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TX Water Code § 51.821 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.821. Appointment of Trustee

Sec. 51.821.  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.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 384, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.822 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.822. Authority of the Trustee

Sec. 51.822.  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.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 385, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.823 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.823. Tax Lien

Sec. 51.823.  TAX LIEN.  After filing the tax roll in the office of the assessor and collector, the taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney's fees shall become a specific charge on and be secured by a lien superior to all other liens, except tax liens, on the personal property, land, and improvements listed on the tax roll regardless of whether the ownership of the personal property, land, and improvements is correctly stated on the tax roll.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 385, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.824 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.824. Foreclosure of Lien

Sec. 51.824.  FORECLOSURE OF LIEN.  The lien may be foreclosed in the manner prescribed in the Property Tax Code in a suit or suits brought in the name of the district by the board, or by the trustee or his successor as provided by the board.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 385, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2321, ch. 841, Sec. 4(r), eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
TX Water Code § 51.825 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.825. Default in Payment of Tax Installment

Sec. 51.825.  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.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 385, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.826 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.826. Penalty and Attorney's Fee

Sec. 51.826.  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.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 385, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.827 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.827. Discharge of Lien

Sec. 51.827.  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 lien.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 386, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.828 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.828. District Considered Dissolved

Sec. 51.828.  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.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 386, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 70, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Water Code § 51.829 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.829. Dissolution of District in Counties of Less Than 11,000 Population

Sec. 51.829.  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 the electors residing in the district at an election held for the purpose of determining whether or not the district should be dissolved.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 386, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.830 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.830. Petition for Dissolution of District

Sec. 51.830.  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.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 386, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.831 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.831. Signatures on Petition

Sec. 51.831.  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.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 386, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.832 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.832. Procedure for Holding Election

Sec. 51.832.  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 51.034 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 51.034 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 387, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.833 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.833. Election in District Including City, Town, or Municipal Corporation

Sec. 51.833.  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.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 387, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.834 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.834. Subsequent Election

Sec. 51.834.  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.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 387, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.835 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.835. District Dissolved

Sec. 51.835.  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.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 387, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 51.836 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter P. Dissolution of District|Section 51.836. Taxes to Pay Indebtedness After Dissolution

Sec. 51.836.  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 assessed and collected, in the manner prescribed in the Property Tax Code sufficient taxes on all taxable property in the district to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and other indebtedness when due.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 387, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2321, ch. 841, Sec. 4(r), eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
TX Water Code § 51.851 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter Q. Flood Control in Trinity River Basin|Section 51.851. Definitions

Sec. 51.851.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Authority" means the Trinity River Authority of Texas.(2)  "Basin" or "basinwide" means the entire Trinity River basin.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 858, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Water Code § 51.852 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter Q. Flood Control in Trinity River Basin|Section 51.852. Cooperation With Authority, Corps of Engineers, and Other Owners

Sec. 51.852.  COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND OTHER OWNERS.  The commission, in conjunction with the authority, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and other reservoir owners in the Trinity River basin, shall develop and implement a coordinated basinwide water release program for flood routing and control.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 858, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Water Code § 51.853 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter Q. Flood Control in Trinity River Basin|Section 51.853. Cooperation With Authority and Owners

Sec. 51.853.  COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITY AND OWNERS.  The commission, in conjunction with the authority and all reservoir owners in the Trinity River basin, may review, at least every 10 years, all water rights permits affecting the basin.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 858, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Water Code § 51.854 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter Q. Flood Control in Trinity River Basin|Section 51.854. Flood Warning System

Sec. 51.854.  FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM.  The commission and the authority, in conjunction with affected political subdivisions, shall develop a basinwide flood warning system to alert the public and local officials of imminent flooding in order to effectuate orderly withdrawal from floodplains and to institute other appropriate precautions.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 858, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Water Code § 51.871 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter R. Option to Exchange Municipal Jurisdiction|Section 51.871. Definitions

