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Tex. Water Code § 51.012

COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Spr. Hill Util Dist v. Cty of Longview (1982)

Most recently applied in Spr. Hill Util Dist v. Cty of Longview (October 1982)

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A district may include all or part of one or more counties, including any town, village, or municipal corporation, and may include any other political subdivision of the state or any defined district.

(b) The areas composing a district do not have to be contiguous but may consist of separate bodies of land separated by land not included in the district; however, each segregated area, before it may be included in the district, must cast a majority vote in favor of the creation of the district.

(c) No district may include territory located in more than one county except by a majority vote of the electors residing within the territory in each county sought to be included in the district.

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