Tex. Water Code § 51.758
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.758, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.758. NOTICE OF CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS; PETITION FOR RATIFICATION ELECTION.
Official statutory text
(a) If the board issues an order excluding land pursuant to a petition signed by less than all of the owners of the land to be excluded, the board shall publish notice describing the excluded land and stating that the exclusion becomes final if the district does not receive, not later than the 35th day after the date of the board's order, a petition requesting a ratification election that is signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters that reside in the land area to be excluded.
(b) The board shall publish the notice required by Subsection (a) of this section once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The first notice must be published not later than the fifth day after the date of the board's order.
(c) If the district receives, not later than the 35th day after the date of the board's order, a petition requesting a ratification election that is signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters that reside in the land area to be excluded, the order does not take effect unless approved by a majority vote at a ratification election held for that purpose of the residents of the district.
(d) The notice of the election, the manner and the time of giving the notice, the manner of holding the election, and qualifications of the voters are governed by Subchapter E of this chapter.
(b) The board shall publish the notice required by Subsection (a) of this section once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The first notice must be published not later than the fifth day after the date of the board's order.
(c) If the district receives, not later than the 35th day after the date of the board's order, a petition requesting a ratification election that is signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters that reside in the land area to be excluded, the order does not take effect unless approved by a majority vote at a ratification election held for that purpose of the residents of the district.
(d) The notice of the election, the manner and the time of giving the notice, the manner of holding the election, and qualifications of the voters are governed by Subchapter E of this chapter.
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