Texas Transportation Code 441.023 – Notice of Hearing
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(a) In addition to the notice requirements of Chapter 2001, Government Code, and not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing, the commission shall give written notice of the hearing to:
(1) the commissioners court of each county in which all or part of the district is to be located; and
(2) the governing body of each municipality in which or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of which the district is to be located.
(b) Once a week for two consecutive weeks the commission shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the district is to be located. The first publication must be not later than 30 days before the date of the hearing.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 441.023
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Week: means seven consecutive days. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Not later than 30 days before the date of the hearing, the commission shall mail notice of the hearing by first class mail to each owner of real property to be included in the district, as shown on the county tax rolls.
(d) A county, municipality, or property owner receiving notice under Subsection (a) or (c) may appear at the hearing through an official representative or in person and may present testimony and evidence relating to the district.