(a) Appeals from a commission order dissolving a district shall be filed and heard in the district court of any of the counties in which the land is located.
(b) The trial on appeal shall be de novo and the substantial evidence rule shall not apply.

Terms Used In Texas Water Code 49.326

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Commission: means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. 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.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
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