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TX Water Code § 58.190 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.190. Sale of Property Not Acquired to Carry Out the Plans of the District

Sec. 58.190.  SALE OF PROPERTY NOT ACQUIRED TO CARRY OUT THE PLANS OF THE DISTRICT.  The board may sell property bid in by it at any sale under foreclosure of its tax lien or of its lien for charges or assessments, or any property acquired by it other than for the purpose of carrying out the plans of the district, without formally determining that the property is not required to carry out the plans of the district, without giving notice of the intent of the district to sell the property, and without applying the proceeds of the sale as provided in Sections 58.188 and 58.189 of this code.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter E. Election Provisions|Section 58.221. Landowner

Sec. 58.221.  LANDOWNER.  In this subchapter, a reference to "landowner" refers to a single landowner who is the owner of record of fee simple title to a parcel of land located within the boundaries of a district, regardless of whether the title to the parcel of land is held by:(1)  an individual landowner;(2)  two or more individual landowners;  or(3)  a corporation, partnership, or other business entity.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 58.222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter E. Election Provisions|Section 58.222. Eligibility to Vote

Sec. 58.222.  ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.  Notwithstanding the Election Code and any other law, a landowner or the landowner's registered representative under this subchapter is entitled to one vote in an election conducted by a district only if the landowner:(1)  owns at least one acre of irrigable land located within the district's boundaries that is subject to an assessment for maintenance and operating expenses under Sections 58.305(a) and (b);(2)  is entitled to receive and use irrigation water delivered by the district through the district's irrigation facilities;  and(3)  satisfies all other requirements for voting prescribed by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 58.223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter E. Election Provisions|Section 58.223. Eligibility Requirements

Sec. 58.223.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.  An individual landowner, or the landowner's registered representative, is eligible to vote only if the individual:(1)  is 18 years of age or older;(2)  is a United States citizen;(3)  has not been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court;(4)  has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, has:(A)  fully discharged the individual's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court;  or(B)  been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote;  and(5)  is included on the list of qualified voters prepared under Section 58.224(d).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 58.224 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter E. Election Provisions|Section 58.224. Registration Required

Sec. 58.224.  REGISTRATION REQUIRED.  (a)  A landowner who elects to designate a representative to vote on behalf of the landowner must register the representative to vote on a form prescribed by the district.(b)  The form must be received by the district on or before the 20th day before the date of the election.(c)  The registration is valid for a period prescribed by the district.(d)  The district shall prepare a list of qualified voters as shown by the district's records as of the 60th day before the date of a district election.  On or before the 40th day before the date of an election, the district shall:(1)  file the list with the county clerk of each county within which the district's boundaries are located;(2)  post the list in the district's office;  and(3)  post the list at each county courthouse in each county within which the district's boundaries are located.(e)  Only an individual landowner or a registered representative of a landowner whose name appears on the list of qualified voters is eligible to vote in a district election.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 58.225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter E. Election Provisions|Section 58.225. Voting by Representative

Sec. 58.225.  VOTING BY REPRESENTATIVE.  (a)  A landowner may authorize an individual to vote in a district election as the landowner's representative as provided by this subchapter.(b)  If ownership of the land is vested in more than one individual or in a corporation, partnership, or other business entity, the vote must be made by a registered representative.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 58.226 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter E. Election Provisions|Section 58.226. Liability for District Taxes and Debts

Sec. 58.226.  LIABILITY FOR DISTRICT TAXES AND DEBTS.  (a)  A person who on January 1 of each year is not eligible under this subchapter to vote in an election held by a district is not liable for any tax imposed by the district under Subchapters L or M during the year in which the person is not eligible to vote.(b)  A person continues to be liable for the payment of:(1)  taxes imposed before the date on which a person becomes ineligible to vote under this subchapter;(2)  the pro rata share of any district indebtedness existing on the date on which a person becomes ineligible to vote under this subchapter;  and(3)  taxes imposed during any year in which the person is eligible to vote under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 58.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.301. Statement Estimating Water Requirements and Payment of Charge

Sec. 58.301.  STATEMENT ESTIMATING WATER REQUIREMENTS AND PAYMENT OF CHARGE.  (a)  If required by the board, each person who desires to receive irrigation water at any time during the year shall furnish the secretary of the board a written statement of the acreage the person intends to irrigate and the different crops the person intends to plant with the acreage of each crop.(b)  At the time the acreage estimate is furnished to the secretary, each person applying for water shall pay the portion of the water charge or assessment set by the board.(c)  If a person does not furnish the statement of estimated acreage or does not pay the part of the water charge or assessment set by the board before the date for fixing the assessment, the district is not obligated to furnish water to that person during that year.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.302. Contracts With Person Using Irrigation Water

