Tex. Water Code Section 55.243
Notice of Rules and Regulations


(a)

Before a rule or regulation providing for a penalty may be effective, the district must publish a substantial statement of the rule or regulation and the penalty in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks.

(b)

The published statement shall be as condensed as possible so that the object to be accomplished or the act which is forbidden by the rule or regulation can be easily understood.

(c)

The publication of notice may include notice of any number of rules and regulations.

(d)

The notice shall include a statement that the violation of a rule or regulation will subject the person who violates it to a penalty and that a complete copy of the rule or regulation is on file in the principal office of the district and may be inspected.

(e)

A rule or regulation shall be effective five days after the second publication of the notice, and ignorance of the rule or regulation does not constitute a defense to prosecution for enforcement of the penalty.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 449, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.

Source: Section 55.243 — Notice of Rules and Regulations, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.­55.­htm#55.­243 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

55.001
Definitions
55.021
Creation of District
55.022
District Wholly Within One County
55.023
District May Include Cities, Towns, Etc
55.024
Petition
55.025
Date Set for Hearing
55.026
Notice of Hearing
55.027
Hearing
55.028
Findings
55.029
Appeal
55.031
Voting Precincts
55.032
Election Officials
55.037
Directors
55.038
Issuance of Notes
55.039
Recordation of Order
55.040
Multi-county District: Petition
55.042
Multi-county District: Hearing
55.043
Multi-county District: Findings
55.044
Multi-county District: Notice of Election
55.045
Multi-county District: Rules Governing Election
55.046
Multi-county District: Election Returns, Canvass, Result
55.047
Exclusion of City, Unincorporated Area, or County Voting Against District
55.048
Name of District
55.049
Survey of District Boundaries
55.050
Chapter Applicable to Irrigation Districts
55.051
Change of District Name
55.101
Board of Directors
55.102
Qualifications of Directors
55.103
Application to Get on Ballot
55.107
Optional Conversion to Staggered Terms
55.108
Appointment of Directors in Certain Districts
55.110
Additional Bonds
55.161
Purposes of District
55.163
Improvements: Purchase or Construction
55.165
Drainage Ditches: Levees
55.166
Constructing Bridges and Culverts Across and over County and Public Roads
55.167
Constructing Culverts and Bridges Across and Under Railroad Tracks and Roadways
55.185
Contract with the United States
55.186
Payments Made by a District Under a Contract with the United States
55.187
District as Fiscal Agent for United States
55.188
Conveying Property to the United States
55.192
Acquiring Water Rights
55.193
Selling Water Rights
55.194
Transfer of Water Right
55.195
Supplying Water to Cities Outside the District
55.196
Selling Waterpower Privileges
55.197
Selling Surplus Water
55.198
Pumping and Delivering Water to Land near District
55.200
Sale of Land Acquired by a District for Other than District Purposes
55.201
Use of Excess District Money
55.202
Board’s Semiannual Report
55.204
Waiver of District Tort Immunity
55.241
Purpose
55.242
Rules and Regulations
55.243
Notice of Rules and Regulations
55.244
Judicial Notice of Rules and Regulations
55.245
Contracts for Toll Bridges and Ferry Services
55.246
Bond
55.247
License, Franchise, and Fee
55.248
Charges for Use of Toll Bridge Facilities and Ferry Service
55.249
Regulating Boats
55.250
Responsibilities of Boat Owners and Operators
55.251
Peace Officers
55.253
Injunction
55.332
Duties of the Engineer
55.333
Maps
55.334
Adopting Old Surveys
55.335
Additional Improvements
55.336
Existing Improvements
55.337
Signing and Filing Engineer’s Report, Map, and Profile
55.338
Maps and Data Unnecessary Under Contract with United States
55.351
Statement Estimating Water Requirements and Payment of Charge
55.352
Board’s Estimate of Maintenance and Operating Expenses
55.353
Methods for Determining Maintenance and Operating Expenses
55.354
Distribution of Assessment
55.355
Notice of Assessments
55.356
