Tex. Water Code § 61.030
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 61.030, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 61.030. CONDUCT OF HEARING.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioners court or the board has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all contests and objections to the creation of the proposed district, all matters relating to the creation of the proposed district, and all subsequent proceedings of the proposed district after it is organized.
(b) The commissioners court or the board may adjourn the hearing from day to day, and all judgments or decisions rendered by it shall be final unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
(c) Any person who might be affected by creation of the district may appear at the hearing and support or oppose creation of the proposed district and may offer testimony relating to:
(1) the necessity and feasibility of the proposed district;
(2) the benefits to accrue from formation of the proposed district;
(3) the boundaries of the proposed district; or
(4) any other matter concerning the proposed district.
(b) The commissioners court or the board may adjourn the hearing from day to day, and all judgments or decisions rendered by it shall be final unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
(c) Any person who might be affected by creation of the district may appear at the hearing and support or oppose creation of the proposed district and may offer testimony relating to:
(1) the necessity and feasibility of the proposed district;
(2) the benefits to accrue from formation of the proposed district;
(3) the boundaries of the proposed district; or
(4) any other matter concerning the proposed district.
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