Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Local Government Code § 572.054: NOTICE.

(a) The governing body of each public entity that participates in the creation of a public utility agency shall publish notice of its intention to create the agency in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the entity is located.
(a-1) The governing body of a public entity that proposes to be added to an existing public utility agency shall publish notice of its intention to be added to the agency in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the entity is located.
(b) A notice under this section must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must appear at least 14 days before the date set for passage of the concurrent ordinance.
(c) The notice must state:
(1) the date, time, and location at which the governing body proposes to adopt the concurrent ordinance; and
(2) that a public utility agency will be created or a public entity will be added to an agency on the date on which the concurrent ordinances take effect, as applicable.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 422.054 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(c)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 1596), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.

Where this section sits in the code

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 13. WATER AND UTILITIES
SUBTITLE C. WATER PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 572. PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCIES FOR PROVISION OF WATER OR SEWER SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER C. PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCIES

(a-1) The governing body of a public entity that proposes to be added to an existing public utility agency shall publish notice of its intention to be added to the agency in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the entity is located.

(b) A notice under this section must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must appear at least 14 days before the date set for passage of the concurrent ordinance.

(1) the date, time, and location at which the governing body proposes to adopt the concurrent ordinance; and

(2) that a public utility agency will be created or a public entity will be added to an agency on the date on which the concurrent ordinances take effect, as applicable.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 422.054 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(c)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (S.B. 1596), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.

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