Texas Water Code 62.028 – Hearing On Petition
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(a) The commissioners court or the board has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all contests and objections and other matters relating to creating a district and in all subsequent proceedings.
(b) Any person who has taxable property in the proposed district or who may be affected by the creation of the district may appear at the hearing and contest or support the creation of the district, offer testimony for or against the boundaries, show that the proposed improvements would or would not be of any public utility and would or would not be practicable and feasible, present evidence of the probable cost of the improvements, or present any other matter relating to the district.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 62.028
- Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
- Board: means the navigation board. See Texas Water Code 62.001
- District: means a navigation district operating under the provisions of Article XVI, § 59, of the Texas Constitution. See Texas Water Code 62.001
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(c) The commissioners court or navigation board may adjourn the hearing from day to day, and judgments or decisions rendered by the commissioners court or the board are final except as otherwise provided by this chapter.