Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 3930.005
District Territory
(a)
The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under this section, Section 3930.107 (Annexation), or other law.(b)
The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect the district’s:(1)
organization, existence, or validity; or(2)
legality or operation.(c)
The district shall hold an election in the additional territory in the new boundaries of the district described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this subsection on a uniform election date provided by Section 41.001 (Uniform Election Dates), Election Code, to confirm the addition of the territory to the district.(d)
Notice of the confirmation election shall state the day and place or places for holding the election and the proposition to be voted on.(e)
The ballots for the confirmation election shall be printed to provide for voting “For New District Boundaries” and “Against New District Boundaries.”(f)
Immediately after the confirmation election, the presiding judge shall take returns of the results to the board. The board shall canvass the returns and issue an order declaring the results at the earliest practicable time. The order must include a description of the district’s boundaries according to the results of the election.(g)
If at least 60 percent of the votes cast in the election favor the addition of the territory to the district, the board shall issue an order declaring that the additional territory is added to the district and enter the result in its minutes. If less than 60 percent of the votes cast in the election favor the addition of the territory to the district, the board shall issue an order declaring that the addition was defeated and enter the result in its minutes.(h)
A copy of each order issued under this section must be filed:(1)
in the deed records of Harris County; and(2)
with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(i)
Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b) of this section, if at least 60 percent of the votes cast in the election favor the addition of the territory in the new boundaries described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this subsection to the district, the district is composed of the territory in those new boundaries, as that territory may have been modified under Section 3930.107 (Annexation) or other law. The boundaries of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this subsection form a closure. A mistake in the description of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this subsection or in copying the description in the legislative process does not in any way affect the district’s:(1)
organization, existence, or validity; or(2)
legality or operation.(j)
If less than 60 percent of the votes cast in the election favor the addition of the territory in the new boundaries described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this subsection to the district:(1)
Subsections (a) and (b) apply to the territory of the district; and(2)
the new boundaries described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this subsection are void.
Source:
Section 3930.005 — District Territory, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3930.htm#3930.005 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
