§ 57.321 Dissolution of a District
§ 57.322 Requirements for Dissolving a District by Petition
§ 57.323 Return of Taxes On Dissolution
§ 57.324 Dissolving a District by Election
§ 57.325 Petition
§ 57.326 Election Order
§ 57.327 Election Procedure, Time, and Place for Holding Election
§ 57.328 Ballot
§ 57.329 Vote Necessary to Carry Proposition
§ 57.3295 Dissolution of District by Commissioners Court Without Petition
§ 57.330 Commissioners Court Order Dissolving District
§ 57.331 Dissolution Trustees
§ 57.332 Trustees’ Bond
§ 57.333 Trustees’ Compensation
§ 57.334 Appointment of Trustee to Fill Vacancy
§ 57.335 General Duties of Trustees
§ 57.336 Trustees’ Expense
§ 57.337 Claims That Were Approved Before District Was Dissolved
§ 57.338 Protesting Payment of Claims Approved Before District Was Dissolved
§ 57.339 Claims Not Approved Before District Was Dissolved
§ 57.340 Claims, Payment Orders, and Appeals
§ 57.341 Claims Judgments
§ 57.342 Claims to Be Paid
§ 57.343 Disposition of Debts After Election
§ 57.344 Accelerated Retirement of Bonds
§ 57.346 Final Trustee Report

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Terms Used In Texas Water Code Chapter 57 > Subchapter I - Dissolution

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  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005