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TX Water Code § 58.816 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.816. Authority and Procedure as Board of Equalization

Sec. 58.816.  AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURE AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.  (a)  Any interested person may appear at the meeting and offer evidence for or against any matter being considered by the board of equalization.  The board may send for persons and papers, and may administer oaths to persons who testify before the board, and may ascertain the full true value of all property subject to taxation.(b)  The board may lower or raise the valuation of all property listed on the tax roll and place property on the roll which did not appear on it.  The board shall correct any errors of assessment and equalize the value of property appearing on the roll.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.817 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.817. Approving Tax Roll

Sec. 58.817.  APPROVING TAX ROLL.  After the board of equalization finally fixes the valuation of all taxable property in the district and the tax roll of the district is finally prepared, the board shall meet and consider the tax roll, make all necessary corrections in the tax roll, and endorse its approval on the roll.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.818 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.818. Approved Tax Roll Not Subject to Revision

Sec. 58.818.  APPROVED TAX ROLL NOT SUBJECT TO REVISION.  The action of the board in finally approving the tax roll is final and is not subject to revision by the board or any other tribunal.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.820 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.820. Collection of Dissolution Taxes

Sec. 58.820.  COLLECTION OF DISSOLUTION TAXES.  The county assessor and collector shall collect the taxes shown on the tax roll on the land located in the county for which he is assessor and collector.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2321, ch. 841, Sec. 4(r), eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
TX Water Code § 58.821 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.821. Appointment of Trustee

Sec. 58.821.  APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE.  (a)  Before the issuance and delivery of dissolution bonds, the board shall appoint a trustee of the funds to be collected from the taxes.  The trustee shall be an individual or a bank or trust company in the county or one of the counties in which the district is located.(b)  The board may determine the powers, rights, duties, liabilities, and other matters relating to the trusteeship and the appointment of successor trustees which the board considers proper to effectuate the purpose of the trusteeship.(c)  The board may determine the bond to be given by the trustee and the amount to be paid to the trustee from the funds collected from the taxes.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.822 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.822. Authority of the Trustee

Sec. 58.822.  AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE.  The trustee shall receive from the assessor and collector all proceeds from the assessments less the assessor and collector's charges and shall be the paying agent of the district for the bonds.  The bonds shall be payable at the place of business of the trustee.  The trustee shall be authorized by the order providing for the issuance of the bonds to institute suits in the name of the district for the use and benefit of the holders of the bonds and to apply all sums of money recovered in the suits to the payment of the bonds.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.825 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.825. Default in Payment of Tax Installment

Sec. 58.825.  DEFAULT IN PAYMENT OF TAX INSTALLMENT.  (a)  Default in the payment of an installment of taxes levied for the payment of dissolution bonds for 60 days after the installment becomes due and payable as provided by the board shall, at the option of the board or the trustee, immediately mature the remaining installments and cause the entire amount of the taxes to immediately become due and payable.(b)  The trustee shall bring suit for the collection of the entire amount of the taxes and for the foreclosure of the lien securing the payment of the taxes.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.826 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.826. Penalty and Attorney's Fee

Sec. 58.826.  PENALTY AND ATTORNEY'S FEE.  (a)  A penalty of 10 percent of the unpaid amount of taxes shall accrue immediately on default of payment of taxes after the 60 days.(b)  An attorney's fee of 10 percent of the unpaid amount of the taxes is due and payable immediately on institution of suit for collection and foreclosure.(c)  The penalty and attorney's fee shall be recovered in the suit and shall constitute an addition to the taxes and shall be secured by the tax lien.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.827 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.827. Discharge of Lien

Sec. 58.827.  DISCHARGE OF LIEN.  (a)  On the final payment of the taxes, either the assessor and collector or the trustee shall issue a certificate certifying that the taxes have been fully satisfied and the lien is released.(b)  The execution and acknowledgment of the certificate and the recording of the certificate in the deed records of the county in which the property is located shall be full and conclusive evidence of the discharge of the taxes and liens.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.828 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.828. District Considered Dissolved

