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2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.781. Dissolution of District Prior to Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 51.781.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  (a)  If the electors of a district reject the proposal to issue construction bonds by a constitutional or statutory majority vote, the board must dissolve the district and liquidate the affairs of the district as provided in Sections 51.781-51.792 of this code.
(b)  Subject to the provisions of Subchapter G of Chapter 50 of this code, if a district finds at any time before the authorization of construction bonds or the final lending of its credit in another form that the proposed undertaking for any reason is impracticable or apparently cannot be successfully and beneficially accomplished, the board may issue notice of a hearing on a proposal to dissolve the district.
(c)  Subject to the provisions of Subchapter G of Chapter 50 of this code, if 20 percent of the qualified voters of a district petition the board for a hearing on a proposal to dissolve the district and deposit with the board an amount estimated to cover the actual cost of giving notice and holding the hearing, the board shall publish notice of the hearing within 10 days and shall hold the hearing within 40 days after the filing of the petition, as provided in Sections 51.782-51.785 of this code.  If the finding is against the petition, the deposit shall be applied to pay the cost of giving notice and holding the hearing.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 377, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.782. Notice of Hearing

Sec. 51.782.  NOTICE OF HEARING.  The board shall post notice of the hearing on the bulletin board at the courthouse door of each county in which the district is located and at three or more other public places within the boundaries of the district.  The notice must be posted at least 10 days before the hearing on the proposed dissolution of the district.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 378, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.783. Hearing

Sec. 51.783.  HEARING.  The board shall hear all interested persons and shall consider their evidence at the time and place stated in the notice.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 378, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.784. Board's Order to Continue or Dissolve District

Sec. 51.784.  BOARD'S ORDER TO CONTINUE OR DISSOLVE DISTRICT.  The board shall determine from the evidence whether the best interests of the persons, land, and property in the district will be promoted by prosecuting the district's plans or whether the best interests of the persons and property in the district will be served by dissolving the district, and the board shall enter the appropriate findings and order in the record.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 378, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.785. Judicial Review of Board's Order

Sec. 51.785.  JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD'S ORDER.  The board's decree to continue or to dissolve the district shall be final and cannot be judicially reviewed except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or gross abuse of discretion.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 378, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.786. Appointment of Trustee

Sec. 51.786.  APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE.  (a)  If the board orders the dissolution of the district, it shall appoint a director or some other competent person as trustee to close the affairs of the district as soon as practicable.
(b)  The board shall determine the term of service and the amount of compensation for the trustee.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 378, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.787. Discharge of District's Obligations by Trustee

Sec. 51.787.  DISCHARGE OF DISTRICT'S OBLIGATIONS BY TRUSTEE.  (a)  The trustee shall reduce all assets and resources of the district to possession and money and apply them to discharge the outstanding obligations of the district, having regard to specific funds.
(b)  If required, the board shall levy, assess, and collect sufficient additional taxes to pay all necessary expenses and outstanding obligations of the district.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 378, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.788. Discharge of Trustee

Sec. 51.788.  DISCHARGE OF TRUSTEE.  The trustee shall be discharged when all obligations of the district are paid and the trustee's account is verified and settled.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 379, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.789. Final Order of Dissolution

Sec. 51.789.  FINAL ORDER OF DISSOLUTION.  After all obligations are paid and the trustee is discharged, the board shall enter its final order of dissolution and record the final order in the deed records of the county or counties in which the district is located.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 379, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.790. Water Rights of Dissolved District

Sec. 51.790.  WATER RIGHTS OF DISSOLVED DISTRICT.  Water rights held from the state shall revert to the state and may not be assigned by the district in anticipation of dissolution.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 379, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.791. Taxes in Excess of District's Obligations

Sec. 51.791.  TAXES IN EXCESS OF DISTRICT'S OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  If taxes have been collected by the dissolved district in excess of the amount required to liquidate the obligations of the district, the excess shall be paid ratably to the county treasurer or treasurers of the county or counties in which the district was located.
(b)  The commissioners courts shall credit the money received from the dissolved district to the interest and sinking fund for any outstanding county bonds.  If the county has no outstanding bonds, the money may be applied as the commissioners court lawfully directs.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 379, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.793. Dissolution of District for Failure to Complete Plant

