Texas § LG.375.044 - EXCLUDING TERRITORY
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§ LG.375.044. EXCLUDING TERRITORY
EXCLUDING TERRITORY; NOTICE OF BOUNDARIES. (a) At any time during which a district does not have outstanding bonds, the board on its own motion may call a hearing on the question of the exclusion of land from the district in the manner provided by Chapter 54 , Water Code, if the exclusions are practicable, just, or desirable. (b) The board shall call a hearing on the exclusion of land or other property from the district if a signed petition evidencing the consent of the owners of a majority of the acreage in the district, according to the most recent certified tax roll of the county, is filed with the secretary of the board requesting the hearing before the issuance of bonds. (c) Not later than the 90th day after the date a district excludes land under this section, the district shall provide a description of the metes and bounds of the district, as of the date the exclusion takes effect, to each municipality that, on the date the exclusion takes effect: (1) has territory that overlaps with the district's territory; or (2) is adjacent to the district. (d) The district is not required to provide the description of the metes and bounds required under Subsection (c) to a municipality that has waived in writing the municipality's right to the description. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1234 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (H.B. 2018 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (H.B. 2018 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019. SUBCHAPTER D. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS; BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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