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Tex. Water Code § 56.082 (2026)

Hearing; Powers Of The Commissioners Court

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Sec. 56.082. HEARING; POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the commissioners court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine:

(1) contests and objections to creating a district;

(2) matters relating to creating a district; and

(3) all proceedings of a district during its organization.

(b) The commissioners court may adjourn a hearing from day to day, and the judgment of the commissioners court rendered under Subsection (a) of this section is final.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 506, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1979–2005 · leading case: Sultan v. Mathew, 178 S.W.3d 747 (Tex. 2005).

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Sultan v. Mathew, 178 S.W.3d 747 (Tex. 2005). · cites it 2× “at 911 (construing Tex. Water Code § 56.082). We concluded that "[t]he legislature did not intend by using the term `final' in section 56.”

Mobil Oil Corp. v. Matagorda Cnty. Drainage Dist. No. 3, 580 S.W.2d 634 (Tex. App. 1979). “Before addressing these points, we must first consider appellee’s contention which, in effect, is that there can be no attack on the order of the Commissioners Court in this case because “.”

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