Texas Water Code 36.325 – Adding Certain Territory by Petition
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(a) Landowners of a defined area of territory not already in a district may file with any district a petition requesting inclusion in that district and, subject to § 36.331, the defined area of territory is not required to be contiguous with that district.
(b) The petition must be signed by:
(1) a majority of the landowners in the territory;
(2) at least 50 landowners if the number of landowners is more than 50; or
(3) the commissioners court of the county in which the area is located if the area is identified as a priority groundwater management area or includes the entire county.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 36.325
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The petition must describe the land by legal description or by metes and bounds or by lot and block number if there is a recorded plat of the area to be included in the district.
