{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-49.305","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 49.305","heading":"PETITION.","body":"(a) A petition for exclusion of land must accurately describe by metes and bounds or lot and block number the land to be excluded. A petition for exclusion of other property must describe the property to be excluded.\n(b) A petition for exclusion shall be filed with the district at least seven days before the hearing and shall state clearly the particular grounds on which the exclusion is sought. Only the stated grounds shall be considered.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 49. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER J. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.49.htm#49.305","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"8e906b547362a0283540d25dbdc27bebd228352ce51882154a6e04a8e497b32d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-49.304","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-49.306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}