Sec. 78.017.  ACTION AFTER HEARING.  At the conclusion of a hearing required under Section 78.014 of this code, the commissioners court may:
(1)  on a determination that the proposed district will provide a public benefit to a substantial portion of the land within the district, grant the petition;
(2)  on a determination that certain land in the district will not benefit from the creation of the district, redefine the proposed district to exclude that land and grant the petition;  or
(3)  on a determination that the proposed district will not offer a public benefit or benefit to a substantial portion of the land included in the proposed district, refuse the petition.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1211, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.