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TX Water Code § 63.377 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 63 - Self-Liquidating Navigation Districts|Subchapter I. Annexation|Section 63.377. Ballots

Sec. 63.377.  BALLOTS.  The ballots for the election shall be printed to allow for voting for or against:  "Annexation to the navigation district" and "Assumption of a pro rata part of the bonded debt of the navigation district."|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1978, ch. 791, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 63.378 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 63 - Self-Liquidating Navigation Districts|Subchapter I. Annexation|Section 63.378. Election Officials

Sec. 63.378.  ELECTION OFFICIALS.  The commission shall appoint one judge and two clerks for each election box or place to hold the election.  The judge and clerks shall be electors in the territory proposed to be annexed and shall reside near the place for holding the election.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1978, ch. 791, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 63.379 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 63 - Self-Liquidating Navigation Districts|Subchapter I. Annexation|Section 63.379. Canvass of Vote; Entry of Order

Sec. 63.379.  CANVASS OF VOTE;  ENTRY OF ORDER.  (a)  The election judges shall certify the election returns to the commission, and the commission shall canvass the returns.(b)  If a majority of the electors voting at the election favor annexation and assumption of the pro rata part of the bonded debt of the district, the commission shall enter an order in its minutes annexing the territory, and from and after the entry of the order, the annexed territory shall be a part of the district with all the rights, benefits, and burdens of property originally situated in the district.(c)  If a majority of the electors voting at the election favor annexation and the proposition to assume the bonded debt fails to carry, the commission shall enter an order in its minutes annexing the territory to the district, and from and after the entry of the order, the annexed territory shall be a part of the district with the exception of the assumption of the outstanding bonded indebtedness.  The annexed territory shall be subject to a tax for maintenance and operation and shall be liable for all other bonded indebtedness and other indebtedness thereafter legally imposed by the district.(d)  After an order of annexation has been entered in the minutes of the commission, a certified copy of the order shall be prepared by the secretary of the commission and shall include the boundaries of the territory annexed.  The secretary shall record the order or have it recorded in the real estate records of the county or counties in which the territory is located.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1978, ch. 791, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 65.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 65.001. Definitions

Sec. 65.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "District" means a special utility district operating under this chapter.(2)  "Board" means the board of directors of a district.(3)  "Director" means a member of the board of directors of a district.(4)  "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(5)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(6)  "Public agency" means any city, the United States and its agencies, the State of Texas and its agencies, and any district or authority created under Article XVI, Section 59, or Article III, Sections 52(b)(1) and (2), of the Texas Constitution.(7)  "City" means any incorporated city or town.(8)  "Extraterritorial jurisdiction" means the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city as determined under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.(9)  "Sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancing the facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.(10)  "Water supply or sewer service corporation" means any member-owned, member-controlled, nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation created and operating under Chapter 67, that:(A)  provides water supply services to noncontiguous subdivisions in two or more counties, at least one of which counties has a population greater than 3.3 million;  or(B)  is providing the services of a water supply or sewer service corporation under a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the commission or a predecessor agency.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.153, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.082, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 474, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.67, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 320, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 150, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 65.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 65.011. Creation of District

Sec. 65.011.  CREATION OF DISTRICT.  A special utility district may be created under and subject to the authority, conditions, and restrictions of, and is considered a conservation and reclamation district under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 65.012. Purposes of District

Sec. 65.012.  PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.  A district may be created:(1)  to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire sources of water supply;  to build, operate, and maintain facilities for the transportation of water;  and to sell water to towns, cities, and other political subdivisions of this state, to private business entities, and to individuals;(2)  for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of fire-fighting facilities to perform all fire-fighting activities within the district;  or(3)  for the protection, preservation, and restoration of the purity and sanitary condition of water within the district.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 494, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 65.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 65.013. Composition of District

Sec. 65.013.  COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  A district may include the area in all or part of any one or more counties including all or part of any cities and other public agencies.(b)  The land composing a district is not required to be contiguous, but may consist of separate bodies of land separated by land that is not included in the district.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 65.014. Certified Resolution Seeking Creation of District

