Texas § HS.775.222 - PETITION FOR DIVISION
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§ HS.775.222. PETITION FOR DIVISION
PETITION FOR DIVISION; NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Before the existing district may be divided, the district's board must receive a petition for division signed by at least seven percent of the district's qualified voters or at least 100 of the district's qualified voters, whichever is the lesser number. (b) A petition for division must include: (1) the name of the new district to be created; and (2) a description of the territory proposed to be the new district's territory. (c) On receipt of a petition in the proper form, the board shall set a place, date, and time for a hearing to consider the petition. (d) The board shall issue a notice of the hearing that includes: (1) the name of the proposed district; (2) a description of the proposed district's boundaries; and (3) the place, date, and time of the hearing on the petition. (e) The board shall publish the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (H.B. 2212 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
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Section HS.775.222 ("PETITION FOR DIVISION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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