Texas Statutes
§ 51.016 — COMMISSIONERS COURT OR COMMISSION TO CONSIDER CREATION OF DISTRICT.
Texas § 51.016
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Bluebook
Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 51.016 (2026).
Text
Sec. 51.016. COMMISSIONERS COURT OR COMMISSION TO CONSIDER CREATION OF DISTRICT. If the land to be included in a district is within one county, the creation of the district shall be considered and ordered by the commissioners court, but if the land to be included in a district is in two or more counties, the creation of the district shall be considered and ordered by the commission.
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Legislative History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 961, ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 1981.
Nearby Sections
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§ 51.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 51.011
CREATION OF DISTRICT.§ 51.012
COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT.§ 51.013
PETITION.§ 51.014
CONTENTS OF PETITION.§ 51.015
PLACE OF FILING; RECORDING.§ 51.017
SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: HEARING.§ 51.019
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Texas § 51.016, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/WA/51.016.