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TX Water Code § 58.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 58.037. Exclusion of Parts of District; Dissolution

Sec. 58.037.  EXCLUSION OF PARTS OF DISTRICT;  DISSOLUTION.  (a)  If any portion of a district governed by Sections 58.035 and 58.036 of this code votes against the creation of the district and the remainder of the district votes for the creation, the district is confirmed and ratified in those portions of the district voting for the creation, and the district is composed only of those portions.(b)  The excluded portions of the district shall be excluded from all debts and obligations incurred after the election;  however, all land and property included in the original district shall be subject to the payment of taxes for the payment of all debts and obligations, including organizational expenses, incurred while it was a part of the district.(c)  If a district is created and portions of the proposed district are excluded by the vote in those portions, 10 percent of the voters in the district may file with the Board a petition asking for a new election on the issue.  A new election shall be ordered and held for the remaining portion of the district or the district organization may be dissolved by order of the board and a new district formed.(d)  A petition requesting a new election shall be filed within 30 days after the day on which the result of the election is canvassed and declared by the board.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 58.038. Conversion of Certain Districts Into Districts Operating Under This Chapter

Sec. 58.038.  CONVERSION OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS INTO DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER THIS CHAPTER.  (a)  Any water improvement district or water control and improvement district which furnishes water for irrigation and does not furnish treated water or sewer services may be converted into a district operating under this chapter.(b)  The governing body of a district which desires to convert into a district operating under this chapter shall adopt and enter in the minutes of the governing body a resolution declaring that, in its judgment, conversion into an irrigation district operating under this chapter and under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, would serve the best interest of the district and would be a benefit to the land and property included in the district.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 58.039. Conversion of District; Notice

Sec. 58.039.  CONVERSION OF DISTRICT;  NOTICE.  (a)  Notice of the adoption of a resolution under Section 58.038 of this code shall be given by publishing the resolution in a newspaper with general circulation in the county or counties in which the district is located.(b)  The notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks with the first publication not less than 14 full days before the time set for a hearing.(c)  The notice shall:(1)  state the time and place of the hearing;(2)  set out the resolution in full;  and(3)  notify all interested persons to appear and offer testimony for or against the proposal contained in the resolution.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 58.040. Conversion of District; Findings

Sec. 58.040.  CONVERSION OF DISTRICT;  FINDINGS.  (a)  If, on a hearing, the governing body of the district finds that conversion of the district into one operating under this chapter would serve the best interest of the district and would be a benefit to the land and property included in the district, it shall enter an order making this finding and the district shall become a district operating under this chapter.(b)  If the governing body finds that the conversion of the district would not serve the best interest of the district and would not be a benefit to the land and property included in the district, it shall enter an order against conversion of the district into one operating under this chapter.(c)  The findings of the governing body of a district entered under this section are final and not subject to appeal or review.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 58.041. Effect of Conversion

Sec. 58.041.  EFFECT OF CONVERSION.  A district that converts into a district operating under this chapter shall:(1)  be constituted an irrigation district operating under and governed by this chapter;(2)  be a conservation and reclamation district under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution;  and(3)  have and may exercise all the powers, authority, functions, and privileges provided in this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as if the district had been created under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter B. Creation of District; Conversion of District|Section 58.042. Reservation of Certain Powers for Converted Districts

Sec. 58.042.  RESERVATION OF CERTAIN POWERS FOR CONVERTED DISTRICTS.  (a)  Any water improvement district or water control and improvement district, after conversion under Section 58.038 of this code, may continue to exercise all necessary specific powers under any specific conditions provided by the chapter of this code under which the district was operating before conversion, except that no district, after conversion, may engage in the treatment or delivery of treated water for domestic consumption or the construction, maintenance, or operation of sewage facilities.(b)  At the time of making the order of conversion, the governing body shall specify in the order the specific provisions of the chapter of the code under which the district had been operating which are to be preserved and made applicable to the operations of the district after conversion into a district operating under this chapter.(c)  A reservation of a former power under Subsection (a) of this section may be made only if this chapter does not make specific provision concerning a matter necessary to the effectual operation of the converted district.(d)  In all cases in which this chapter does make specific provision, this chapter shall, after conversion, control the operations and procedure of the converted district.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 58.071. Board of Directors

Sec. 58.071.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  The governing body of a district is the board of directors, which shall consist of five directors.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 58.072. Qualifications

