Texas Agriculture Code - Section 78.071. Annual Review
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§ 78.071. ANNUAL REVIEW. (a) The Commissioners Court of
Crosby County shall establish a regular time once every calendar
year to review petitions for excluding land from the district.
(b) The Commissioners Court of Crosby County shall publish
notice of the hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in one
or more newspapers with general circulation in the district. The
first publication shall appear at least 15 days and not more than 40
days before the date of the hearing.
(c) The notice shall advise all persons eligible to sign a
petition under this chapter of their right to present petitions for
exclusions and offer evidence in support of the petition and their
right to contest any proposed exclusions based on either a petition
or the court's own conclusions.
(d) A person eligible to sign a petition under this chapter
within the district may file a petition with the commissioners
court requesting that land be excluded from the district. A
petition for exclusion shall be filed with the court at least 10
days before the date of the hearing and shall state clearly the
reasons why the land will not benefit from inclusion in the
district.
(e) After considering all evidence presented to it, if the
commissioners court finds that the land described in a petition for
exclusion does not benefit from inclusion in the district, the
court shall declare the land excluded and shall redefine the
boundaries of the district accordingly.
(f) The owner of the excluded land is not exempt from
liability for any amounts due to the district prior to exclusion of
the land.
(g) Land excluded from the district under this section may
be included in the district at a later time after petition, notice,
and hearing as provided in this section for exclusion of land from
the district.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1218, ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Section: 78.056 78.057 78.061 78.062 78.063 78.064 78.065 78.071 79.001 79.002 79.003 79.004 79.005 79.006 79.007
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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