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TX Water Code § 56.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 56.018. Hearing on the Petition

Sec. 56.018.  HEARING ON THE PETITION.  At the hearing on the petition, any person whose land would be affected by creating the district may appear before the commissioners court and may contest the creation of the district or contend for its creation.  The person may offer testimony to show that the district is or is not necessary and would or would not be a public utility and that creating the district would or would not be feasible or practicable.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 499, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 56.019. Findings

Sec. 56.019.  FINDINGS.  (a)  At the hearing on the petition, if it appears to the commissioners court that drainage of the proposed district is feasible and practicable and is needed and would be conducive to public health or would be a public benefit or a public utility, the commissioners court shall make findings to this effect.(b)  If the commissioners court finds any of the issues in Subsection (a) of this section in the negative, it shall dismiss the petition at the cost of the petitioners.(c)  The findings of the commissioners court shall be recorded.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 499, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 56.020. Engineer

Sec. 56.020.  ENGINEER.  (a)  If the findings of the commissioners court under Section 56.019 of this code favor creating the district, the commissioners court shall appoint a competent civil engineer, who shall be entitled to as many assistants as necessary.(b)  The engineer and his assistants are entitled to the compensation and allowances for transportation, supplies, and other expenses agreed on by the engineer and the commissioners court.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 499, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 56.021. Engineer's Bond

Sec. 56.021.  ENGINEER'S BOND.  The engineer shall execute a bond for $500 with two or more sureties approved by the commissioners court, payable to the county judge for the use and benefit of the district, conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties under this chapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 499, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 56.022. Survey and Preliminary Plans

Sec. 56.022.  SURVEY AND PRELIMINARY PLANS.  (a)  Within the time prescribed by the commissioners court, the engineer shall make a careful survey of the land proposed to be drained and protected by levees.  For the purposes of the survey, the engineer may go on land located inside or outside the district, including land located in a different county.(b)  The engineer shall obtain information regarding land and outlets inside the proposed district from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and from other sources, and he shall cooperate with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission in the discharge of its duties.(c)  The engineer shall use the survey to make preliminary plans:(1)  locating approximately the necessary canals, drains, ditches, laterals, and levees;(2)  designating the streams and bayous necessary to be cleaned, deepened, and straightened;(3)  estimating the cost in detail of each contemplated improvement;  and(4)  estimating the probable annual cost of maintaining the improvements.(d)  The engineer shall ascertain and procure proper and necessary outlets for the proposed canals, drains, and ditches necessary to drain the district.(e)  The engineer shall immediately make a report of his work to the commissioners court.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 499, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 982, ch. 367, Sec. 29, eff. June 10, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.146, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.331, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 56.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 56.023. Map

Sec. 56.023.  MAP.  (a)  The engineer shall include with his report a map showing:(1)  the beginning point and outlets of canals, drains, ditches, and laterals;(2)  the length, width, depth, and slopes of the banks of any cut or excavation and the estimated number of cubic yards of earth necessary to be removed from each;  and(3)  the location and size of levees and the estimated number of cubic yards of earth necessary to construct them.(b)  The engineer will comply sufficiently with Subsection (a) of this section if he describes the boundaries and provides the other information required by that subsection on a copy of the official land office map of the county in which the proposed district is located.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 500, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 56.024. Hearing on Preliminary Report

Sec. 56.024.  HEARING ON PRELIMINARY REPORT.  (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.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 500, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 56.025. Changing the Preliminary Report

Sec. 56.025.  CHANGING THE PRELIMINARY REPORT.  (a)  The commissioners court may change the location of any improvement shown in the preliminary report or may add to or reduce the number of improvements.  The commissioners court may order the engineer to locate any additional canals, drains, ditches, or levees for the purpose of conducting water from the land of the district or to prevent overflow of water from streams or other bodies of water onto the land of the district to be drained.(b)  The commissioners court may refer the entire preliminary report to the engineer for compliance with its orders and may require the engineer to submit a further report.(c)  If material changes or alterations are made in the preliminary report, the clerk shall give notice, and the commissioners court shall hold a hearing in the manner provided for the original preliminary report.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 500, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 56.026. Adopting the Preliminary Report

Sec. 56.026.  ADOPTING THE PRELIMINARY REPORT.  If there are no objections to the preliminary report or if the commissioners court finds that objections to the report are not valid, the report shall be approved and the approval entered in the minutes.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 501, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 56.032. Authorizing Existing Districts to Operate Under Article Xvi, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution

