Tex. Utilities Code § 163.057
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 163.057, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 163.057. CONTENTS OF CONCURRENT ORDINANCE.
Official statutory text
A concurrent ordinance creating an agency under Section 163.054 or re-creating an agency under Section 163.055 must, as adopted by each public entity:
(1) contain identical provisions;
(2) define the boundaries of the agency to include the territory within the boundaries of each participating public entity;
(3) designate the name of the agency; and
(4) designate the number, place, initial term, and manner of appointment of directors in accordance with Section 163.059.
(1) contain identical provisions;
(2) define the boundaries of the agency to include the territory within the boundaries of each participating public entity;
(3) designate the name of the agency; and
(4) designate the number, place, initial term, and manner of appointment of directors in accordance with Section 163.059.
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