Texas Water Code 56.014 – Petition
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(a) Any person may present a petition to the commissioners court requesting the creation of a district. The petition shall be signed by at least 25 of the resident freehold taxpayers of the proposed district, or by at least one-third of the resident freehold taxpayers of the district if there are less than 75 of them, whose land might be affected by creation of the district.
(b) The petition shall state:
(1) the necessity, public utility, and feasibility of the proposed district;
(2) the proposed boundaries of the district; and
(3) the proposed name for the district.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 56.014
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005