{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-56.247","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 56.247","heading":"LEVYING TAXES ON THE BENEFIT BASIS.","body":"A district operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may levy taxes on the benefit basis, which means the levy of a tax on an equal or uniform basis or rate on each acre of land in the district.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 520, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 56. DRAINAGE DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER G. TAXATION PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.56.htm#56.247","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"8b1b3dd09c1942f104bc256a618e6be08d68b82b2655079a5f8513e35cce8ff1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-56.242","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-56.248"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}