{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-56.018","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 56.018","heading":"HEARING ON THE PETITION.","body":"At the hearing on the petition, any person whose land would be affected by creating the district may appear before the commissioners court and may contest the creation of the district or contend for its creation. The person may offer testimony to show that the district is or is not necessary and would or would not be a public utility and that creating the district would or would not be feasible or practicable.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 499, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 56. DRAINAGE DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OF DISTRICT; CONVERSION TO ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 59, DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.56.htm#56.018","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"ba9e489afffbe30ea916895e1ba3a9551b54500fbf9e12af11aa42514d3dde8a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-56.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-56.019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}