Texas Water Code Title 4, Chapter 59 - Regional Districts

SUBCHAPTER A DISTRICT CREATION

• Texas Section 59.001 - Purpose And Application
  (a) The purpose of this chapter is to authorize creation and operation of regional districts for water, sanitary sewer, drainage, and municipal solid waste disposal...
• Texas Section 59.002 - Definitions
  (a) In this chapter: (1) "District" means a district created or operating under this chapter. (2) "Municipal district" means a district created under general law...
• Texas Section 59.003 - Creation Of District
  (a) A district may be created by: (1) The boards of at least 20 percent of the total number of municipal districts to be included...
• Texas Section 59.004 - Purposes Of District
  A district shall be created: (1) to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire sources of water supply; (2) to build, operate, and maintain facilities...
• Texas Section 59.005 - Matching Funds Guarantees
  If the Texas Water Development Board requires that matching funds be provided as a condition for receiving a loan or grant from the Texas Water...
• Texas Section 59.006 - Consent Of City
  (a) Land in the corporate limits of a city or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city may not be included in a district unless...

SUBCHAPTER B ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 59.007 - Granting Or Refusing Petition; Exclusion Of Territory
  (a) If the commission finds after considering the petition that the petition conforms to the requirements of this chapter and that the creation of the...
• Texas Section 59.021 - Directors
  (a) The commission shall appoint temporary directors who shall serve until permanent directors are elected. (b) A petition requesting creation filed in accordance with Section...
• Texas Section 59.022 - Ability To Set Rates
  The district may charge rates to persons and entities located outside the district's boundaries on terms, rates, and charges the board of directors may determine...
• Texas Section 59.023 - Issuance Of Bonds
  The district may issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, acquiring, owning, operating, repairing, improving, or extending any district works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment,...
• Texas Section 59.024 - Exclusion Of Certain Municipal Districts
  (a) A municipal district may be excluded from the district as provided by this section. (b) To be excluded, the board of directors of the...

SUBCHAPTER C ADDING OR EXCLUDING TERRITORY; DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 59.025 - Confirmation Election
  (a) Before a district may be created pursuant to a petition granted by the commission, a confirmation election must be held within the boundaries of...
• Texas Section 59.051 - Adding Land By Petition Of Less Than All Landowners
  In addition to the method of adding land to a district described in Section 59.052, defined areas of land, regardless of whether they are contiguous...
• Texas Section 59.052 - Filing Of Petition
  A petition requesting the annexation of a defined area that is signed by a majority in value of the owners of land in the defined...
• Texas Section 59.053 - Dissolution Of District Before Issuance Of Bonds
  (a) If the board considers it advisable before the issuance of any bonds, the board may dissolve the district and liquidate the affairs of the...

SUBCHAPTER D MISCELLANEOUS

• Texas Section 59.054 - Judicial Review Of Board's Order
  The board's order to dissolve the district may be judicially reviewed as provided in Chapter 49. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec....
• Texas Section 59.071 - Annexation Or Incorporation By City
  (a) If a city annexes all or any part of the territory within a district, or incorporates all or any part of any territory within...
• Texas Section 59.072 - Other Laws
  (a) This chapter prevails over any other law in conflict with or inconsistent with this chapter. (b) Except as specifically provided by this chapter, Chapter...

Last modified: September 28, 2016