Sec. 65.014.  CERTIFIED RESOLUTION SEEKING CREATION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  If creation of a district is proposed by a water supply or sewer service corporation, a certified copy of a resolution requesting creation must be filed with the commission.(b)  The resolution shall be signed by the president and secretary of the board of directors of a water supply or sewer service corporation and shall state that the water supply or sewer service corporation, acting through its board of directors, has found that it is necessary and desirable for the water supply or sewer service corporation to be converted into a district.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 320, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 65.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 65.015. Contents of Resolution

Sec. 65.015.  CONTENTS OF RESOLUTION.  In addition to the requirements stated in Section 65.014, the resolution shall:(1)  describe the boundaries of the proposed district by metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area, or by any other commonly recognized means in a certificate attached to the resolution executed by a registered professional engineer;(2)  state the general nature of the services presently performed by the water supply or sewer service corporation, the general nature of the services proposed to be provided by the district, and the necessity for the services provided by the district;(3)  include a name of the district that is generally descriptive of the location of the district followed by the words special utility district, but may not be the same name as any other district in the same county;(4)  include the names of not less than five and not more than 11 qualified persons to serve as the initial board of directors of the district;  and(5)  specify each purpose for which the district is being established.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 320, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 494, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Water Code § 65.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 65.016. Consent of City

Sec. 65.016.  CONSENT OF CITY.  A district may operate within the corporate limits of a city or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city, provided that a city may require that the district construct all facilities to serve the land in accordance with plans and specifications that are approved by the city.  The city may also require that the city be entitled to inspect facilities being constructed by a district within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 65.018. Notice and Hearing on District Creation

Sec. 65.018.  NOTICE AND HEARING ON DISTRICT CREATION.  If a resolution is filed under Section 65.014, the commission shall give notice of an application as required by Section 49.011 and may conduct a hearing on the application if the commission determines that a hearing is necessary under Section 49.011.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 65.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 65.020. Hearing

Sec. 65.020.  HEARING.  (a)  If the commission determines that a hearing is necessary under Section 49.011, the commission shall conduct a hearing and accept evidence on the sufficiency of the resolution and whether or not the request for conversion for each purpose specified in the resolution, as required by Section 65.015, is feasible and practicable and is necessary and would be a benefit to all or any part of the land proposed to be included in the district.  The commission may only consider a purpose for which the district is being created that is specified in the resolution.(b)  The commission has jurisdiction to determine all issues on the sufficiency of the resolution and the creation of the district.(c)  The hearing may be adjourned from day to day, and the commission may make all incidental orders necessary with respect to the matters before it.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 41, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1244 (H.B. 1673), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Water Code § 65.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 65.021. Granting or Refusing Creation of District

Sec. 65.021.  GRANTING OR REFUSING CREATION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  If the commission finds that the resolution conforms to the requirements of Section 65.015, the request for conversion is feasible and practicable, and each purpose for which the district is created is necessary and would be a benefit to the land proposed to be included in the district, the commission shall make these findings in an order and shall authorize the creation of the district for the purpose or purposes specified in the resolution, as required by Section 65.015, on approval at the confirmation and directors' election called and held under this subchapter.(b)  In determining if the request for conversion is feasible and practicable and if each purpose for which the district is created is necessary and would be a benefit to the land included in the district, the commission shall consider:(1)  the availability of comparable service from other systems, including water districts, municipalities, and regional authorities;(2)  the reasonableness of projected construction costs, if any, tax rates, and water and sewer rates; and(3)  whether or not the district and its system and subsequent development within the district will have an unreasonable effect on the following:(A)  land elevation;(B)  subsidence;(C)  groundwater level within the region;(D)  recharge capability of a groundwater source;(E)  natural runoff rates and drainage; and(F)  water quality.(c)  If the commission finds that not all of the land proposed to be included in the district will be benefited by the creation of the district, the commission shall formally make this finding and shall exclude all land that is not benefited from the proposed district and shall redefine the proposed district's boundaries accordingly.(d)  If the commission finds that the resolution does not conform to the requirements of Section 65.015 of this code, the request for conversion is not feasible or practicable, or a purpose for which the district is created is not necessary or a benefit to the land in the district, the commission shall make this finding in its order and shall deny the creation of the district.(e)  A copy of the order of the commission granting or denying the request for conversion stated in the resolution must be mailed to each city that has extraterritorial jurisdiction in a county in which the proposed district is located and that requested notice of hearing as provided by Section 65.019 of this code.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1244 (H.B. 1673), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Water Code § 65.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 65.022. Temporary Directors

