Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8248.252 · Subchapter F. DIVISION OF DISTRICT INTO MULTIPLE DISTRICTS
ELECTION FOR DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) After the board has complied with Section 8248.251(d), the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed.
(b) The board shall give notice of the election in the same manner required for other district elections prescribed by the Water Code and Election Code.
(c) If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the division:
(1) the district is divided; and
(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the district shall provide written notice of the division to:
(A) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
(B) the attorney general;
(C) the commissioners court of each county in which a new district is located; and
(D) any municipality having extraterritorial jurisdiction over territory in each new district.
(d) If a majority of the votes cast are not in favor of the division, the district may not be divided.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 2020), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 4111), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8248.htm
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