Texas Statutes
§ 56.293 — DEPOSIT.
Texas § 56.293
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Bluebook
Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 56.293 (2026).
Text
Sec. 56.293. DEPOSIT.
(a)Any person filing a petition shall deposit with the board an amount sufficient to pay the cost of conducting an election within the district which shall be held by the board until the result of the election to dissolve the district is officially announced and entered in the record of the district.
(b)If the result of the election favors dissolving the district, the board shall return the deposit to the petitioners or their agent or attorney, and the cost and expenses of holding the election shall be paid by the district, but if the result of the election is against dissolving the district, the board shall pay the cost and expenses of the election from the deposit and return the balance of the deposit to the petitioners or their agent or attorney.
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Legislative History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 523, 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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