Sec. 58.828.  DISTRICT CONSIDERED DISSOLVED.  (a)  On the issuance and sale or delivery of the dissolution bonds and the appointment and qualification of the trustee, the secretary shall deposit all available existing records of the district in the office of the county clerk of the county or one of the counties in which the district is located.(b)  The district immediately is considered dissolved for all purposes, except that the taxes levied against the taxable property may be enforced in the name of the district on behalf of the bondholders by the trustee or his successors.  The surviving board may meet from time to time until the dissolution bonds are paid and discharged and may delegate its powers and give instructions to the trustee or his successors as the board sees fit and circumstances warrant.  After the payment of all dissolution bonds, interest, and costs of collection the board shall be dissolved.(c)  The board or the trustee if the board transfers the duty to the trustee shall give notice to the county clerk that all dissolution bonds, interest, and costs of collection have been paid.  The clerk shall notify the director and librarian of the Texas State Library and arrange for the transfer of the records of the district to the custody of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 75, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Water Code § 58.829 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.829. Dissolution of District in Counties of Less Than 11,000 Population

Sec. 58.829.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT IN COUNTIES OF LESS THAN 11,000 POPULATION.  Subject to the provisions of Sections 50.251-50.256 of this code, a district located entirely in a county having a population of less than 11,000, according to the last preceding federal census, may be abolished by a majority vote of those entitled to vote and voting at an election held for the purpose of determining whether or not the district should be dissolved.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.830 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.830. Petition for Dissolution of District

Sec. 58.830.  PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.  A petition for the dissolution of the district shall be filed with the board and shall state the name of the district and the purpose for which the election is requested.  The petition may refer to the order establishing the district for boundaries, limits, and area of the district.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.831 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.831. Signatures on Petition

Sec. 58.831.  SIGNATURES ON PETITION.  A petition for dissolution of the district may be signed and filed in two or more copies.  The petition shall be signed by a majority in number of the property owners with land in the district and the property owners of a majority in value of the land in the district, as shown by the tax rolls of the district, or 50 landowners if the number of landowners in the district is more than 50.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.832 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.832. Procedure for Holding Election

Sec. 58.832.  PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ELECTION.  (a)  An election to determine whether or not the district shall be dissolved shall be held in accordance with the provisions of Subchapter E of this chapter.(b)  The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "The dissolution of district."(c)  The returns of the election shall be canvassed and the result declared by the board.  The board shall enter an order in its minutes declaring the result of the election, which order shall be made and entered in accordance with Section 58.034 of this code.  The order shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and recorded in the deed records of the county as provided in Section 58.034 of this code.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.833 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.833. Election in District Including City, Town, or Municipal Corporation

Sec. 58.833.  ELECTION IN DISTRICT INCLUDING CITY, TOWN, OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.  In an election to dissolve a district in which a city, town, or municipal corporation is located, the city, town, or municipal corporation shall be a separate voting precinct, and the ballots cast in the city, town, or municipal corporation shall be counted and canvassed to show the result of the election there.  If the city, town, or municipal corporation votes against the dissolution of the district and the balance of the district votes for the dissolution of the district, the district shall be dissolved.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.834 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.834. Subsequent Election

Sec. 58.834.  SUBSEQUENT ELECTION.  If the proposition to dissolve the district fails to carry at the election held for that purpose, no other election for the same purpose shall be held within one year after the date of the election.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.835 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.835. District Dissolved

Sec. 58.835.  DISTRICT DISSOLVED.  If a majority of those voting at the election vote in favor of dissolving the district, the district shall be dissolved and shall have no further authority after the election, except that any debts incurred shall be paid and the organization shall be maintained until all the debts are paid.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.836 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter O. Dissolution of District|Section 58.836. Taxes to Pay Indebtedness After Dissolution

Sec. 58.836.  TAXES TO PAY INDEBTEDNESS AFTER DISSOLUTION.  If a district has outstanding bonds or other indebtedness maturing beyond the current year in which the dissolution occurs, the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located shall levy and have collected, as county taxes are assessed and collected, sufficient taxes on all taxable property in the district to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and other indebtedness when due.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 59.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter A. District Creation|Section 59.001. Purpose and Application

Sec. 59.001.  PURPOSE AND APPLICATION.  (a)  The purpose of this chapter is to authorize creation and operation of regional districts for water, sanitary sewer, drainage, and municipal solid waste disposal under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(b)  This chapter applies only in counties with a population of at least 3.3 million or bordering a county with a population of at least 3.3 million.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 149, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 59.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter A. District Creation|Section 59.002. Definitions

Sec. 59.002.  DEFINITIONS.  (a)  In this chapter:(1)  "District" means a district created or operating under this chapter.(2)  "Municipal district" means a district created under general law or a special Act operating under Chapter 51, 53, or 54.(3)  "Bond" means bonds, coupons, notes, or any other evidence of indebtedness.(b)  Other terms not defined by this chapter have the same meaning assigned to those terms by Section 49.001.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter A. District Creation|Section 59.003. Creation of District

