Chapter 58
Irrigation Districts

Sections

58.001
Definitions
58.011
Creation of District
58.012
Composition of District
58.013
Petition
58.014
Contents of Petition
58.015
Place of Filing; Recording
58.016
Board or Commission to Consider Creation of District
58.017
Single-county District; Hearing
58.018
Single-county District; Notice of Hearing
58.019
Single-county District; Name
58.020
Single-county District; Testimony at Hearing
58.021
Single-county District; Granting or Refusing Petition
58.022
Single-county District; Appeal from Order of Commissioners Court
58.023
Single-county District: Record on Appeal; Notice of Appeal
58.024
Single-county District: Hearing in District Court; Procedure
58.025
Single-county District: Judgment of District Court; Appeal
58.026
Single-county District: Appointment of Directors; Bond
58.027
Multicounty District: Consideration by Commission
58.028
Multicounty District: Notice and Hearing on District Creation
58.030
Multicounty District: Consideration by Commission; Procedure
58.031
Multicounty District: Appeal from Commission Decision
58.032
Multicounty District: Appointment of Directors by Commission; Bond
58.035
Inclusion of City, Town, or Municipal Corporation in District
58.036
Confirmation Election in District Including Land in More than One County
58.037
Exclusion of Parts of District; Dissolution
58.038
Conversion of Certain Districts into Districts Operating Under This Chapter
58.039
Conversion of District; Notice
58.040
Conversion of District; Findings
58.041
Effect of Conversion
58.042
Reservation of Certain Powers for Converted Districts
58.071
Board of Directors
58.072
Qualifications
58.084
District Tax Assessor and Collector
58.089
Bonds of Officers of a District Acting as Fiscal Agent or Collecting Money for the United States
58.121
Purposes of District
58.122
Powers of District
58.125
Construction of Improvements
58.126
Purchase of Machinery and Supplies
58.127
Adopting Rules
58.128
Effect of Rules
58.129
Publication of Rules
58.130
Effective Date of Rules
58.133
Constructing Bridges and Culverts Across and over County and Public Roads
58.134
Constructing Culverts and Bridges Across and Under Railroad Tracks, Roadways, and Interurban or Street Railways
58.136
Power to Contract
58.150
Transactions in District Names Under Joint Ownership and Construction Contract
58.153
Contract with the United States
58.154
Construction Charges Under a Contract with the United States
58.155
Election to Approve a Contract with the United States
58.156
Conveying Property to the United States
58.157
Consent of United States to Alter District's Boundaries
58.158
Taxes Levied by District Under Contract with the United States
58.159
Assessments for Contracts with the United States
58.160
Duration of Annual Levies for Contracts with the United States
58.161
Superiority of Lien to Secure Contract with the United States
58.162
District's Authority to Solicit Cooperation, Donations, and Contributions from Other Agencies
58.163
Expense of Procuring Cooperation and Contributions from Other Agencies
58.164
Authority of Contributor
58.165
Issuance of Bonds by Contributor
58.166
Annual Tax by Contributor
58.167
Contributions from Unappropriated or Available Funds of Contributor
58.168
Liability on Contracts of Acquired Irrigation System
58.170
Covenants and Agreements Included in Lease
58.171
Revenue for Payment of Lease Rental
58.172
Receiver for Leased Irrigation System
58.173
Joint Lease by Two or More Districts
58.174
Authority to Acquire Irrigation System Subject to Mortgage
58.175
Revenue for Payment of Mortgage
58.176
Election to Approve Revenue for Payment of Mortgage
58.177
Joint Acquisition of Mortgaged System by Two or More Districts
58.178
Authority to Lease Facilities to Water Customers
58.180
Amendments to Water Rights
58.181
Suit to Protect Water Rights
58.182
Transfer of Water Right
58.183
Selling Waterpower Privileges
58.184
Selling Surplus Water
58.185
Pumping Water to Another District
58.186
Obtaining Topographic Maps and Data
58.190
Sale of Property Not Acquired to Carry out the Plans of the District
58.221
Landowner
58.222
Eligibility to Vote
58.223
