Texas Water Code 54.5161 – Review of Bond Projects by Counties
(a) Before the commission gives final approval on any bond issue for the purpose of financing a project of a district located wholly or partly outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city, the commission shall notify the county commissioners of the county in which the district is located that an application has been filed and give the county an opportunity within 30 days after notification to examine all information on file and submit a written opinion from the commissioners court stating any findings, conclusions, or other information that the commissioners court considers important to the commission’s final determination.
(b) In passing on the approval of a bond issue under this section, if a written opinion is submitted by the commissioners court, the commission shall consider the written opinion before taking final action.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 54.5161
- 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
