{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.040","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 53.040","heading":"ELECTED SUPERVISORS TAKE OFFICE.","body":"If the election results in a division of the district, the five candidates receiving the most votes in each new district shall be declared elected. They shall immediately qualify in accordance with Section 49.055.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 402, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","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#53.040","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"ab1daad1391aa57ce3907bdae94bae7e46936d4862624e0316962d9d4d29f127","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.034","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}