Texas Statutes
§ 54.0163 — OPTION OF SELECTION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
Texas § 54.0163
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Sec. 54.0163. OPTION OF SELECTION OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
(a)The board of a district that is located in the extraterritorial jurisdictions of more than one municipality by resolution may select the municipality that may exercise authority within the district as a whole. The resolution must state the effective date.
(b)As soon as practicable, the board shall file with each affected municipality and in the real property records of each county in which the district is located a certified copy of the resolution.
(c)On the effective date of the resolution, the district is contained wholly in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality selected by the resolution for all purposes. No action or approval by a municipality not selected is required.
(d)A
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 248, Sec. 57(1), eff. June 18, 2003.
Nearby Sections
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§ 54.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 54.011
CREATION OF DISTRICT.§ 54.012
PURPOSES OF A DISTRICT.§ 54.013
COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT.§ 54.014
PETITION.§ 54.015
CONTENTS OF PETITION.§ 54.016
CONSENT OF CITY.§ 54.0161
REVIEW OF CREATION BY COUNTY.§ 54.020
HEARING.§ 54.021
GRANTING OR REFUSING PETITION.§ 54.022
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