(a) Except as provided by § 49.3077, on issuance of an order excluding property, that property is no longer a part of the district and is not entitled to water service from the district.
(b) Any taxes, assessments, or other charges owed to the district at the time of exclusion remain the obligation of the owner of the excluded property and continue to be secured by statutory liens on the property, if any.

Terms Used In Texas Water Code 49.312

  • Board: means the governing body of a district. See Texas Water Code 49.001
  • District: means any district or authority created by authority of either Sections Texas Water Code 49.001
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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.

(c) Except as provided by § 49.3077, once land is excluded, the landowner has no further liability to the district for future taxes, assessments, or other charges of the district.
(d) A copy of the order excluding the property from the district certified and acknowledged by the secretary of the board shall be recorded by the district in the real property records of the county in which the excluded property is located as evidence of the exclusion.

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