{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8873.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8873.004","heading":"INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the initial boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Sabine, San Augustine, and Shelby Counties.\n(b) If the creation of the district is not confirmed by the voters of a county at an election held under Section 8873.023, that county is not included in the district.\n(c) If a majority of the voters of the City of Center do not vote at an election under Section 8873.024 in favor of the inclusion in the district of the territory of the city, as that territory exists on the date of the election, the territory of the City of Center is not included in the district.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 496 (S.B. 1840), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER For contingent expiration of this chapter, see Section 8873.003.","CHAPTER 8873. DEEP EAST TEXAS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8873.htm#8873.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"e477303032ccf8b4766d553684ade3b7d73dd0b069039e911cc49e12531d9fe0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8873.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8873.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}