Sec. 58.072.  QUALIFICATIONS.  To be qualified for election as a director, a person must be a resident of the state, be the owner of record of fee simple title to land in the district, be at least 18 years of age, and owe no delinquent taxes or assessments to the district.  Section 49.052 does not apply to a district governed by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 58.0731 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 58.0731. Election of Directors From Precincts

Sec. 58.0731.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FROM PRECINCTS.  A district that elected one director from each of five precincts before it converted to a district operating under this chapter shall continue to elect its directors in the same manner from precincts.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 70, ch. 44, Sec. 1, eff. April 11, 1979.|
TX Water Code § 58.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 58.084. District Tax Assessor and Collector

Sec. 58.084.  DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.  The board may appoint one person to the office of tax assessor and collector, or it may order an election to fill that office.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.089 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions|Section 58.089. Bonds of Officers of a District Acting as Fiscal Agent or Collecting Money for the United States

Sec. 58.089.  BONDS OF OFFICERS OF A DISTRICT ACTING AS FISCAL AGENT OR COLLECTING MONEY FOR THE UNITED STATES.  (a)  If a district is appointed fiscal agent for the United States or if a district is authorized to make collections of money for the United States in connection with a federal reclamation project, each director and officer of the district including the tax assessor and collector shall execute an additional bond in the amount required by the Secretary of the Interior, conditioned on the faithful discharge of his respective office and on the faithful discharge by the district of its duties as fiscal or other agent of the United States under its appointment or authorization.(b)  The additional bonds shall be approved, recorded, and filed as provided in this chapter for other official bonds.(c)  Suit may be brought on the bonds by the United States or any person injured by the failure of the officers or directors of the district to fully, promptly, and completely perform their respective duties.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.121. Purposes of District

Sec. 58.121.  PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.  (a)  Irrigation districts operating under this chapter are limited purpose districts established primarily to deliver untreated water for irrigation and to provide for the drainage of lands and such other functions as are incidental to the accomplishment of such limited purposes.  An irrigation district shall not engage in the treatment or delivery of treated water for domestic consumption or the construction, maintenance, or operation of sewage facilities or provide any other similar municipal services.  An irrigation district may cooperate with the United States under the federal reclamation laws for the purpose of:(1)  construction of irrigation and drainage facilities necessary to maintain the irrigability of the land;(2)  purchase, extension, operation, or maintenance of constructed facilities;  or(3)  assumption, as principal or guarantor of indebtedness to the United States on account of district lands.(b)  An irrigation district operating under this chapter may contract with municipalities, political subdivisions, water supply corporations, or water users for the delivery of untreated water.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.122. Powers of District

Sec. 58.122.  POWERS OF DISTRICT.  The district has the functions, powers, authority, rights, and duties which will permit the accomplishment of the purposes for which it was created, including the investigation and, in case a plan for improvements is adopted, the construction, maintenance, and operation of necessary improvements, plants, works, and facilities, and the acquisition of water rights and all other properties, land, tenements, materials, borrow and waste ground, easements, rights-of-way, and everything considered necessary, incident, or helpful to accomplish by any practicable mechanical means any one or more of the objects authorized for the district, subject only to the restrictions imposed by the Constitutions of Texas or the United States.  A district also may acquire property deemed necessary for the extension or enlargement of the plant, works, improvements, or service of the district.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.125. Construction of Improvements

Sec. 58.125.  CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS.  A district may construct all works and improvements necessary:(1)  for the irrigation of land in the district;(2)  for the drainage of land in the district, including drainage ditches or other facilities for drainage;  and(3)  for the construction of levees to protect the land in the district from overflow.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.126. Purchase of Machinery and Supplies

Sec. 58.126.  PURCHASE OF MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES.  The board may purchase machinery, materials, and supplies needed in the construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of district improvements.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.127 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.127. Adopting Rules

Sec. 58.127.  ADOPTING RULES.  A district may adopt and make known reasonable rules to:(1)  prevent waste or the unauthorized use of water;  and(2)  regulate residence, hunting, fishing, boating, and camping, and all recreational and business privileges on any body or stream of water, or any body of land, or any easement owned or controlled by the district.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.128 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.128. Effect of Rules

Sec. 58.128.  EFFECT OF RULES.  After the required publication, rules adopted by the district under Section 58.127 of this code shall be recognized by the courts as if they were penal ordinances of a city.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.129 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.129. Publication of Rules

