Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.011

This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.011, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.

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§ 78.011. PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT.

Official statutory text

(a) Landowners may petition a commissioners court for the creation of a noxious weed control district authorized under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.

(b) The petition must contain:

(1) the signatures of 50 persons eligible to sign the petition or of a majority of the persons eligible to sign the petition, whichever is the lesser number;

(2) the name of the proposed district; and

(3) the boundaries of the proposed district.

(c) The petition may consist of more than one copy, and the signatures on each copy shall be added to determine if the total number of signatures required by this section have been obtained.

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