Texas § SD.9011.053 - PETITION REQUIREMENTS
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§ SD.9011.053. PETITION REQUIREMENTS
PETITION REQUIREMENTS. (a) A petition to the board to annex land must: (1) request that the district annex the land; (2) describe by metes and bounds the land proposed to be annexed; (3) affirmatively state that: (A) the land annexed is subject to its proportionate part of the outstanding debt; (B) the land will be subject to taxation for payment of that debt; (C) the assumption of the proportionate debt will be a covenant running with the land; and (D) the petition will be filed in the deed records of Bell County; and (4) be signed: (A) by a majority of the owners of the land to be annexed if the number of owners is 30 or fewer; or (B) by 30 owners of the land to be annexed if the number of owners is more than 30. (b) The petition must be filed with the board secretary. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166 ), Sec. 1.12, eff. April 1, 2009.
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Section SD.9011.053 ("PETITION REQUIREMENTS") 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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