Texas § 55.024 PETITION.

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§ 55.024 — PETITION.

Texas § 55.024

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Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 55.024 (2026).

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Sec. 55.024. PETITION.

(a)A petition requesting creation of a district may be presented to the commissioners court. The petition must be signed by a majority of the persons who hold title to land in the proposed district, representing a total value of more than 50 percent of the value of all the land in the proposed district as indicated by the county tax rolls. However, if there are more than 50 persons holding title to land in the proposed district, the petition is sufficient if signed by 50 of them. The petition must set out the boundaries of the district and designate a name for the district.

(b)The petition may be signed and presented to the commissioners court in several copies. In this case the county clerk shall make a certified copy of the petition, including a list of the names

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Sec. 55.024. PETITION. (a) A petition requesting creation of a district may be presented to the commissioners court. The petition must be signed by a majority of the persons who hold title to land in the proposed district, representing a total value of more than 50 percent of the value of all the land in the proposed district as indicated by the county tax rolls. However, if there are more than 50 persons holding title to land in the proposed district, the petition is sufficient if signed by 50 of them. The petition must set out the boundaries of the district and designate a name for the district.
(b) The petition may be signed and presented to the commissioners court in several copies. In this case the county clerk shall make a certified copy of the petition, including a list of the names of all signers, and shall file the certified copy and the original copies. The certified copy of the petition shall be considered the petition in all proceedings under this chapter.