Tex. Local Government Code § 324.023
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 324.023, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 324.023. HEARING.
Official statutory text
(a) At the hearing, evidence shall be taken as in civil cases in the county court. The commissioners court shall hear all arguments for and against the creation of the district.
(b) The hearing may be adjourned from time to time on good cause shown.
(c) The commissioners court shall grant the petition and order the election on the issue of the creation of the district if the court finds that:
(1) the petition is signed by the required number of registered voters in the county;
(2) the district will serve the purposes prescribed by Section 324.001; and
(3) the district does not include any incorporated area.
(b) The hearing may be adjourned from time to time on good cause shown.
(c) The commissioners court shall grant the petition and order the election on the issue of the creation of the district if the court finds that:
(1) the petition is signed by the required number of registered voters in the county;
(2) the district will serve the purposes prescribed by Section 324.001; and
(3) the district does not include any incorporated area.
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