Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8477.004
CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED
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- Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8477.004, CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/617893
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(a) The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8477.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
(b) If a municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located does not consent to the creation of the district or if the district does not enter into an agreement required by the terms of the municipal ordinance or resolution consenting to the creation of the district under this section before September 1, 2014:
(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2014, except that:
(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;
(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to the municipality or another local governmental entity to be used for a public purpose; and
(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and
(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2014.