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Section 9011.053. Petition Requirements

TX Spec Dist Code § 9011.053 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 9011.053. PETITION REQUIREMENTS. (a) A petition to the board to annex land must:

(1) request that the district annex the land;

(2) describe by metes and bounds the land proposed to be annexed;

(3) affirmatively state that:

(A) the land annexed is subject to its proportionate part of the outstanding debt;

(B) the land will be subject to taxation for payment of that debt;

(C) the assumption of the proportionate debt will be a covenant running with the land; and

(D) the petition will be filed in the deed records of Bell County; and

(4) be signed:

(A) by a majority of the owners of the land to be annexed if the number of owners is 30 or fewer; or

(B) by 30 owners of the land to be annexed if the number of owners is more than 30.

(b) The petition must be filed with the board secretary.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.12, eff. April 1, 2009.

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