Sec. 51.793.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE PLANT.  Subject to the provisions of Subchapter G of Chapter 50 of this code if a district has not within 10 years from the date of its creation commenced and completed the construction of a plant and improvements to carry out the purposes of its creation in accordance with the plans adopted by the district, the board may enter a resolution in its minutes to dissolve the district under the provisions of Sections 51.794-51.828 of this code.  After compliance with these provisions, a vote of the electors of the district, and the payment of its valid, enforceable indebtedness, the district may be dissolved.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 379, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.794. Resolution to Dissolve District

Sec. 51.794.  RESOLUTION TO DISSOLVE DISTRICT.  The board shall find in its resolution to dissolve the district that the plans of the district are impracticable or that the purposes of the district should be abandoned and shall state the reasons for the finding.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 379, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.795. Statements of Indebtedness and Expenses

Sec. 51.795.  STATEMENTS OF INDEBTEDNESS AND EXPENSES.  The board shall prepare or have prepared and shall approve a statement of all valid, enforceable indebtedness of the district and shall enter the statement in the minutes.  The board shall prepare or have prepared an estimate of all expenses incurred or to be incurred in the dissolution of the district and in the collection of sufficient taxes to pay all valid, enforceable indebtedness of the district.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 380, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.796. Election to Approve Dissolution of District and Issuance of Dissolution Bonds

Sec. 51.796.  ELECTION TO APPROVE DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT AND ISSUANCE OF DISSOLUTION BONDS.  The board shall enter an order calling an election to determine whether or not the district shall be dissolved and bonds issued to pay the district's indebtedness and estimated expenses.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 380, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.797. Maximum Amount, Interest Rate, and Maturity of Bonds

Sec. 51.797.  MAXIMUM AMOUNT, INTEREST RATE, AND MATURITY OF BONDS.  The maximum amount of bonds to be voted on and issued shall not be more than the total amount of the approved valid, enforceable indebtedness and the estimate of expenses, exclusive of the estimated cost of collection of taxes.  The maximum amount of bonds, exclusive of interest and expenses of collection, to be issued for fees and expenses of dissolution of the district shall not be more than an amount equal to $2 times the number of acres in the district.  The bonds shall mature serially over a period of not more than seven years.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 380, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.798. Notice of Election

Sec. 51.798.  NOTICE OF ELECTION.  (a)  The president and secretary of the board shall issue notice of the election, stating:
(1)  the findings of the board with reference to the dissolution of the district;
(2)  the amount of bonds to be issued;
(3)  the interest rate on the bonds;  and
(4)  the time and place of the election.
(b)  The notice also shall contain a statement of the estimates and the expenses incurred and to be incurred in the dissolution of the district and the collection of taxes for the payment of the bonds and shall state that the bonds will be payable by the levy of taxes on the taxable property in the district in proportion to the values of the property as provided in Section 51.804 of this code.
(c)  The notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the county or counties in which any part of the district is located.  The first publication shall be at least 14 days before the day of the election.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 380, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.799. Procedure for Holding Election

Sec. 51.799.  PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ELECTION.  (a)  The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Dissolution of the district and issuance of dissolution bonds and the levy of taxes for the payment of the bonds."
(b)  The election shall be conducted and returns made and canvassed according to the provisions in this chapter for construction bond elections.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 380, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.800. Issuance and Sale of Dissolution Bonds

Sec. 51.800.  ISSUANCE AND SALE OF DISSOLUTION BONDS.  (a)  If a majority of the electors at the election vote in favor of the dissolution of the district and the issuance of bonds and the levy of taxes for the payment of the bonds, the board shall issue and sell the bonds or any part of them.  The bonds shall be known as "dissolution bonds."
(b)  The board may deliver the dissolution bonds or any part of them in satisfaction of the valid, enforceable indebtedness of the district for which the bonds are issued, or in payment of expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with the dissolution of the district, or in payment of services rendered or to be rendered to the district.
(c)  The dissolution bonds shall be:
(1)  serially numbered, commencing with the first maturities;
(2)  issued in the name of the district;
(3)  signed by the president;  and
(4)  attested by the secretary, with the seal of the district attached.
(d)  The board shall determine the maturities of the bonds not to exceed seven years from their date, the denominations of the bonds, and the interest.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 381, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.801. Destroying Unsold Bonds