Sec. 58.302.  CONTRACTS WITH PERSON USING IRRIGATION WATER.  (a)  The board may require each person who desires to use irrigation water during the year to enter into a contract with the district which states the acreage to be irrigated, the crops to be planted, the amount to be paid for the water, and the terms of payment.(b)  If a person irrigates more acreage than the person's contract specifies, the person shall pay for the additional service.(c)  The directors also may require a person using irrigation water to execute a negotiable note or notes for all or part of the amount owed under the contract.(d)  The contract is not a waiver of the lien given to the district under Section 58.309 against the crops of a person using irrigation water for the service furnished to the person.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.303. Authority to Determine Rules and Regulations

Sec. 58.303.  AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE RULES AND REGULATIONS.  The board may adopt, alter, and rescind rules, and standing and temporary orders which do not conflict with the provisions of this subchapter and which govern:(1)  methods, terms, and conditions of water service;(2)  applications for water;(3)  assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits for maintenance and operation;(4)  payment and the enforcement of payment of the assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits;(5)  furnishing irrigation water to persons who did not apply for it before the date of assessment if required; and(6)  furnishing water to persons who wish to take water for irrigation in excess of their original applications or for use on land not covered by their original applications if required.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.304. Board's Estimate of Maintenance and Operating Expenses

Sec. 58.304.  BOARD'S ESTIMATE OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES.  The board, on or as soon as practicable after a date fixed by standing order of the board, shall estimate the expenses of maintaining and operating the district's water delivery system for the next 12 months.  The board may change the 12-month period for which it estimates the expenses of maintaining and operating the water delivery system by estimating such expenses for a shorter period so as to adjust to a new fixed date and thereafter estimating the expenses for 12-month periods following the adjusted fixed date.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 789, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.305. Distribution of Assessment

Sec. 58.305.  DISTRIBUTION OF ASSESSMENT.  (a)  The board by order shall allocate a portion of the estimated maintenance and operating expenses that shall be paid by assessment against all land in the district to which the district can furnish irrigation water through its water delivery system or through an extension of its water delivery system.  This assessment shall be levied against all irrigable land in the district on a per acre basis, whether or not the land is actually irrigated.(b)   The board shall determine from year to year the proportionate amount of the expenses which will be borne by all water users receiving water delivery from the district.(c)  The remainder of the estimated expenses shall be paid by charges, fees, rentals, or deposits required of persons in the district who use or who make application to use water and other charges approved by the board.  The board shall prorate the remainder among the applicants for irrigation water and may consider:(1)  the acreage each applicant will plant, the crop the applicant will grow, and the amount of water per acre used for irrigation purposes; and(2)  other factors deemed appropriate by the board with respect to water used for other nonirrigation uses.(d)  A landowner of irrigable land in the district or a user of water delivered by the district for any purpose other than irrigation who disputes all or a part of a board order that determines the amount of an assessment, charge, fee, rental, or deposit may file a petition under Section 11.041.  That petition filed with the commission is the sole remedy available to a landowner or user of water described by this subsection.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.306. Notice of Assessments

Sec. 58.306.  NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  Public notice of all assessments imposed under Section 58.305(a) shall be given by posting printed notice of the assessment in at least one public place in the district.(b)  Not later than the fifth day before the date on which the assessment is due, notice shall be mailed to each landowner at the address which the landowner shall furnish to the board.(c)  Notice of special assessments shall be given within 10 days after the assessment is levied.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.307. Payment of Assessments

Sec. 58.307.  PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  All assessments imposed under Section 58.305(a) shall be paid in installments at the times fixed by the board.(b)  If a crop for which water was furnished by the district is harvested before the due date of any installment payment, the entire unpaid assessment becomes due at once and shall be paid within 10 days after the crop is harvested and before the crop is removed from the county or counties in which it was grown.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.308. Collection of Assessments by Tax Assessor and Collector

Sec. 58.308.  COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS BY TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.  (a)  Under the direction of the board, the assessor and collector, or other person designated by the board, shall collect all assessments imposed under Section 58.305(a) for maintenance and operating expenses.(b)  The assessor and collector shall execute a bond in an amount determined by the board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of the assessor and collector and accounting for all money collected.(c)  The assessor and collector shall keep an account of all money collected and shall deposit the money as collected in the district depository.  The assessor and collector shall file with the secretary of the board a statement of all money collected once each month.(d)  The assessor and collector shall use a duplicate receipt book, give a receipt for each collection made, and retain in the book a copy of each receipt, which shall be kept as a record of the district.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.309. Lien Against Crops

