Sec. 49.304.  HEARING TO ANNOUNCE PROPOSED EXCLUSIONS AND TO RECEIVE PETITIONS.  (a)  If the board determines that an exclusion hearing should be held as provided by Section 49.303, the board shall give notice of the time and place of a hearing to announce its own conclusions relating to land or other property to be excluded and to receive petitions for exclusion of land or other property.
(b)  The board shall publish notice of the hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district.  The first publication shall appear at least 14 days before the day of the hearing.
(c)  The notice shall advise all interested property owners of their right to present petitions for exclusions of land or other property and to offer evidence in support of the petitions and their right to contest any proposed exclusion based on either a petition or the board's own conclusions and to offer evidence in support of the contest.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 21, eff. June 17, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 248, Sec. 23, eff. June 18, 2003.