Wichita County Water Control & Improvement District No. 7 v. Williamson

RENFRO, Justice,

The Commissioners Court of Wichita County entered an order creating Wichita County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7.

Contestants who appeared before the Commissioners Court appealed to the District Court. The District Court held that under the provisions of art. 7880, sec. 18, Vernon’s Ann.Tex.St., the substantial evidence rule did not apply; hence the burden of proof rested on the proponents of the District to proceed with evidence in support of their petition to create said District. Upon their refusal to proceed, their petition for creation of a District was…