Sec. 51.871.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Dissociated municipality" means a home-rule municipality from whose extraterritorial jurisdiction a district is transferred under this subchapter.(2)  "Associated municipality" means a home-rule municipality into whose extraterritorial jurisdiction a district is transferred under this subchapter.(3)  "Home-rule municipality" has the meaning assigned by Section 5.004, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 97, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Water Code § 51.872 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter R. Option to Exchange Municipal Jurisdiction|Section 51.872. Authority to Transfer District Between Municipalities' Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Sec. 51.872.  AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DISTRICT BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES' EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.  The board of directors of a district by order may transfer the district from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of another municipality if the board finds that:(1)  as of January 1, 1993, the municipality that has extraterritorial jurisdiction over the district excluded the district from the service area of the municipality's municipally owned water or sewer utility system;(2)  the other municipality has included or agreed to include the district within the service area of the municipality's municipally owned water or sewer utility system, and the municipality has adopted a water or sewer utility service plan agreeable to the board;  and(3)  the municipally owned water or sewer utility system of the other municipality has agreed to provide the service to the district within one year.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 97, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Water Code § 51.873 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter R. Option to Exchange Municipal Jurisdiction|Section 51.873. Applicability

Sec. 51.873.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only to a district that:(1)  has a contiguous area of more than 1,000 acres;(2)  is within the jurisdiction of two or more counties;(3)  is within the jurisdiction of two river authorities, one of which has issued an interbasin transfer permit to the associated municipality;(4)  has not yet constructed any facilities or borrowed any money;(5)  is in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the dissociated municipality and that municipality is located principally in one of the two counties in which the district is located;(6)  is adjacent to the municipal boundary or the area subject to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the associated municipality and that municipality is located principally in the other of the two counties in which the district is located;  and(7)  is subject to special storm water runoff or nonpoint source pollution rules of at least one of the two river authorities.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 97, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Water Code § 51.874 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter R. Option to Exchange Municipal Jurisdiction|Section 51.874. Effect of Transfer

Sec. 51.874.  EFFECT OF TRANSFER.  On and after the effective date of the board's order under Section 51.872 of this chapter, the district:(1)  is subject to a municipal ordinance that applies to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the associated municipality;  and(2)  is not subject to a municipal ordinance that applies to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the dissociated municipality.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 97, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Water Code § 51.875 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts|Subchapter R. Option to Exchange Municipal Jurisdiction|Section 51.875. Subchapter Supersedes

Sec. 51.875.  SUBCHAPTER SUPERSEDES.  To the extent of any conflict, this subchapter controls over any other law related to the creation, application, or operation of the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 97, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Water Code § 52.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 52 - Underground Water Conservation Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 52.005. Applicability to Underground Water Conservation Districts Generally

Sec. 52.005.  APPLICABILITY TO UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS GENERALLY.  (a)  , (b) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 933, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.(c)  Sections 49.052, 49.216, and 49.301 through 49.308 do not apply to districts governed by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 701, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch.715, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 53.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 53.001. Definitions

Sec. 53.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "District" means a fresh water supply district established under this chapter.(2)  "Board" means the board of supervisors of a district.(3)  "Improvement" means a facility for conserving, transporting, or distributing fresh water.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 397, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.011. Creating a District

Sec. 53.011.  CREATING A DISTRICT.  A district is created by petition, hearing, and election.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 397, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.012. Cities and Towns

Sec. 53.012.  CITIES AND TOWNS.  Cities and towns are includable in a district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 397, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.013. Presenting Petition

Sec. 53.013.  PRESENTING PETITION.  A person may present a petition requesting creation of a district to the commissioners court of the county which includes the land in the proposed district.  If the commissioners court is not in session, the petition may be presented to the county judge.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 397, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 53.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 53 - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Subchapter B. Creating and Dividing a District|Section 53.014. Requisites of Petition

Sec. 53.014.  REQUISITES OF PETITION.  To be sufficient, the petition must:(1)  be signed by a majority of the persons who hold title to land in the proposed district that represents a total value of more than 50 percent of the value of all the land in the proposed district as indicated by the appraisal roll of the appraisal district in which the proposed district is located.  If there are more than 50 persons holding title to land in the proposed district, the petition is sufficient if signed by 50 of those persons;  and(2)  state:(A)  the boundaries of the proposed district;(B)  the general nature of the projects proposed to be done;(C)  the necessity for the proposed district;(D)  the feasibility of the proposed district;  and(E)  the proposed name for the district, which must include the name of the county in which it is situated.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 397, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 743 (H.B. 2983), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|