Tex. Water Code § 53.040 · Subchapter B. CREATING AND DIVIDING A DISTRICT
ELECTED SUPERVISORS TAKE OFFICE.
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If the election results in a division of the district, the five candidates receiving the most votes in each new district shall be declared elected. They shall immediately qualify in accordance with Section 49.055.
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History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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