Tex. Water Code § 51.821
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.821, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.821. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE.
Official statutory text
(a) Before the issuance and delivery of dissolution bonds, the board shall appoint a trustee of the funds to be collected from the taxes. The trustee shall be an individual or a bank or trust company in the county or one of the counties in which the district is located.
(b) The board may determine the powers, rights, duties, liabilities, and other matters relating to the trusteeship and the appointment of successor trustees which the board considers proper to effectuate the purpose of the trusteeship.
(c) The board may determine the bond to be given by the trustee and the amount to be paid to the trustee from the funds collected from the taxes.
(b) The board may determine the powers, rights, duties, liabilities, and other matters relating to the trusteeship and the appointment of successor trustees which the board considers proper to effectuate the purpose of the trusteeship.
(c) The board may determine the bond to be given by the trustee and the amount to be paid to the trustee from the funds collected from the taxes.
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