Sec. 58.309.  LIEN AGAINST CROPS.  (a)  The district shall have a first lien, superior to all other liens, against all crops grown on a tract of land in the district to secure the payment of an assessment imposed against the tract under Section 58.305(a), interest, and collection or attorney's fees.(b)  If the crops against which the district has a lien under this section are cultivated on a basis other than annual replanting, the owner of the crops shall record with the county clerk of the county where the land on which the crops are cultivated is located a legally sufficient description of the land, including a metes and bounds description or a plat reference.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.310 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.310. List of Delinquent Assessments

Sec. 58.310.  LIST OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS.  Assessments imposed under Section 58.305(a) not paid when due shall become delinquent on the first day of the month following the date payment is due, and the board shall keep posted in a public place in the district a correct list of all persons who are delinquent in paying assessments.  If a person who owes an assessment has executed a note and contract as provided in Section 58.302, the person may not be placed on the delinquent list until after the maturity of the note and contract.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 789, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.311. Water Service Discontinued

Sec. 58.311.  WATER SERVICE DISCONTINUED.  (a)  If a landowner fails or refuses to pay a water assessment or a person fails to pay a charge, fee, rental, or deposit imposed under this chapter or Chapter 49 when due, the landowner's or person's water supply shall be cut off, and no water may be furnished to the land until all back assessments or other amounts owed to the district are fully paid.  The discontinuance of water service is binding on all persons who own or acquire an interest in land for which assessments or other amounts owed to the district are due.(b)  A landowner or person whose water service has been discontinued under Subsection (a) may request that the board reconsider the discontinuance related to a charge, fee, rental, deposit, or penalty, and may not request that the board reconsider a discontinuance related to an assessment.  If the board declines to reconsider the discontinuance, the landowner or person may file a petition under Section 11.041.  That petition filed with the commission is the sole remedy available to a landowner or person described by this subsection.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.312 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.312. Suits for Delinquent Assessments

Sec. 58.312.  SUITS FOR DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS.  Suits for delinquent water assessments or other amounts owed to the district under this subchapter may be brought either in the county in which the district is located or in the county in which the defendant resides.  All landowners are personally liable for assessments imposed under Section 58.305(a).|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.313 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.313. Interest and Collection Fees

Sec. 58.313.  INTEREST AND COLLECTION FEES.  (a)  All assessments imposed under Section 58.305(a) shall bear interest from the date payment is due at the rate of 15 percent a year.  Assessments not paid by the first day of the month following the date payment is due are delinquent, and a penalty of up to 15 percent of the amount of the past-due assessment shall be added to the amount due.(b)  If suit is filed to foreclose a lien on crops or if a delinquent assessment is collected by an attorney before or after suit, an additional amount of 15 percent on the unpaid assessment, penalty, and interest shall be added as collection or attorney's fees.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 789, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 90 (S.B. 611), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 58.314 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.314. Rights of the United States

Sec. 58.314.  RIGHTS OF THE UNITED STATES.  (a)  If the board enters into a contract with the United States, the remedies in this subchapter available to the district also shall apply to enforce payment of charges due to the United States.  The federal reclamation laws shall also apply.(b)  The directors shall distribute and apportion all water acquired by the district under a contract with the United States in accordance with acts of Congress, rules and regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and provisions of the contract.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.315 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.315. Surplus Assessments

Sec. 58.315.  SURPLUS ASSESSMENTS.  If assessments made under this subchapter are more than sufficient to pay the necessary expenses of the district, the balance shall be carried over to the next year.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.316 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.316. Insufficient Assessments

Sec. 58.316.  INSUFFICIENT ASSESSMENTS.  If the assessments made under this subchapter are not sufficient to pay the necessary expenses of the district, the unpaid balance shall be assessed pro rata, in accordance with the assessments made for the current year.  The additional assessments shall be paid under the same conditions and penalties within 30 days after the date of assessment.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.318 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter G. Water Charges and Assessments|Section 58.318. Charges for Maintenance Expenses

Sec. 58.318.  CHARGES FOR MAINTENANCE EXPENSES.  (a)  If maintenance charges are based on the quantity of water used, a fixed minimum charge may be made on all land, water connections, or other service entitled to receive and use water.  An additional charge may be made for the use of more water than that covered by the minimum charge.(b)  The board may install proper measuring devices or require that they be installed.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|