{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.013","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 53.013","heading":"PRESENTING PETITION.","body":"A person may present a petition requesting creation of a district to the commissioners court of the county which includes the land in the proposed district. If the commissioners court is not in session, the petition may be presented to the county judge.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 397, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 53. FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER B. CREATING AND DIVIDING A DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.53.htm#53.013","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"113cec2d419c0bb375253b27d5fbf5566f269b44eea22947cd592543ab52ba4b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.012","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.014"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}