Tex.
Water Code Section 55.051
Change of District Name
(a)
An irrigation district created under the law of 1905, 1913, or 1915 (Chapter 50 (Provisions Generally Applicable to Districts), Acts of the 29th Legislature, 1905; Chapter 172, Acts of the 33rd Legislature, 1913; and Chapter 138, Acts of the 34th Legislature, 1915), may change the name of the district to the name provided in this chapter by filing a declaration to change the name with the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located.(b)
The declaration to change the district’s name shall be in the form of a deed of conveyance and shall be acknowledged by the president and secretary of the board. It shall include a copy of the minutes of the board and the resolution adopted to change the name.(c)
After the declaration is recorded, the name of the district shall be changed.(b)
On the petition of 20 percent of the owners of land in the district, the board of directors shall order an election to determine whether the district shall be converted to a district operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution. The election shall be conducted under the rules applicable to general elections in the district. The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against: “Conservation and Reclamation.”(c)
The board shall canvass the returns, make an order declaring the result of the election, and have the order recorded in the deed records of the county or counties in which the district is located. If the result of the election is affirmative, the district begins operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, without change of name or impairment of its obligations, when the order is recorded.
Source:
Section 55.051 — Change of District Name, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.55.htm#55.051 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