Sec. 59.003.  CREATION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  A district may be created by:(1)  The boards of at least 20 percent of the total number of municipal districts to be included in the proposed district may jointly petition the commission for creation of a district.  The petition must describe the territory to be included in the district and must include resolutions endorsing creation of the district adopted by each municipal district to be included in the district.(2)  The owner or owners of 2,000 or more contiguous acres may petition the commission for creation of a district.(3)  The commissioners courts of one or more counties may petition the commission for creation of a district in any territory within the county.(4)  The governing body of any city may petition the commission for creation of a district in any territory within the city or its extraterritorial jurisdiction.(b)  Petitions for the creation of a district must:(1)  describe the boundaries of the proposed district by metes and bounds that adequately and completely circumscribe the property so that there is complete closure of the property or by lot and block numbers if there is a recorded map or plat or subdivision survey of the area;(2)  state the general nature of the work proposed to be done, the necessity of the work, and the cost of any projects of the district as estimated by those filing the petition;(3)  state the name of each petitioner;  and(4)  include a name of the district generally descriptive of the locale of the district followed by the words "Regional District."(c)  A proposed district may not have the same name as any other district in the state.(d)  Section 54.013 applies to the composition of districts created under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter A. District Creation|Section 59.004. Purposes of District

Sec. 59.004.  PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.  A district shall be created:(1)  to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire sources of water supply;(2)  to build, operate, and maintain facilities for the transportation of water;(3)  to sell water to cities, to political subdivisions of this state, to water supply corporations, to private business entities, and to individuals;(4)  to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire equipment and mechanisms necessary for sanitary sewer and wastewater treatment;(5)  to build, operate, and maintain facilities for sanitary sewer and wastewater treatment;(6)  to transport and treat sanitary sewer and wastewater effluent of cities and political subdivisions of this state and for private business entities or individuals;(7)  to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire equipment and mechanisms for the drainage of storm water and floodwater;  and(8)  for the purposes outlined in Section 54.012.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter A. District Creation|Section 59.005. Matching Funds Guarantees

Sec. 59.005.  MATCHING FUNDS GUARANTEES.  If the Texas Water Development Board requires that matching funds be provided as a condition for receiving a loan or grant from the Texas Water Development Board from research and planning funds, the matching funds may not be provided through a guarantee of matching funds by any individual who has a financial interest in the regional district or who will receive any direct financial benefit from a regional district project.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter A. District Creation|Section 59.006. Consent of City

Sec. 59.006.  CONSENT OF CITY.  (a)  Land in the corporate limits of a city or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city may not be included in a district unless the city grants its written consent by resolution or ordinance to the inclusion of the land in the district.(b)  If the governing body of a city fails or refuses to grant permission for the inclusion of land in its extraterritorial jurisdiction in a district within 120 days after receipt of a written request, the person or entity desiring to create the district may petition the governing body of the city to make available the water, sewer, or drainage service contemplated to be provided by the district.(c)  Failure of the governing body of the city and the requesting district to execute a mutually agreeable contract providing for the service requested within six months after receipt of a request for consent constitutes authorization for the inclusion of land in the district under this section.  Authorization for the inclusion of the land in the district under this section means only authorization to initiate proceedings to include the land in the district as otherwise provided by this chapter.(d)  Sections 54.016(e), (f), (g), and (h) apply under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 59.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 59 - Regional Districts|Subchapter A. District Creation|Section 59.007. Granting or Refusing Petition; Exclusion of Territory

Sec. 59.007.  GRANTING OR REFUSING PETITION;  EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.  (a)  If the commission finds after considering the petition that the petition conforms to the requirements of this chapter and that the creation of the district would be of benefit to the territory to be included in the district, the commission shall issue an order granting the petition for creation.  If the commission finds that part of the territory included in the proposed district will not benefit from the creation of the district, the commission shall exclude that territory from the proposed district and redefine the proposed district's boundaries accordingly.(b)  If the commission finds that the petition does not conform to the requirements of this chapter or that the proposed projects are not of benefit to the territory in the proposed district, the commission shall issue an order either denying the petition or requiring petitioners to amend their petition.(c)  A copy of the order of the commission granting or denying a petition shall be mailed to each city having extraterritorial jurisdiction in the county or counties in which the district is to be located that has requested notice of hearings as provided by Section 54.019.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|