Sec. 375.044. EXCLUDING TERRITORY. (a) At any time during which a district does not have outstanding bonds, the board on its own motion may call a hearing on the question of the exclusion of land from the district in the manner provided by Chapter 54, Water Code, if the exclusions are practicable, just, or desirable.
(b) The board shall call a hearing on the exclusion of land or other property from the district if a signed petition evidencing the consent of the owners of a majority of the acreage in the district, according to the most recent certified tax roll of the county, is filed with the secretary of the board requesting the hearing before the issuance of bonds.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1234), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.
Last modified: September 28, 2016