Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8833 - Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8833.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Director" means a board member. (3) "District" means the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation...
• Texas Section 8833.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a groundwater conservation district in Guadalupe County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution....
• Texas Section 8833.003 - Findings Of Public Use And Benefit
  (a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. (b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 8833.004 - District Territory
  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 1066, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, as that territory may...
• Texas Section 8833.051 - Composition Of Board; Single-member Districts; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors elected from single-member districts determined by the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court. (b) Section 36.059(b),...
• Texas Section 8833.052 - Election Date
  On the uniform election date in November of each odd-numbered year, the district shall hold an election in the district to elect the appropriate number...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 8833.053 - Qualifications For Election
  To be qualified to be elected as a director, a person must be a registered voter in the single-member district that the person would represent....
• Texas Section 8833.101 - Groundwater Conservation District Powers And Duties
  Except as provided by Section 8833.102, the district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including...
• Texas Section 8833.102 - Limitations On District Powers
  The district may not impose: (1) a tax; or (2) a fee on a well used exclusively for domestic or livestock watering purposes. Added by...

Last modified: September 28, 2016