Texas Special District Local Laws Code § 8343.154 Division Procedures

Sec. 8343.154. DIVISION PROCEDURES. (a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent appraisal roll for each county in which the district is located, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8343.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(c) An order dividing the district:

(1) must:

(A) name each new district;

(B) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(C) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(D) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts; and

(2) is subject to a confirmation election in each new district.

(d) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1258 (S.B. 629), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.

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