Texas Statutes
§ 56.251 — DETERMINING ACREAGE IN THE DISTRICT.
Texas § 56.251
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Bluebook
Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 56.251 (2026).
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Sec. 56.251. DETERMINING ACREAGE IN THE DISTRICT.
(a)In districts levying taxes on the benefit basis, the board shall appoint three freehold taxpaying voters in the district as a committee to determine the number of acres of land owned by each landowner in the district. A person appointed by the board shall qualify by taking an oath to fairly and impartially hold hearings and determine acreage.
(b)The committee to determine acreage shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing on the acreage before the 10-day period immediately preceding the day of the hearing.
(c)At the hearing each landowner may testify about the amount of land owned by him in the district. The committee has final jurisdiction to determine the exact acreage of each landowner in the district.
(d)After the com
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Legislative History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 521, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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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