Texas § 178.051 APPLICABILITY.

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§ 178.051 — APPLICABILITY.

Texas § 178.051

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 178.051 (2026).

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Sec. 178.051. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to any type of special district with a board that is wholly or partly appointed, including:

(1)agricultural development districts;

(2)appraisal districts;

(3)athletic stadium authorities;

(4)civic center authorities;

(5)coastal water authorities;

(6)coordinated county transportation authorities;

(7)conservation and reclamation districts;

(8)county development districts;

(9)county health care funding districts;

(10)county hospital authorities;

(11)county mass transit authorities;

(12)crime control and prevention districts;

(13)defense adjustment management authorities;

(14)defense base development authorities;

(15)districts governing groundwater;

(16)drainage districts;

(17)emergency communication districts;

(18)emergenc

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Sec. 178.051. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to any type of special district with a board that is wholly or partly appointed, including:
(1) agricultural development districts;
(2) appraisal districts;
(3) athletic stadium authorities;
(4) civic center authorities;
(5) coastal water authorities;
(6) coordinated county transportation authorities;
(7) conservation and reclamation districts;
(8) county development districts;
(9) county health care funding districts;
(10) county hospital authorities;
(11) county mass transit authorities;
(12) crime control and prevention districts;
(13) defense adjustment management authorities;
(14) defense base development authorities;
(15) districts governing groundwater;
(16) drainage districts;
(17) emergency communication districts;
(18) emergency services districts;
(19) fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services districts;
(20) freight rail districts;
(21) fresh water supply districts;
(22) groundwater conservation districts;
(23) health care funding districts;
(24) health services districts;
(25) higher education facility authorities;
(26) hospital districts;
(27) improvement districts;
(28) indigent health care districts;
(29) intermunicipal commuter rail districts;
(30) irrigation districts;
(31) jail districts;
(32) levee improvement districts;
(33) library districts;
(34) metropolitan rapid transit authorities;
(35) multi-jurisdictional library districts;
(36) municipal development districts;
(37) municipal hospital authorities;
(38) municipal management districts;
(39) municipal utility districts;
(40) navigation districts;
(41) noxious weed control districts;
(42) park and recreation districts;
(43) parks and recreational facilities districts;
(44) port authorities;
(45) public improvement districts;
(46) rail districts;
(47) rapid transit authorities;
(48) regional districts;
(49) regional transportation authorities;
(50) river authorities;
(51) road districts;
(52) road utility districts;
(53) rural rail transportation districts;
(54) rural transit districts;
(55) school districts;
(56) seawall commissions;
(57) solid waste management districts;
(58) soil and water conservation districts;
(59) special utility districts;
(60) sports and community venue districts;
(61) sports facility districts;
(62) stormwater control districts;
(63) subsidence districts;
(64) urban transit districts;
(65) water control and improvement districts;
(66) water control and preservation districts;
(67) water districts;
(68) water import authorities; and
(69) water improvement districts.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 985 (S.B. 1207 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 177.051 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969 ), Sec. 27.001(65), eff. September 1, 2009.