Sec. 281.013. PETITION. (a) To create an authority, a petition requesting the creation must be filed with the county judge of the county in which the proposed authority is located. The petition must be accompanied by a deposit of $200.

(b) The deposit is to cover the costs of the notice required by Section 281.014(c). If the deposit exceeds the cost of the notice, the difference shall be refunded.

(c) The petition must include:

(1) the signatures of a majority of the members of the governing body of at least:

(A) one municipality, if the county in which the proposed authority is located has only one municipality; or

(B) two municipalities, if the county in which the proposed authority is located has two or more municipalities;

(2) a description of the boundaries of the proposed authority;

(3) the names of the persons recommended for the first board of directors;

(4) a statement of the desirability of or need for the creation of the authority; and

(5) the name of the proposed authority.

(d) The boundaries of the proposed authority may be described in the petition by:

(1) metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area;

(2) natural or artificial boundaries or survey lines; or

(3) if the proposed authority is composed entirely of municipalities, a statement that the authority is composed entirely of municipalities and a list of the municipalities in the proposed authority.

(e) The name of the proposed authority must consist of a word or phrase generally descriptive of the locale of the authority followed by the words "Civic Center Authority." The name may not be the same as the name of another authority in the same county.

(f) A copy of the petition shall be recorded in the county deed records.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.