Sec. 51.333.  APPROVAL OF PETITION CREATING DISTRICT.  (a)  The commission shall hear and determine the petition to create a district to exercise the powers and functions provided in Section 51.331 of this code.
(b)  The commission shall hear and determine the petition under the applicable provisions of Sections 51.027-51.031 of this code.
(c)  The executive director shall render technical aid concerning the petition and plans of the district.
(d)  Nothing in this section impairs the right of the commissioners court to grant a petition under the provisions of Section 51.021 of this code relating to a district to be located wholly in one county if the district will not have the powers provided in Section 51.331 of this code.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 328, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 980, ch. 367, Sec. 17, eff. June 10, 1981;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.322, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.