Tex. Water Code § 68.407
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 68.407, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 68.407. HEARING AND ACTION ON BOARD'S PETITION TO EXCLUDE TERRITORY AND FACILITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioners court:
(1) shall publish notice and conduct a hearing on the petition under Sections 68.104 and 68.105; and
(2) may grant the petition if the commissioners court finds that exclusion of the territory that contains the facility is practical, just, and reasonable.
(b) A commissioners court that excludes territory under this section shall modify the order that created the district under Section 68.107 to:
(1) modify the territory;
(2) exclude the facility;
(3) describe any security zones modified or eliminated under this section, including the location of any facilities whose zone has changed; and
(4) modify unpaid assessments, as applicable.
(1) shall publish notice and conduct a hearing on the petition under Sections 68.104 and 68.105; and
(2) may grant the petition if the commissioners court finds that exclusion of the territory that contains the facility is practical, just, and reasonable.
(b) A commissioners court that excludes territory under this section shall modify the order that created the district under Section 68.107 to:
(1) modify the territory;
(2) exclude the facility;
(3) describe any security zones modified or eliminated under this section, including the location of any facilities whose zone has changed; and
(4) modify unpaid assessments, as applicable.
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