Texas Statutes
§ 56.296 — SETTLEMENT OF DEBTS.
Texas § 56.296
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Bluebook
Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 56.296 (2026).
Text
Sec. 56.296. SETTLEMENT OF DEBTS.
(a)When the district is dissolved, the commissioners court shall provide for settlement of debts of the district, including costs and expenses of holding the dissolution election, and may levy and collect a tax on property in the district in the amount necessary to pay all valid debts and obligations of the district except district bonds.
(b)Unless district bonds are retired as provided in Section 56.299 of this code, the bonds shall be paid according to their terms by levy and collection of an annual tax.
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Legislative History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 524, 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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