Sec. 56.032.  AUTHORIZING EXISTING DISTRICTS TO OPERATE UNDER ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 59, OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION.  (a)  Any existing district may be authorized to operate under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution without change of name or impairment of obligations.(b)  To operate under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, the board must adopt a resolution proposing the change and schedule a hearing on the resolution.  The hearing must be held not earlier than the 30th day but not later than the 60th day after the date the resolution is adopted.  The board shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing on the resolution by posting a copy of the resolution for at least the 20 days preceding the date of the hearing in five public places in the county.  One of the copies shall be posted on the courthouse door and the other copies shall be posted within the boundaries of the district.  Following the hearing, the board may adopt a resolution authorizing the district to operate under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.(c)  Any district operating under the provisions of this section is governed and controlled by the laws under which it was organized.(d)  Limitations imposed by Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution and this chapter on debts to be incurred and taxes to be levied are not applicable to districts operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 502, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion to Article Xvi, Section 59, District|Section 56.033. Alternate Procedure for Creation

Sec. 56.033.  ALTERNATE PROCEDURE FOR CREATION.  (a)  The landowners of a defined area of territory not included in a district may file with the commissioners court a petition requesting an election on the creation of a district.  The petition must:(1)  be signed by registered voters residing in the territory equal in number to at least five percent of the number of votes received in the territory to be included by all candidates in the most recent gubernatorial general election;  and(2)  describe by metes and bounds the territory to be included in the district.(b)  The commissioners court shall call and hold a hearing to determine if the petition meets the requirements of Subsection (a).(c)  If the commissioners court determines the petition meets the requirements of Subsection (a), the court shall order an election held in the proposed district to determine whether or not the district should be created and whether or not the district should issue bonds and levy taxes to pay for the bonds.(d)  The provisions of this subchapter, other than Section 56.019, govern the hearing and election.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 958, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 56.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 56.061. Creation of Board

Sec. 56.061.  CREATION OF BOARD.  (a)  A district is governed by a board of three directors unless special law provides otherwise.(b)  When a district is established, the commissioners court shall appoint three directors for the district to serve until permanent directors are elected.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 502, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 56.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 56.062. Eligibility Requirements for Directors

Sec. 56.062.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR DIRECTORS.  To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must satisfy the requirements of Section 141.001(a), Election Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 56.064. Election of Directors

Sec. 56.064.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  For any district in which special law requires that directors be appointed, except when the special law otherwise provides, on petition of a majority of the real property taxpayers of a district requesting an election of district directors, the commissioners court shall immediately order an election to be held at the earliest legal time.  The election shall be held as other elections under Chapter 49.(b)  The first elected directors of the districts in Calhoun, Matagorda, and Victoria Counties hold office until May 15 of the next succeeding odd-numbered year.  Subsequent directors of the district are elected every two years on the first Saturday in May in each odd-numbered year, for a term of two years beginning on May 15 following the election.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 503, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1847, ch. 575, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1975;  Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5216, ch. 951, Sec. 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1984;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 25(o), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 59, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 56.0641 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 56.0641. Election Procedures

Sec. 56.0641.  ELECTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  In those districts referred to in Subsection (b) of Section 56.064, until otherwise ordered by the board of directors, the three persons receiving the highest number of votes at each election are elected.  By order made before the 60th day preceding an election for directors, the board of directors in those districts referred to in Subsection (b) of Section 56.064 may order that the election of directors for that district shall be by position or place, designated as Place No. 1, Place No. 2, and Place No. 3.  The order shall designate the place numbers in relation to the directors then in office, and these place designations shall be observed in all future elections.  The person receiving the highest number of votes for each position or place is elected.  Once the board of directors has adopted the place system for election, neither that board nor their successors may rescind the action.(b)  A person wishing to have his name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director in those districts referred to in Subsection (b) of Section 56.064 shall file a signed application with the secretary of the board of directors not later than 5 p.m. of the 31st day preceding the election.(c)  The board of directors in those districts referred to in Subsection (b) of Section 56.064 shall order the election, appoint the election judges, canvass the returns, and declare the results of the election.  In other respects, the procedures for conducting the election and for voting are as specified in the Texas Election Code.  The expenses of holding the election shall be paid out of the construction and maintenance fund of the district.|Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1847, ch. 575, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 56.0642 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 56.0642. Applicability to Special Law Districts

