Texas Water Code 54.0165 – Addition to District of Land in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipality
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(a) A district may not add land that is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality unless the governing body of the municipality gives its written consent by ordinance or resolution in accordance with this subsection and § 54.016. In giving its consent, the municipality may not place any conditions or other restrictions on the expansion of the political subdivision other than those expressly permitted by § 54.016(e).
(b) The procedures under § 54.016 governing a municipality’s refusal to consent to the creation of a district apply to a municipality that refuses to consent to the addition of land to a district under this section.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 54.0165
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An owner of land in the area proposed to be added to the district may not unreasonably refuse to enter into a contract for water or sanitary sewer services with the municipality under § 54.016(c).