Sec. 65.022.  TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  If the commission authorizes the creation of the district, it shall appoint those persons whose names are listed in the resolution filed with the commission by the water supply or sewer service corporation to serve as temporary directors until initial directors are elected as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 320, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 65.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 65.023. Appeal From Order of Commission

Sec. 65.023.  APPEAL FROM ORDER OF COMMISSION.  A city or a person who appeared in person or by attorney and offered testimony for or against the creation of the district, may appeal from the order of the commission authorizing or refusing the creation of the district.  The appeal must be made within 30 days after the entry of the order.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 65.101. Board of Directors

Sec. 65.101.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  A district is governed by a board of not less than five and not more than 11 directors.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 65.102. Qualifications for Directors

Sec. 65.102.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS.  To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be:(1)  at least 18 years old;(2)  a resident citizen of this state;  and(3)  either own land subject to taxation in the district, be a user of the facilities of the district, or be a qualified voter of the district.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 65.103. Election of Directors; Terms of Office

Sec. 65.103.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;  TERMS OF OFFICE.  (a)  The persons receiving the highest number of votes at each election shall serve as directors of the district.(b)  The terms of the directors may run concurrently, or may be staggered, but in any event, the term of office of a director may not exceed three years.(c)  The method for determining the initial terms for each of the directors constituting the initial board shall be determined by the temporary directors, and the terms must be clearly stated on the ballot for the confirmation and directors' election.(d)  Notwithstanding Sections 41.001 and 41.003, Election Code, the board may hold an election to elect directors on any date determined by the board.  The terms of directors must be stated on the ballot.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 65.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties|Section 65.201. Powers

Sec. 65.201.  POWERS.  (a)  A district has the functions, powers, authority, and rights that will permit accomplishment of the purposes for which it is created.(b)  A district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, or extend inside and outside its boundaries any works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary to accomplish the purposes for which it was created, including works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances incident, helpful, or necessary to:(1)  supply water for municipal uses, domestic uses, power and commercial purposes, and other beneficial uses or controls;(2)  collect, transport, process, dispose of, store, and control domestic, industrial, or communal wastes whether in fluid, solid, or composite state;(3)  gather, conduct, divert, and control local storm water or other local harmful excesses of water in the district;(4)  irrigate the land in a district;(5)  alter land elevation in a district where it is needed;  and(6)  provide fire-fighting services for the inhabitants of the district.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties|Section 65.203. Solid Waste

Sec. 65.203.  SOLID WASTE.  A district may collect solid waste and may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, and extend a solid waste collection and disposal system inside and outside the district and may make proper charges for its facilities or services provided by the system.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties|Section 65.205. Adopting Rules

Sec. 65.205.  ADOPTING RULES.  A district may adopt and enforce reasonable rules to:(1)  secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of its sanitary sewer system;(2)  preserve the purity and the sanitary condition of all water controlled by the district;(3)  prevent waste or the unauthorized use of water controlled by the district;(4)  regulate privileges on any land or easement owned or controlled by the district;(5)  provide and regulate a safe and adequate freshwater distribution system;  and(6)  ensure adequate safeguards in the performance of the district's fire-fighting activities.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 65.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 65 - Special Utility Districts|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties|Section 65.206. Effect of Rules

Sec. 65.206.  EFFECT OF RULES.  After the required publication, rules adopted by the district under Section 65.205 of this code shall be recognized by the courts as if they were penal ordinances of a city.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.|