Eligibility Requirements
58.224
Registration Required
58.225
Voting by Representative
58.226
Liability for District Taxes and Debts
58.301
Statement Estimating Water Requirements and Payment of Charge
58.302
Contracts with Person Using Irrigation Water
58.303
Authority to Determine Rules and Regulations
58.304
Board's Estimate of Maintenance and Operating Expenses
58.305
Distribution of Assessment
58.306
Notice of Assessments
58.307
Payment of Assessments
58.308
Collection of Assessments by Tax Assessor and Collector
58.309
Lien Against Crops
58.310
List of Delinquent Assessments
58.311
Water Service Discontinued
58.312
Suits for Delinquent Assessments
58.313
Interest and Collection Fees
58.314
Rights of the United States
58.315
Surplus Assessments
58.316
Insufficient Assessments
58.318
Charges for Maintenance Expenses
58.319
Charge to Cities and Towns
58.320
Loans for Maintenance and Operating Expenses
58.321
Water Service: Refused
58.351
Construction Fund
58.352
Maintenance Fund
58.353
Amortization and Emergency Fund
58.391
Authority to Borrow Money
58.392
Security for Loan
58.393
Maturity Date of Loan
58.394
Loan Secured by Bonds
58.395
Expenditure of Loan Proceeds
58.396
Loans Accomplished by Sale of District Bonds
58.397
Pledge of Commercial Income
58.398
Evidence of Debt
58.399
Retiring Bonds
58.433
Amount of Debt Limited by Constitution
58.434
Issuance of Preliminary Bonds
58.435
Election on Preliminary Bonds
58.436
Conditions of Preliminary Bonds
58.437
Tax to Pay Preliminary Bonds
58.438
Issuance of Bonds
58.439
Purposes for Issuance of Bonds
58.440
Engineer's Report
58.441
Election Order
58.443
Ballots
58.444
Vote at Election
58.445
Order to Issue Bonds or Execute Contract
58.446
Record of Bond Proceedings Submitted to Attorney General
58.447
Approval and Registration of Bonds
58.448
Validity of Bonds
58.449
Conditions of Bonds
58.450
Form of Bonds
58.453
Validation Suit
58.454
Effect of Prior Registration
58.455
Procedure in Validation Suit
58.456
Notice of Validation Suit
58.457
Duties of Attorney General in Validation Suit
58.458
Judgment in Validation Suit
58.459
Effect of Validation Suit
58.460
Certified Copy of Decree
58.461
Registration of Bonds and Decree
58.462
Sale of Bonds
58.463
Tax Levy
58.464
Adjustment of Tax Levy
58.466
Interest and Sinking Fund
58.467
Investment of Sinking Fund
58.468
Refunding Bonds
58.469
Limitation of Authority to Incur Debt and Issue Bonds
58.470
Issuing Bonds in Excess of Limitation
58.471
Modifications or Improvements
58.472
Issuance of Additional Bonds or Creation of Additional Indebtedness Under Certain Conditions
58.473
Interim Bonds
58.474
Limitations on Interim Bonds
58.475
Issuance of Bonds and Levy of Tax
58.476
Deposit of Bonds to Secure Interim Bonds
58.477
Procedure for Issuance and Sale of Interim Bonds
58.478
Payment of Interim Bonds
58.479
Redemption of Interim Bonds
58.480
Alternate Methods for Paying Bonds
58.481
Taxes to Secure Certain Bonds
58.482
Election
58.483
Hearing and Election on Certain Bonds
58.484
Hearing Before Issuing Certain Bonds
58.501
Tax to Pay Preliminary Bonds
58.502
Hearing to Determine Basis of Taxation
58.503
Notice of Hearing
58.504
Conduct of Hearing
58.505
Order
58.506
Changing Tax Plan
58.508
Unlimited Authority to Collect Service Charges and Taxes
58.509
Lien Created; No Limitation
58.511
Authority to Adopt Alternative Plans of Taxation
58.512
Alternative Plans of Taxation
58.513
Adoption of Plan of Taxation
58.514
Notice of Adoption of Plan and Hearing
58.515
Order Adopting Tax Plan
58.516
Obtaining Funds to Construct, Administer, Maintain, and Operate Improvements and Facilities in Defined Part of District
58.517
Defining Area and Designating Property to Be Benefited by Improvements; Adopting Tax Plan
58.518
Notice and Hearing
58.519
Board's Order
58.520
Procedure for Election
58.521
Election Not Required in Separate Election Precinct
58.522
Ballots
58.523
Declaring Result and Issuing Order
58.524
Pledge of Faith and Credit
58.525
Election in Separate Election Precinct
58.526
Issuance of Bonds and Levy of Tax for Defined Area or Designated Property
58.527