Sec. 56.0642.  APPLICABILITY TO SPECIAL LAW DISTRICTS.  Subsection (b) of Section 56.064 and Section 56.0641 of this code apply to drainage districts created or governed by special law where the special law expressly adopts the provisions of Section 56.064 of this code or its predecessor statute (Article 8119, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925) or repeats its provisions, without change in substance, as those provisions existed at the time the special law was enacted;  but they do not apply to any district established, reestablished, or otherwise affected by special law where the special law contains specific provisions relating to the method of selecting the governing body of the district which were at variance with the provisions of Section 56.064 of this code or its predecessor at the time the special law was enacted.|Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1848, ch. 575, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 56.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 56.069. Transfer of Board's Power to Commissioners Court

Sec. 56.069.  TRANSFER OF BOARD'S POWER TO COMMISSIONERS COURT.  (a)  The functions, powers, rights, and duties exercised by or relating to the board of any district may be transferred to the commissioners court of the county in which the district is wholly located, but before the transfer is made, the commissioners court and the board must pass resolutions authorizing the transfer.  In any district in which the board is elected, the transfer may not be made unless the transfer is approved by a majority of the voters voting on that issue at an election held in the district.(b)  After the transfer is made, the commissioners court shall be the sole governing body of the district and shall exercise the functions, powers, rights, and duties transferred.(c)  The members of the commissioners court are not entitled to receive any compensation for the exercise of these functions, powers, rights, and duties.(d)  On the passage of a resolution at a meeting of the board of the district, the commissioners court may be authorized to receive an allowance of not more than $150 a month for travel expense incurred by the commissioners incident to the discharge of their duties as members of the board of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 504, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1780, ch. 653, Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 1973;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 56.082. Hearing; Powers of the Commissioners Court

Sec. 56.082.  HEARING;  POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the commissioners court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine:(1)  contests and objections to creating a district;(2)  matters relating to creating a district;  and(3)  all proceedings of a district during its organization.(b)  The commissioners court may adjourn a hearing from day to day, and the judgment of the commissioners court rendered under Subsection (a) of this section is final.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 506, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 56.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.111. Control and Repair of District Improvements

Sec. 56.111.  CONTROL AND REPAIR OF DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS.  The board may control and supervise the construction and maintenance of canals, drains, ditches and levees, and other improvements of the district and shall keep them in repair.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 506, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.115. Duties of the Engineer

Sec. 56.115.  DUTIES OF THE ENGINEER.  (a)  The engineer shall make a map of the district showing:(1)  the boundary lines of the district;(2)  the original surveys within the boundaries of the district;  and(3)  the number of acres in an original survey which are included in the district if the boundary lines of the district cross the original survey.(b)  The engineer shall make maps and profiles of the canals, drains, ditches, and levees located in the district and their outlets extending beyond the boundaries of the district.(c)  A copy of the land office map of the county which shows the name and number of each survey and the area or number of acres within the district is sufficient to comply with the requirement for a map of the district, and any recognized map of a city or town in the district is sufficient to comply with the requirement for a map of that city or town.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 507, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.116. Maps and Estimates

Sec. 56.116.  MAPS AND ESTIMATES.  (a)  The map and profile shall include the relation that each canal, drain, ditch, or levee bears to each tract of land through which it passes and the shape into which the canal, drain, ditch, or levee divides each tract.(b)  If any canal, drain, ditch, or levee cuts off any tract containing less than 20 acres of land, the map shall show:(1)  the number of acres divided from the tract;(2)  the number of acres in the whole tract;(3)  the shape of the small tract;  and(4)  the relation of the small tract to the canal, ditch, drain, or levee.(c)  The profile may show the number of cubic yards necessary to be excavated to make each canal, drain, or ditch and to build any levee located in the district and may give the estimated cost of each.(d)  When the map, profile, and estimates are completed, the engineer shall sign them in his official capacity and file them with the clerk of the commissioners court.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 507, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.120 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 56.120. Railroad Culverts

Sec. 56.120.  RAILROAD CULVERTS.  (a)  At the expense of the district, the board may construct necessary bridges and culverts across or under a track or right-of-way of a railroad to enable the district to construct and maintain a necessary canal, drain, or ditch.(b)  Before the board constructs a bridge or culvert, the board shall give notice to the railroad authorities authorized to build or construct bridges and culverts and shall allow the railroad 30 days to build the bridge or culvert at its own expense and according to its own plans.(c)  Bridges or culverts shall be constructed so they will not interfere with the free and unobstructed flow of water passing through the canals and drains and shall be placed at points designated by the engineer.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 508, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|