Tex. Local Government Code § 281.016
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 281.016, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 281.016. FINAL ORDER AND APPEAL.
Official statutory text
(a) The county judge shall grant the petition if the judge finds that the petition conforms to the requirements of Section 281.013 and that the creation of the authority is desirable or necessary. The judge by order shall declare the findings.
(b) If the county judge finds that the authority is neither desirable nor necessary, the judge by order shall deny the petition.
(c) Within 30 days after the date of the entry of the order, any person who signed the petition or who testified at the hearing may appeal the order to an appropriate district court.
(b) If the county judge finds that the authority is neither desirable nor necessary, the judge by order shall deny the petition.
(c) Within 30 days after the date of the entry of the order, any person who signed the petition or who testified at the hearing may appeal the order to an appropriate district court.
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