Texas Statutes
§ 56.751 — PETITION FOR ANNEXATION.
Texas § 56.751
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Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 56.751 (2026).
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Sec. 56.751. PETITION FOR ANNEXATION. The landowners of a defined area of territory not included in a district may file with the secretary of the board a petition requesting an election on the inclusion of the territory in a district. The petition must:
(1)be signed by registered voters residing in the territory equal in number to at least five percent of the number of votes received in the territory to be included by all candidates in the most recent gubernatorial general election; and
(2)describe by metes and bounds the territory to be included in the district.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 958, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1995.
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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