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Texas Education Code - Chapter 13 Creation, Consolidation, And Abolition Of A DistrictLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Education Code > Texas Education Code - Chapter 13 Creation, Consolidation, And Abolition Of A District Sponsored LinksIn this chapter, "membership" means the number of students enrolled in a school district as of a given date. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ... (a) If at an election on a proposition under this chapter the majority of the votes are cast against the proposition, another election for the ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this section governs: (1) the validity of a petition submitted to request an election under this chapter; ... (a) If under this chapter a school district assumes a portion of the indebtedness of another district, the commissioners court by order shall equitably allocate ... (a) Except as provided by this section or by a local consolidation agreement under Section 13.158, the annexation of all or part of the territory ... (a) If all or part of the territory of a school district is annexed to another district, the receiving district may levy taxes at the ... (a) This section applies if all or part of territory annexed to a school district is in an appraisal district in which the receiving district ... Any change in the boundaries of a school district is not effective unless approved by a majority of the board of trustees of the district ... (a) A decision of a commissioners court under this chapter may be appealed for a de novo review. (b) If this chapter requires the agreement ... (a) Each school district shall file with the agency: (1) a complete and legally sufficient description of the boundaries of the district; (2) a map ... (a) In accordance with this section, territory may be detached from a school district and annexed to another school district that is contiguous to the ... (a) If the commissioner determines that a school district has failed to operate a school for a full school year, the commissioner shall report to ... (a) All real property must be included within the limits of a school district. At any time it is determined that there is territory located ... (a) The commissioner by order may annex to one or more adjoining districts a school district that has been rated as academically unacceptable for a ... (a) A new school district may be created by detaching territory from an existing school district or existing contiguous school districts and establishing a new ... A new district may not be created with an area of less than nine square miles or fewer than 8,000 students in average daily attendance, ... Creation of a new district by detachment is initiated by resolution of the board of trustees of each district from which territory is to be ... (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioners court receives a petition under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall hold a ... (a) If all the requirements of this subchapter are met, the commissioners court shall enter an order creating the new school district. If the new ... (a) By the procedure provided by this subchapter, two or more school districts may consolidate into a single school district. (b) The consolidated district may ... Consolidation is initiated in each district proposed to be consolidated by either a resolution adopted by the board of trustees of the district or a ... (a) Each board of trustees shall: (1) issue an order for an election to be held on the same day in each district included in ... (a) Each board of trustees shall canvass the returns of the election in its district and shall publish the results separately for each district. (b) ... (a) The consolidated district is an independent school district. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or by a local consolidation agreement under Section 13.158, ... Title to all property of the consolidating districts vests in the consolidated district, and the consolidated district assumes and is liable for the outstanding indebtedness ... (a) A consolidated school district may be dissolved by the same procedure provided for consolidation, except that it is not necessary to provide polling places ... (a) Before issuing an order for an election under Section 13.153, the boards of trustees of the districts to be consolidated may draft a local ... (a) A local consolidation agreement under Section 13.158 must be made available for public inspection during regular business hours at the central administration building of ... An independent school district may be abolished in the manner provided by this subchapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. ... Abolition of an independent school district is initiated by a petition requesting an election on the question. The petition must be signed by a majority ... (a) Each county judge receiving a valid petition shall: (1) issue an order for an election to be held on the same day in each ... (a) The commissioners court of each county shall canvass the returns of the election in its county. (b) If a majority of the total votes ... (a) The property and affairs of the abolished district are governed by this section unless otherwise controlled by the manner in which the district was ... (a) Two contiguous school districts may adjust their common boundary by agreement if, at the time the agreement is executed: (1) no child who resides ... (a) A school district created after August 22, 1963, through consolidation may qualify for incentive aid payments from the state. (b) A school district may ... (a) The amount of incentive aid payments may not exceed the difference between: (1) the sum of the entitlements computed under Section 42.253 that would ... The incentive aid payments shall be reduced in direct proportion to any reduction in the average daily attendance as determined under Section 42.005 of the ... To receive incentive aid payments: (1) the geographical boundaries of the proposed district must be submitted to the agency for approval; and (2) the geographical ... The cost of incentive aid payments authorized by this subchapter shall be paid from the foundation school fund. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |