Tex. Water Code § 49.312
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 49.312, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 49.312. RESULTS OF EXCLUSION.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Section 49.3077, on issuance of an order excluding property, that property is no longer a part of the district and is not entitled to water service from the district.
(b) Any taxes, assessments, or other charges owed to the district at the time of exclusion remain the obligation of the owner of the excluded property and continue to be secured by statutory liens on the property, if any.
(c) Except as provided by Section 49.3077, once land is excluded, the landowner has no further liability to the district for future taxes, assessments, or other charges of the district.
(d) A copy of the order excluding the property from the district certified and acknowledged by the secretary of the board shall be recorded by the district in the real property records of the county in which the excluded property is located as evidence of the exclusion.
(b) Any taxes, assessments, or other charges owed to the district at the time of exclusion remain the obligation of the owner of the excluded property and continue to be secured by statutory liens on the property, if any.
(c) Except as provided by Section 49.3077, once land is excluded, the landowner has no further liability to the district for future taxes, assessments, or other charges of the district.
(d) A copy of the order excluding the property from the district certified and acknowledged by the secretary of the board shall be recorded by the district in the real property records of the county in which the excluded property is located as evidence of the exclusion.
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