{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.426","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 51.426","heading":"NOTICE OF VALIDATION SUIT.","body":"(a) To obtain jurisdiction of all parties to the validation suit, a general notice shall be published.\n(b) The notice shall be published once a week for at least two consecutive weeks before the term of the court at which the notice is to be returned. The notice shall be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the county or counties in which the district is located, but if no newspaper is published inside the district, the notice shall be published in a newspaper in the nearest county in which a paper is published.\n(c) Notice also shall be served on the attorney general in the manner provided in civil suits.\n(d) The attorney general may waive notice if he is furnished a full transcript of the proceedings held in connection with the creation of the district and the issuance of the bonds or held in connection with the authorization of a contract with the United States. A copy of the contract with the United States also must be furnished.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 341, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 51. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER K. ISSUANCE OF BONDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.51.htm#51.426","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"51452707f4efd9adf4d771f2f316fcb8250ca65a4119346accfc427033a406a4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.425","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.427"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}