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Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 9011.053

PETITION REQUIREMENTS

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.12, eff

(a) A petition to the board to annex land must:

(1) request that the district annex the land;

(2) describe by metes and bounds the land proposed to be annexed;

(3) affirmatively state that:

(A) the land annexed is subject to its proportionate part of the outstanding debt;

(B) the land will be subject to taxation for payment of that debt;

(C) the assumption of the proportionate debt will be a covenant running with the land; and

(D) the petition will be filed in the deed records of Bell County; and

(4) be signed:

(A) by a majority of the owners of the land to be annexed if the number of owners is 30 or fewer; or

(B) by 30 owners of the land to be annexed if the number of owners is more than 30.

(b) The petition must be filed with the board secretary.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.