{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.049","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 51.049","heading":"MASTER DISTRICT; PROCEDURE.","body":"(a) The Commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine petitions for the creation of a master district.\n(b) Each district composing part of a master district shall, for all purposes of an election, constitute a separate voting unit. No existing district may be included in a master district unless the proposal is approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the constituent district voting in the election.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 51. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OF DISTRICT; CONVERSION OF DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.51.htm#51.049","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"5f693304d29071e8a53c1c70b3e5a073e8eea034a320856a1409f8a116a4c783","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.048","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}