Sec. 8834.251. APPEAL OF DISTRICT ACTIONS. (a) A person who is adversely affected by a rule, order, or other official action of the board, including a person residing in or owning real property in the district whose residence or real property is subsiding, may appeal the action to a district court in any county in the district after any administrative appeal is finally resolved.

(b) An appeal under this section must be filed not later than the 45th day after the date any administrative appeal is finally resolved.

(c) On written request from a person who is adversely affected, the board shall make written findings and conclusions regarding a rule, order, or other official action of the district. The board shall provide a certified copy of the findings and conclusions to the person not later than the 35th day after the date the request was made.

(d) An appeal under this section of the legal propriety of a rule, order, or other action of the board is governed by the substantial evidence rule as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code. The burden of proof is on the petitioner, and the challenged rule, order, or other official action of the district is considered prima facie valid.

(e) The district court shall set for trial as expeditiously as possible an appeal brought under this section and may not postpone or continue the suit unless the reasons for postponement or continuance are imperative.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.