Texas Statutes
§ 56.116 — MAPS AND ESTIMATES.
Texas § 56.116
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Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 56.116 (2026).
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Sec. 56.116. MAPS AND ESTIMATES.
(a)The map and profile shall include the relation that each canal, drain, ditch, or levee bears to each tract of land through which it passes and the shape into which the canal, drain, ditch, or levee divides each tract.
(b)If any canal, drain, ditch, or levee cuts off any tract containing less than 20 acres of land, the map shall show:
(1)the number of acres divided from the tract;
(2)the number of acres in the whole tract;
(3)the shape of the small tract; and
(4)the relation of the small tract to the canal, ditch, drain, or levee.
(c)The profile may show the number of cubic yards necessary to be excavated to make each canal, drain, or ditch and to build any levee located in the district and may give the estimated cost of each.
(d)When the map, pro
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Related
Mendez v. San Benito/Cameron County Drainage District No. 3
45 S.W.3d 746 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 2001)
Mendez, Aurelio Ibarra, Guillermina Ruiz, Tomas Padilla, and Teresa Padilla v. San Benito/Cameron County Drainage District No. 3
(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2001)
Legislative History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 507, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
Nearby Sections
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§ 56.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 56.011
CREATION OF DISTRICT.§ 56.012
NAME OF EACH DISTRICT.§ 56.013
AREA INCLUDED IN A DISTRICT.§ 56.014
PETITION.§ 56.015
DEPOSIT.§ 56.016
TIME OF HEARING.§ 56.017
NOTICE.§ 56.018
HEARING ON THE PETITION.§ 56.019
FINDINGS.§ 56.020
ENGINEER.§ 56.021
ENGINEER'S BOND.§ 56.022
SURVEY AND PRELIMINARY PLANS.§ 56.023
MAP.§ 56.024
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