Sec. 324.124. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a) The commissioners court by order may dissolve a district. The order may be adopted:
(1) on the commissioners court's own motion; or
(2) after the filing of a written petition signed by a number of the registered voters who reside in the district equal to at least 10 percent of the votes received in the district in the most recent gubernatorial general election.
(b) The commissioners court shall give notice of a hearing on the petition and hold a hearing in the manner prescribed by Sections 324.022 and 324.023 for a petition for creation of a district.
(c) The commissioners court shall grant the petition and order the dissolution of the district if the court finds that the petition meets the requirements of this section and that the dissolution is in the best interest of the county.
(d) On dissolution of the district, the property and other assets, the debts and other liabilities, and the obligations of the district become those of the county.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Last modified: September 28, 2016