Payment of Assessments
55.357
Collection of Assessments by Tax Assessor and Collector
55.358
Contracts with Person Using Irrigation Water
55.359
Lien Against Crops
55.360
List of Delinquent Assessments
55.361
Water Service Discontinued
55.362
Suits for Delinquent Assessments
55.363
Interest and Collection Fees
55.364
Rights of the United States
55.365
Surplus Assessments
55.366
Insufficient Assessments
55.367
Land Not Subject to Assessments
55.368
Loans for Maintenance and Operating Expenses
55.369
Fixed Charges for Maintenance Expenses
55.370
Charge to Cities and Towns
55.371
Authority to Determine Rules and Regulations
55.401
Authority of Districts with Military Base to Issue Bonds
55.402
Bond Election
55.403
Interest Rate and Maturity Date
55.404
Security for Bonds
55.405
Approval
55.406
Validity of Bonds
55.407
Payment of Bonds
55.408
Advertising for Bids
55.421
Construction and Maintenance Fund
55.422
Maintenance and Operating Fund
55.452
Adopting Method for Payment of Debts
55.454
Incurring Debt Without Voter Approval
55.455
Taxes on Uniform Basis
55.456
Obtaining Loan When Bonds Cannot Be Sold
55.457
Using Revenue from Sale of Water, Power, and Other Services to Pay Debts
55.458
Loan Fund
55.491
Bond Election
55.497
Necessary Vote
55.498
Ordering Issuance of Bonds
55.499
Amount of Bonds
55.500
Limitation of Indebtedness
55.501
Special Interest Procedure
55.502
Formal Requirements of Bonds
55.504
Suit to Determine Validity of Bonds or Contract
55.505
Notice to Attorney General
55.507
Right of Persons to Intervene and Participate in Suit
55.509
Judgment Rendered
55.510
Court’s Decree
55.513
County Clerk’s Fees
55.514
Sale of Bonds
55.515
Emergency Loans and Interim Bonds
55.516
Tax Levy
55.517
Adjustment of Tax Levy
55.518
Interest and Sinking Fund
55.519
Investment of Sinking Funds
55.520
Refunding Bonds
55.521
Registering Refunding Bonds
55.522
Issuing Refunding Bonds for the Same Amount and with the Same Maturity Date as the Original Bonds
55.523
Issuing Refunding Bonds Which Place a Greater Burden on the District
55.524
Law Governing Refunding Bonds
55.525
Limiting District’s Power to Incur Debt
55.526
Notice of Limitation of Debt
55.527
Limitation Election
55.528
Operating Under a Limitation on Power to Incur Debt
55.529
Issuing Bonds in Excess of Debt Limitation
55.530
Additional Projects for the District
55.531
Issuance of Additional Bonds
55.532
Funds to Repair Damaged Improvements
55.533
Preferred Lien in Favor of the United States
55.534
Default in Paying Principal and Interest on Bonds by a District Obtaining Its Water Supply from the United States
55.581
Assessment and Collection of District Taxes
55.600
Tax Office
55.601
Additional Duties of the Assessor and Collector
55.604
Assessment Liens
55.620
General Powers and Regulations
55.651
Election to Determine Method of Taxation
55.652
Assessment Record
55.653
Notice of Taxes
55.654
Decision After Hearing
55.655
Applicable Law
55.656
Districts Adopting Benefit Plan of Taxation
55.657
Commissioners of Appraisement
55.658
Compensation of Commissioners
55.659
Notice of Appointment and Meeting
55.660
First Meeting of Commissioners
55.661
Assistance for Commissioners
55.662
Viewing Land and Other Property and Improvements in District
55.663
Commissioners Report
55.664
Notice of Hearing
55.665
Hearing
55.666
Witnesses at the Hearing
55.667
Costs of Hearing
55.668
Commissioners’ Decree
55.669
Effect of Final Judgment and Decree
55.670
Fixing Tax as Equal Sum on Each Acre
55.671
Election
55.672
Excluding Nonirrigable Land from District
55.673
Setting Annual Value of Land Unnecessary
55.674
Preparing Tax Rolls
55.676
Law Governing Administration of Benefit Tax Plan
55.677
Irrigating Nonirrigable Land
55.721
Exclusion of Nonagricultural and Nonirrigable Land from District
55.750
Consolidation of Districts
55.751
Elections to Approve Consolidation
55.752
Governing Consolidated Districts
55.753
Debts of Original Districts
55.754
Taxes of the Original District
55.755
Exclusion of Certain Nonirrigated Land
55.801
Failure to Function
55.802
Rights of Debtors if District Failed to Function
55.803
Dissolution Using Procedure for Organization of Districts
55.805
Payment of Debts on Dissolution of District

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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