Texas § AG.78.011 - PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT

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§ AG.78.011. PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT

PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) Landowners may petition a commissioners court for the creation of a noxious weed control district authorized under Article XVI, Section 59 , of the Texas Constitution. (b) The petition must contain: (1) the signatures of 50 persons eligible to sign the petition or of a majority of the persons eligible to sign the petition, whichever is the lesser number; (2) the name of the proposed district; and (3) the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) The petition may consist of more than one copy, and the signatures on each copy shall be added to determine if the total number of signatures required by this section have been obtained. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1210, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.

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