Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 8164.055
Division of District
(a)
Subject to this section, the district may divide into two or more districts as provided by Sections 51.748 (Division of Original District with No Outstanding Indebtedness), 51.749 (Election to Approve Division), 51.750 (Governing Resulting Districts), 51.751 (Current Obligations of Original District), 51.752 (Powers of Resulting Districts), and 51.753 (Notice of Resulting Districts), Water Code. For the purpose of applying those sections, the district shall be considered an original district and a reference to “this chapter” shall be considered a reference to Chapter 54 (Municipal Utility Districts), Water Code.(b)
On petition of any district landowner or on a motion by the district’s board of directors, the board may consider a proposal to divide the district.(c)
No division of the district may occur that would result in the creation of a new district that contains land outside of the boundaries of the district as it existed on January 1, 2009.(d)
Section 54.016 (Consent of City), Water Code, and Section 42.042 (Creation of Political Subdivision to Supply Water or Sewer Services, Roadways, or Drainage Facilities in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction), Local Government Code, do not apply to any new district created by the division of the district.
Source:
Section 8164.055 — Division of District, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8164.htm#8164.055 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
