all expenses of calling and holding each election, except the creation election, from any district funds except the interest and sinking fund.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 413, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.146 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 53.146. Maintenance Fund

Sec. 53.146.  MAINTENANCE FUND.  (a)  A district shall have a maintenance and operating fund.  The fund consists of all money collected by assessment or otherwise for maintaining and operating the property of the district.(b)  The board shall use the money in this fund to pay:(1)  all salaries of officers and employees, other than that of the assessor and collector;  and(2)  operating expenses.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 413, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.150 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 53.150. Payment of Damages

Sec. 53.150.  PAYMENT OF DAMAGES.  The district shall pay out of any funds or property of the district, except the interest and sinking fund:(1)  compensation and damages adjudicated in condemnation proceedings;  and(2)  compensation for damage done to the property of any person or corporation in the construction and maintenance of improvements.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 413, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 53.151. Cost of Sanitary Sewer Systems

Sec. 53.151.  COST OF SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS.  (a)  The board may pay the cost of acquiring and repairing sanitary sewer systems from:(1)  the proceeds of sale of bonds or other obligations issued by the district;(2)  revenue obtained from maintenance taxes;  or(3)  revenue from the operation of the district's improvements.(b)  The board may pay the cost of maintaining and operating sanitary sewer systems with funds obtained from maintenance taxes or from operating revenues.  The board may not pay these costs with borrowed money.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 414, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|