Contract to Provide Improvements, Facilities, and Services to Designated Property or Area
58.528
Authority of District
58.529
Administrative Authority of Board
58.561
Assessment of District Property
58.562
Law Governing Property Subject to Taxation
58.585
Finance Ledger
58.631
Method of Taxation for District Under Contract with the United States
58.632
Assessment Record
58.633
Notice of Taxes
58.634
Decision After Hearing
58.635
Method of Taxation for District Not Under Contract with the United States
58.636
Commissioners of Appraisement
58.637
Compensation of Commissioners
58.638
Notice of Appointment and Meeting
58.639
First Meeting of Commissioners
58.640
Assistance for Commissioners
58.641
Viewing Land and Other Property and Improvements in District
58.642
Commissioners Report
58.643
Notice of Hearing
58.644
Hearing
58.645
Witnesses at the Hearing
58.646
Costs of Hearing
58.647
Commissioners' Decree
58.648
Effect of Final Judgment and Decree
58.649
Fixing Tax as Equal Sum on Each Acre
58.650
Election
58.651
Setting Annual Value of Land Unnecessary
58.652
Preparing Tax Rolls
58.653
Rendition of Property
58.654
Law Governing Administration of Benefit Tax Plan
58.655
Irrigating Nonirrigable Land
58.702
Exclusion of Nonagricultural and Nonirrigable Land from the District
58.703
Prerequisite to Application for Exclusion
58.704
Substituting Land of Equal Acreage and Value
58.705
Securing Application to Substitute Land
58.706
Application of Owner of New Land to Be Substituted
58.707
Consent of Outstanding Bondholders
58.708
Notice of Hearing on Applications
58.709
Hearing Procedure
58.710
Board's Resolution to Substitute Land
58.711
Liability of Excluded and Included Land
58.712
Duty to Advise Commission
58.713
Right to Serve New Land Included in District
58.726
Consolidation of Districts
58.727
Elections to Approve Consolidation
58.728
Governing Consolidated Districts
58.729
Debts of Original Districts
58.730
Assessment and Collection of Taxes
58.0731
Election of Directors from Precincts
58.731
Exclusion of Certain Nonirrigated Land
58.781
Dissolution of District Prior to Issuance of Bonds
58.782
Notice of Hearing
58.783
Hearing
58.784
Board's Order to Continue or Dissolve District
58.785
Judicial Review of Board's Order
58.786
Appointment of Trustee
58.787
Discharge of District's Obligations by Trustees
58.788
Discharge of Trustee
58.789
Final Order of Dissolution
58.790
Water Rights of Dissolved District
58.791
Taxes in Excess of District's Obligations
58.793
Dissolution of District for Failure to Complete Plant
58.794
Resolution to Dissolve District
58.795
Statements of Indebtedness and Expenses
58.796
Election to Approve Dissolution of District and Issuance of Dissolution Bonds
58.797
Maximum Amount, Interest Rate, and Maturity of Bonds
58.798
Notice of Election
58.799
Procedure for Holding Election
58.800
Issuance and Sale of Dissolution Bonds
58.801
Destroying Unsold Bonds
58.802
Board's Authority to Contract
58.803
Tax to Pay Dissolution Bonds
58.804
Determining Amount of Tax
58.805
Payment of Tax
58.806
Advance Payment of Taxes in Cash
58.807
Computing Amount of Advance Cash Payment
58.808
Surrender of Bonds in Payment of Taxes
58.809
Computing Amount of Payment Made by Surrendering Bonds
58.810
Use by Trustee of Advance Payments of Tax
58.811
Approval and Registration of Dissolution Bonds
58.812
Preparing Tax Roll
58.814
Notice of Meeting as Board of Equalization
58.815
Meeting as Board of Equalization
58.816
Authority and Procedure as Board of Equalization
58.817
Approving Tax Roll
58.818
Approved Tax Roll Not Subject to Revision
58.820
Collection of Dissolution Taxes
58.821
Appointment of Trustee
58.822
Authority of the Trustee
58.825
Default in Payment of Tax Installment
58.826
Penalty and Attorney's Fee
58.827
Discharge of Lien
58.828
District Considered Dissolved
58.830
Petition for Dissolution of District
58.831
Signatures on Petition
58.832
Procedure for Holding Election
58.833
Election in District Including City, Town, or Municipal Corporation
58.834
Subsequent Election
58.835
District Dissolved
58.836
Taxes to Pay Indebtedness After Dissolution

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024