Sec. 51.801.  DESTROYING UNSOLD BONDS.  If a majority of the electors at the election vote in favor of the dissolution of the district, the board shall destroy all unsold bonds of the district and enter an order cancelling all unissued and unsold bonds authorized by the electors.  After the destruction and the entry of the order, the bonds shall have no further force or effect.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 381, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.802. Board's Authority to Contract

Sec. 51.802.  BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.  The board may contract with trustees, engineers, attorneys, and others it considers necessary or desirable to properly liquidate and wind up the affairs of the district.  The board also may assume obligations made by others for the benefit of the district, or from which the district benefited, which in its judgment may be fair and equitable.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 381, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.803. Tax to Pay Dissolution Bonds

Sec. 51.803.  TAX TO PAY DISSOLUTION BONDS.  The order issuing the dissolution bonds shall provide that the principal of and interest on the bonds shall be payable from the proceeds of a tax to be levied on the taxable property located in the district.  The tax shall be in an amount sufficient for the payment of the principal and interest.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 381, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.804. Determining Amount of Tax

Sec. 51.804.  DETERMINING AMOUNT OF TAX.  (a)  The value of all of the taxable property of the district shall be taken at the assessed value as determined in the manner provided by the Property Tax Code, and an amount equal to the total of the principal and all interest to maturity on the bonds voted plus the estimated cost of collection of taxes shall be assessed against the taxable property of the district on the ad valorem basis.
(b)  The tax against the taxable property of each owner shall be that portion of the total principal and interest of the dissolution bonds and costs of collection which the assessed value of the taxable property of the owner bears to the total assessed values in the district.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 381, 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.805. Payment of Tax

Sec. 51.805.  PAYMENT OF TAX.  The amount of the tax on the taxable property of each owner shall be payable in equal annual installments during the period in which the bonds mature, on dates specified in the order issuing the bonds.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 382, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.806. Advance Payment of Taxes in Cash

Sec. 51.806.  ADVANCE PAYMENT OF TAXES IN CASH.  The order issuing the bonds shall provide that a property owner may secure release of the entire amount of his taxable property as assessed on the rolls from the tax levied for the dissolution bonds by the payment in cash of the full amount of tax.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 382, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.807. Computing Amount of Advance Cash Payment

Sec. 51.807.  COMPUTING AMOUNT OF ADVANCE CASH PAYMENT.  (a)  In order to compute the full amount of an advance cash payment, the interest rate on the bonds shall be applied on an annual basis to each unpaid installment of taxes for the number of years the installment of taxes must run before being due.  The total of the items computed shall be deducted from the face amount of the unpaid installments of taxes.
(b)  In order to compute the full amount of an advance cash payment, the interest rate on the bonds shall be applied on an annual basis to each unpaid past-due installment of taxes for the number of years the installment has been past due, and 10 percent of the face amount of each installment that is past due shall be added as a penalty.  The total of the items computed shall be added to the unpaid installments.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 382, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.808. Surrender of Bonds in Payment of Taxes

Sec. 51.808.  SURRENDER OF BONDS IN PAYMENT OF TAXES.  The order issuing the bonds shall provide that any of the bonds with all unmatured interest and all appurtenant coupons may be surrendered at any time in payment of all unpaid installments of the taxes.  The amount of taxes found to be due by the method provided in Section 51.809 of this code may be discharged by the surrender of the proper amount of dissolution bonds, together with all unpaid appurtenant interest coupons at the face value of the bonds and coupons.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 382, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.809. Computing Amount of Payment Made by Surrendering Bonds

