{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-54.014","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 54.014","heading":"PETITION.","body":"When it is proposed to create a district, a petition requesting creation shall be filed with the commission. The petition shall be signed by a majority in value of the holders of title of the land within the proposed district, as indicated by the tax rolls of the central appraisal district.\nAdded by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 775, ch. 84, Sec. 1. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 29, eff. June 17, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 761 (S.B. 1987), Sec. 5, eff. June 12, 2017.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 965 (S.B. 2014), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 54. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OR EXPANSION OF DISTRICT; CONVERSION OF DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.54.htm#54.014","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"42d3f3de61884fd6d778a6fff0f44167557b8eee65f3d131329479ed5cd81f32","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-54.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-54.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}