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Tex. Water Code § 51.454

This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.454, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.

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§ 51.454. HEARING BEFORE ISSUING CERTAIN BONDS.

Official statutory text

If a district issues its original bonds under Section 51.450(b)(2) of this code and later desires to issue bonds payable in whole or in part from taxes or to levy a tax for maintenance purposes, the district shall hold a hearing to exclude land, and at the time provided by law, shall hold another hearing to adopt a plan of taxation. These hearings shall be held before an election is called to approve the issuance of tax-supported bonds or the levy of a maintenance tax.

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