Sec. 51.809.  COMPUTING AMOUNT OF PAYMENT MADE BY SURRENDERING BONDS.  (a)  In order to compute payment by surrendering bonds, the interest rate on the bonds shall be applied on an annual basis to each unpaid installment of taxes for the number of years the installment must run before being due.  The total of the items computed shall be deducted from the face amount of the unpaid installments of taxes.
(b)  In order to compute payment by surrendering bonds, the interest rate on the bonds shall be applied to each unpaid installment of taxes for the number of years the installment has been past due and 10 percent of the face amount of each installment of taxes that is past due shall be added as a penalty.  The total of the items computed shall be added to the face amount of each unpaid installment of taxes.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 382, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.810. Use by Trustee of Advance Payments of Tax

Sec. 51.810.  USE BY TRUSTEE OF ADVANCE PAYMENTS OF TAX.  The order issuing the bonds shall provide that the bonds shall be called and redeemed by the trustee in the inverse order of their maturity and in the inverse order of their serial numbers.  They shall be paid out of any funds received in advance payment of taxes that are not required for meeting any past-due and unpaid principal and interest or the next maturing installment of principal and interest.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 383, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.811. Approval and Registration of Dissolution Bonds

Sec. 51.811.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF DISSOLUTION BONDS.  After the dissolution bonds are issued by the board and before they are put in circulation, the bonds, at the option of the board, shall either be submitted to and approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller as provided in Sections 51.416-51.418 of this code or be validated by suit as provided in Sections 51.423-51.431 of this code.  The provisions of these sections of this code which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter are applicable to the dissolution bonds provided for in this subchapter.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 383, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.812. Dissolution Tax Roll

Sec. 51.812.  DISSOLUTION TAX ROLL.  Before the issuance and delivery of the bonds, the board shall have the amount of dissolution tax imposed on each property in the district and its orders relating to the time and manner of payment of the tax entered on the current tax roll for the district.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 383, 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.819. Filing Dissolution Tax Roll

Sec. 51.819.  FILING DISSOLUTION TAX ROLL.  After the preparation of the dissolution tax roll, the board shall file the tax roll with the assessor and collector of the county or counties in which the district is located.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 384, 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Subchapter P. Dissolution of District › Section 51.820. Collection of Taxes

Sec. 51.820.  COLLECTION OF TAXES.  The assessor and collector shall collect the taxes determined under Section 51.804 of this code on the land located in the county for which he is assessor and collector at the time and in the manner specified by the board in its various orders issuing the dissolution bonds and levying the taxes.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 384, 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Water Code › Title 4 - General Law Districts › Chapter 51A - Metropolitan Water Control and Improvement Districts and Subdistricts › Section 51A.001. Definitions

Sec. 51A.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of a district.
(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(3)  "District" means a conservation and reclamation district that:
(A)  is created by general or special law pursuant to Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;
(B)  is governed by Chapter 51 to the extent the provisions of that chapter are not inconsistent with the provisions of any special law creating the district; and
(C)  contains at least 10,000 acres after all exclusions of land have occurred.
(4)  "Refunding bond" means a refunding bond issued by a district.
(5)  "Residential neighborhood" means an area that, as it develops, will consist of detached single-family residences on not less than 79 percent of the net residential acreage of the area and will consist of condominiums or multifamily rental units with a density greater than 15 units per net residential acre on not more than 10 percent of the net residential acreage of the area.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, "residential neighborhood" means an area that, as it develops, will consist of detached single-family residences on not less than 87-1/2 percent of the net residential acreage of the area if the preliminary engineering report adopted by the board before the authorization of bonds stipulates that approximately 87-1/2 percent of the net residential acreage will consist of single-family residences; provided, however, that on the full utilization of all facilities constructed with the proceeds of the bonds authorized, the definition of "residential neighborhood" stated in the first sentence of this subdivision applies.  A variance of as much as three percent from the percentages set forth above is permissible during development if the percentages are met on completion of development.
(6)  "Subdistrict" means a conservation and reclamation district created pursuant to Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and this chapter to provide fresh water supply and distribution, sanitary sewage collection and treatment, and storm sewer and drainage facilities and services to residential neighborhoods.
(7)  "Subdistrict board" means the board of directors of a subdistrict.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 19.004(a), eff. September 1, 2015.