Sec. 58.129.  PUBLICATION OF RULES.  (a)  The board shall publish once a week for two consecutive weeks a substantive statement of the rules and the penalty for their violation in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the area in which the property of the district is located.(b)  The substantive statement shall be as condensed as is possible to intelligently explain the purpose to be accomplished or the act forbidden by the rule.(c)  The notice must advise that breach of the rules will subject the violator to a penalty and that the full text of the rules is on file with the principal office of the district where it may be read by any interested person.(d)  Any number of rules may be included in one notice.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.130 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.130. Effective Date of Rules

Sec. 58.130.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES.  The penalty for violation of a rule is not effective and enforceable until five days after the publication of the notice.  Five days after the publication, the published rules shall be in effect and ignorance of it is not a defense for a prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.133 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.133. Constructing Bridges and Culverts Across and Over County and Public Roads

Sec. 58.133.  CONSTRUCTING BRIDGES AND CULVERTS ACROSS AND OVER COUNTY AND PUBLIC ROADS.  The district shall build necessary bridges and culverts across and over district canals, laterals, and ditches which cross county or public roads.  Funds of the district shall be used to construct the bridges and culverts.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.134 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.134. Constructing Culverts and Bridges Across and Under Railroad Tracks, Roadways, and Interurban or Street Railways

Sec. 58.134.  CONSTRUCTING CULVERTS AND BRIDGES ACROSS AND UNDER RAILROAD TRACKS, ROADWAYS, AND INTERURBAN OR STREET RAILWAYS.  (a)  The district, at its own expense, may build necessary bridges and culverts across or under any railroad tracks or roadways of any railroad or any interurban or street railway to enable the district to construct and maintain any canal, lateral, ditch, or other improvement of the district.(b)  Before the district builds a bridge or culvert, the board shall deliver written notice to the local agent, superintendent, roadmaster, or owner.  The railroad company or its owner shall have 60 days in which to build the bridge at its own expense and according to its own plans.(c)  The canal, culvert, ditch, or structure shall be constructed of sufficient size and proper plan to serve the purpose for which it is intended.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.136 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.136. Power to Contract

Sec. 58.136.  POWER TO CONTRACT.  The district may enter into a contract for the use by another of its water, facilities, or service, either inside or outside the district, except that a contract may not be made which impairs the ability of the district to serve lawful demands for service within the district.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.150 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.150. Transactions in District Names Under Joint Ownership and Construction Contract

Sec. 58.150.  TRANSACTIONS IN DISTRICT NAMES UNDER JOINT OWNERSHIP AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.  All bids, bonds, contracts, and other transactions made under a joint ownership and construction contract may be made in the names of the districts which are parties to the contract.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|Sec. 58.153.  CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES.  (a)  The board may enter into a contract or other obligation with the United States for the investigation, construction, extension, operation, and maintenance of any federal reclamation project of benefit to the district and authorized under the National Reclamation Act of 1902, as amended.(b)  The board may contract to secure a district water supply from the federal reclamation project and to pay to the United States the agreed cost of it in the form of construction charges, operation and maintenance charges, and water rental charges, as shown by the contract and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the national reclamation law.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.154. Construction Charges Under a Contract With the United States

Sec. 58.154.  CONSTRUCTION CHARGES UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES.  The construction charges under a contract with the United States may include the cost of drainage and flood-control works necessary to control floods or to maintain the irrigability of district land.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.155. Election to Approve a Contract With the United States

Sec. 58.155.  ELECTION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES.  (a)  The electors of the district shall vote to approve every contract involving the payment of construction charges to the United States.  The provisions of this chapter relating to the election to approve the validation of district bonds shall be followed, including the prosecution of an action in court to determine the validity of the contract.(b)  The notice of election shall state the maximum amount, exclusive of operation and maintenance charges, water rental charges, interest, and penalties, payable by the district to the United States under the contract.(c)  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "The contract with the United States and levy of taxes to make payments under the contract".  This is the only proposition that may appear on the ballot.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.156. Conveying Property to the United States

Sec. 58.156.  CONVEYING PROPERTY TO THE UNITED STATES.  A district may convey any property to the United States necessary for the construction, operation, or maintenance of federal reclamation works used or to be used for the benefit of the district.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|
TX Water Code § 58.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 58 - Irrigation Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 58.157. Consent of United States to Alter District's Boundaries

Sec. 58.157.  CONSENT OF UNITED STATES TO ALTER DISTRICT'S BOUNDARIES.  Until all money has been paid by the district which is due to the United States under a contract relating to a federal reclamation project, the United States must consent to any change in the boundaries of the district.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.|