Tex. Water Code § 61.031
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 61.031, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 61.031. FINDINGS.
Official statutory text
(a) If it appears at the hearing that the proposed improvements are feasible and practicable and would be a public benefit and utility, the commissioners court or the board shall make these findings and approve the boundaries stated in the petition or make changes in the boundaries.
(b) Changes may not be made in the proposed boundaries until notice is given and a hearing held in the manner provided in Sections 61.027-61.030 of this code.
(c) If the commissioners court or board is unable to make the findings under Subsection (a) of this section, it shall dismiss the petition at the cost of the petitioners. Dismissal of the petition shall not prevent presentation of other petitions at a later date.
(d) The commissioners court or the board shall enter all findings in its records.
(b) Changes may not be made in the proposed boundaries until notice is given and a hearing held in the manner provided in Sections 61.027-61.030 of this code.
(c) If the commissioners court or board is unable to make the findings under Subsection (a) of this section, it shall dismiss the petition at the cost of the petitioners. Dismissal of the petition shall not prevent presentation of other petitions at a later date.
(d) The commissioners court or the board shall enter all findings in its records.
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