Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.017
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.017, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 78.017. ACTION AFTER HEARING.
Official statutory text
At the conclusion of a hearing required under Section 78.014 of this code, the commissioners court may:
(1) on a determination that the proposed district will provide a public benefit to a substantial portion of the land within the district, grant the petition;
(2) on a determination that certain land in the district will not benefit from the creation of the district, redefine the proposed district to exclude that land and grant the petition; or
(3) on a determination that the proposed district will not offer a public benefit or benefit to a substantial portion of the land included in the proposed district, refuse the petition.
(1) on a determination that the proposed district will provide a public benefit to a substantial portion of the land within the district, grant the petition;
(2) on a determination that certain land in the district will not benefit from the creation of the district, redefine the proposed district to exclude that land and grant the petition; or
(3) on a determination that the proposed district will not offer a public benefit or benefit to a substantial portion of the land included in the proposed district, refuse the petition.
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