{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-66.014","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 66.014","heading":"PETITION.","body":"(a) To create a district, a person or the commissioners courts in the counties in which all or part of the district is to be located shall file a petition with the executive director requesting creation of the district.\n(b) The petition must be signed by at least 50 persons who reside within the boundaries of the proposed district or by a majority of the members of the commissioners court in each county in which all or part of the district is to be located.\nAdded by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 66. STORMWATER CONTROL DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OF DISTRICT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.66.htm#66.014","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"e32ce095aa5a73716522156ee221c12c460ec23d44ec636ec1de2975068650f7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-66.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-66.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}