Tex.
Water Code Section 59.006
Consent of City
(a)
Land in the corporate limits of a city or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city may not be included in a district unless the city grants its written consent by resolution or ordinance to the inclusion of the land in the district.(b)
If the governing body of a city fails or refuses to grant permission for the inclusion of land in its extraterritorial jurisdiction in a district within 120 days after receipt of a written request, the person or entity desiring to create the district may petition the governing body of the city to make available the water, sewer, or drainage service contemplated to be provided by the district.(c)
Failure of the governing body of the city and the requesting district to execute a mutually agreeable contract providing for the service requested within six months after receipt of a request for consent constitutes authorization for the inclusion of land in the district under this section. Authorization for the inclusion of the land in the district under this section means only authorization to initiate proceedings to include the land in the district as otherwise provided by this chapter.(d)
Sections 54.016 (Consent of City)(e), (f), (g), and (h) apply under this chapter.
Source:
Section 59.006 — Consent of City, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.59.htm#59.006 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
