Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.021
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.021, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 78.021. EXPENSE OF CREATING DISTRICT.
Official statutory text
(a) After the district is created, the county clerk shall:
(1) deduct from the fee deposited under Section 78.012 of this code an amount equal to expenses incurred by the commissioners court as a result of the creation of the district, including the expense of the election; and
(2) after receiving a voucher signed by the county judge, refund the remainder of the fee to the chairman of the board of the district within 30 days after the day of the election of the chairman.
(b) The board shall refund to the petitioners out of the first money collected by the district the full amount of the fee required under Section 78.012 of this code.
(c) If the commissioners court denies a petition or if the result of an election is against the creation of the district, the county clerk shall:
(1) deduct from the fee deposited under Section 78.012 of this code an amount equal to expenses incurred by the commissioners court as a result of consideration of the formation of the proposed district, including the expense of any election held; and
(2) after receiving a voucher signed by the county judge, refund the remainder of the fee to the petitioners or their agent or attorney.
(1) deduct from the fee deposited under Section 78.012 of this code an amount equal to expenses incurred by the commissioners court as a result of the creation of the district, including the expense of the election; and
(2) after receiving a voucher signed by the county judge, refund the remainder of the fee to the chairman of the board of the district within 30 days after the day of the election of the chairman.
(b) The board shall refund to the petitioners out of the first money collected by the district the full amount of the fee required under Section 78.012 of this code.
(c) If the commissioners court denies a petition or if the result of an election is against the creation of the district, the county clerk shall:
(1) deduct from the fee deposited under Section 78.012 of this code an amount equal to expenses incurred by the commissioners court as a result of consideration of the formation of the proposed district, including the expense of any election held; and
(2) after receiving a voucher signed by the county judge, refund the remainder of the fee to the petitioners or their agent or attorney.
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