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Texas Water Code - Chapter 53 Fresh Water Supply DistrictsLegal Research Home > Texas Laws > Water Code > Texas Water Code - Chapter 53 Fresh Water Supply Districts In this chapter: (1) "District" means a fresh water supply district established under this chapter. (2) "Board" means the board of supervisors of a district. ... A district is created by petition, hearing, and election. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 397, ch. 58, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. ... Cities and towns are includable in a district. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 397, ch. 58, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. ... A person may present a petition requesting creation of a district to the commissioners court of the county which includes the land in the proposed ... To be sufficient, the petition must: (1) contain the signatures of 50 or a majority of the electors of the proposed district who own land ... The person who presents the petition shall at the same time pay a deposit of $100 to the county clerk. The clerk shall pay out ... The commissioners court or county judge shall immediately set a time and place for a hearing on the petition by the commissioners court. The hearing ... (a) The county clerk shall issue notice of the time and place of the hearing, and in the notice he shall include a statement that ... (a) The person receiving the notice shall post a copy of it at the courthouse door and a copy at each of four different places ... (a) The commissioners court shall have jurisdiction to determine all issues pertaining to the sufficiency of the petition and shall allow any interested person to ... (a) If the commissioners court grants a petition presented under Section 53.013, the court shall appoint five temporary supervisors to serve on the board of ... In the election, five supervisors are elected. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 399, ch. 58, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 2001, ... (a) This section applies to a district located in a county that: (1) has a population of 1.3 million or more and in which a ... The board may order a special election on its own motion or on presentation of a petition signed by 20 or more qualified property taxpaying ... The petition for election and the order and notices of election must set forth the metes and bounds of the two proposed new districts. Acts ... In the order the board shall set the time for the election, which must be held before the expiration of the 30th day after the ... The board shall include in the order a statement that if the election results in division of the district, the two new districts will each ... In the election order the board shall state in a general way how the properties and any money on hand will be divided between the ... If the election results in a division of the district, the five candidates receiving the most votes in each new district shall be declared elected. ... If no supervisors are elected, or if a full board is not elected, the commissioners court shall appoint the needed members of the board. Acts ... The newly elected supervisors hold office until the new district's next supervisors election. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. 58, § 1, eff. Aug. ... A district created by the division of an existing district into two districts has all the powers and duties given by this chapter to any ... A commissioners court may create one or more fresh water supply districts in its county by following the procedure prescribed in Sections 53.011-53.029 of this ... A district created under this chapter is governed by a board of five elected supervisors. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. 58, § 1, ... To be qualified for election as a supervisor, a person must be a registered voter of the district. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. ... To be qualified for election as assessor and collector, a person must be a resident of the district and a qualified voter in the district. ... The first elected assessor and collector holds office until the next general election of officers following his election. The succeeding assessor and collectors hold office ... The board shall fix the salary of the assessor and collector at not more than $10,000 a year. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 404, ch. ... A district is: (1) a governmental agency; (2) a body politic and corporate; and (3) a defined district within the meaning of Article XVI, Section ... Fresh water supply districts may be created to conserve, transport, and distribute fresh water from any sources for domestic and commercial purposes. Acts 1971, 62nd ... The constitutional basis for this chapter is Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 407, ch. 58, § 1, ... A district has the powers of government and authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions given to it by this chapter or by any ... A district may acquire water rights and privileges in any way that an individual or corporation may acquire them. A district may hold water rights ... (a) The board shall: (1) prescribe the terms on which water will be furnished; (2) fix the rate to be paid by users of water ... In order to secure fresh water, a district may construct necessary levees, bridges, and other improvements across or under: (1) railroad embankments, tracks, or rights-of-way; ... (a) Before the district may construct an improvement across or under any railroad property, the district must notify the railroad authorities of the district's intention ... (a) The engineer shall make maps and profiles of the district improvements, including any part of the improvements which extends beyond the boundaries of the ... (a) A district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, repair, improve, and extend sanitary sewer systems to control wastes, if no other public sanitary sewer ... (a) A district may regulate the installation, maintenance, and operation of plumbing fixtures and facilities inside the district for the purpose of: (1) maintaining safe ... No statement of specific powers in this chapter is a limitation on the general powers given by this chapter, unless it is specifically so stated. ... The board shall pay all expenses of calling and holding each election, except the creation election, from any district funds except the interest and sinking ... (a) A district shall have a maintenance and operating fund. The fund consists of all money collected by assessment or otherwise for maintaining and operating ... The district shall pay out of any funds or property of the district, except the interest and sinking fund: (1) compensation and damages adjudicated in ... (a) The board may pay the cost of acquiring and repairing sanitary sewer systems from: (1) the proceeds of sale of bonds or other obligations ... (a) A district may issue bonds to secure indebtedness. (b) A district may not issue tax bonds or incur any debt which is to be ... After the creation of a district and the qualification of the supervisors, the board may order an election in the district to authorize a bond ... (a) After declaring the result of the election, the board shall make and enter an order in the minutes directing the issuing of bonds sufficient ... (a) Before the board offers bonds for sale, it shall send to the attorney general a certified copy of all proceedings relating to organizing the ... When the attorney general approves the bonds, the comptroller shall register them in a book kept for that purpose. The comptroller shall record the certificate ... After the bonds are registered, the board shall sell them on the best terms and for the best price possible. The board shall promptly pay ... (a) After the bonds are issued, the board shall deliver a well-bound book to the county treasurer, who shall keep in the book a list ... At the time for paying interest or for redeeming the bonds, the district depository shall receive and cancel any interest coupons paid or any bonds ... (a) For the purpose of constructing, purchasing, repairing, improving, and extending authorized improvements, a district may issue bonds payable solely from the revenues of: (1) ... (a) A district may not issue bonds as authorized in Section 53.182 of this code unless an election is first held in the district and ... (a) With the consent of the holders, a district may refund outstanding bonds by issuing new coupon bonds in their place. (b) Interest is shown ... If the board issues revenue bonds or combination tax and revenue bonds, the board, at the time it authorizes the bonds, shall fix rates and ... (a) A district shall have an interest and sinking fund. The board shall credit to this fund all taxes collected for the payment of interest ... The board may invest the district's sinking funds in county, municipal, district, or other bonds in which other sinking funds may by law be invested. ... After the district has issued bonds, the board shall levy taxes on all property in the district, whether real, personal, or mixed. The board shall ... The assessor and collector shall maintain an office. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 418, ch. 58, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. ... The assessor and collector is subject to the rules and regulations of the board in the same manner as provided by law for assessors and ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |
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