Texas Statutes
§ 3897.115 — ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.
Texas § 3897.115
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Code SDSpecial District Local Laws Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 3897.115 (2026).
Text
Sec. 3897.115. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY. As provided by Subchapter J , Chapter 49 , Water Code, the board may add territory to the district, subject to Section 54.016 , Water Code, or remove territory from the district, except that:
(1)the addition or removal of the territory must be approved by:
(A)the governing body of the municipality in which the territory is located, as applicable; and
(B)the owners of the territory being added or removed;
(2)a reference to a tax in Subchapter J , Chapter 49 , or Section 54.016 , Water Code, means an ad valorem tax; and
(3)territory may not be removed from the district if bonds or other obligations of the district payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments levied or assessed on the territory are outstanding.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 1184 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Nearby Sections
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§ 3897.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 3897.002
CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.§ 3897.003
PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.§ 3897.004
FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.§ 3897.005
DISTRICT TERRITORY.§ 3897.051
GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.§ 3897.052
ELECTION DATE.§ 3897.053
ELIGIBILITY.§ 3897.054
VACANCY.§ 3897.055
DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.§ 3897.056
OFFICERS.§ 3897.101
GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.§ 3897.102
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