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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of Highway 380 Municipal Management |
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District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing |
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authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3920 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 3920. HIGHWAY 380 MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 3920.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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(2) "City" means the Town of Little Elm. |
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(3) "County" means Denton County. |
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(4) "Director" means a board member. |
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(5) "District" means the Highway 380 Municipal |
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Management District No. 1. |
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Sec. 3920.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Highway 380 |
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Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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Sec. 3920.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The |
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creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of |
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Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this |
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chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the |
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county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the |
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district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish |
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the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. |
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(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, |
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develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, |
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transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, |
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entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public |
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welfare in the district. |
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(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be |
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interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the |
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level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act |
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enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is |
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created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services |
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provided in the district. |
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Sec. 3920.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. |
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(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. |
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(b) All land and other property included in the district |
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will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by |
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the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, |
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Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and |
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other powers granted under this chapter. |
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(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest |
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and is essential to further the public purposes of: |
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(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the |
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state; |
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(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and |
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(3) developing or expanding transportation and |
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commerce. |
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(d) The district will: |
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(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of |
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residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, |
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and consumers in the district, and of the public; |
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(2) provide needed funding for the district to |
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preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of |
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the district territory as a community and business center; |
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(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment |
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of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and |
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developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for |
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the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; |
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and |
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(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and |
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recreational facilities for the district. |
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(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at |
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grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street |
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landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and |
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necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street |
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or road improvement. |
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(f) The district will not act as the agent or |
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instrumentality of any private interest even though the district |
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will benefit many private interests as well as the public. |
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Sec. 3920.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The |
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district is initially composed of the territory described by |
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Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter. |
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(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of |
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the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the |
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field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process |
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does not affect the district's: |
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(1) organization, existence, or validity; |
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(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes |
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for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and |
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interest on the bonds; |
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(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or |
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(4) legality or operation. |
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Sec. 3920.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES. |
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All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be |
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included in: |
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(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under |
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Chapter 311, Tax Code; |
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(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under |
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Chapter 312, Tax Code; |
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(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, |
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Government Code; or |
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(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, |
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Local Government Code. |
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Sec. 3920.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT |
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DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, |
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Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district. |
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Sec. 3920.008. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall |
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be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes |
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stated in this chapter. |
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SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sec. 3920.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. The district is |
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governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered |
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terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring |
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June 1 of each odd-numbered year. |
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Sec. 3920.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS. The Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors |
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from persons recommended by the board. |
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Sec. 3920.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS. The board may appoint |
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nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting |
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directors. |
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Sec. 3920.054. QUORUM. For purposes of determining the |
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requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not |
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counted: |
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(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including |
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death, resignation, or disqualification; |
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(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in |
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a vote because of a conflict of interest; or |
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(3) a nonvoting director. |
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Sec. 3920.055. COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to |
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receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as |
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provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and |
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375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board. |
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Sec. 3920.056. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS. (a) On or after |
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the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or |
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owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in |
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the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal |
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roll for the county may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as |
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initial voting directors the five persons named in the petition. |
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The commission shall appoint the five persons named in the petition |
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as initial directors by position. |
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(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors |
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appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2015, and |
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the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire |
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June 1, 2017. |
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(c) Section 3920.052 does not apply to this section. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2017. |
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SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 3920.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has |
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the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for |
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which the district is created. |
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Sec. 3920.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The |
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district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, |
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relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or |
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service using any money available to the district, or contract with |
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a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, |
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acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an |
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improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or |
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Chapter 375, Local Government Code. |
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Sec. 3920.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The |
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district, using money available to the district, may exercise the |
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powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local |
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Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, |
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construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that |
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chapter. |
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Sec. 3920.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by |
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resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to |
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assist and act for the district in implementing a project or |
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providing a service authorized by this chapter. |
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(b) The nonprofit corporation: |
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(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local |
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government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, |
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Transportation Code; and |
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(2) may implement any project and provide any service |
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authorized by this chapter. |
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(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the |
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nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit |
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corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors |
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of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, |
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Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not |
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required to reside in the district. |
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Sec. 3920.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by |
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Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an |
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agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person. |
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(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental |
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function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government |
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Code. |
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Sec. 3920.106. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the |
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public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, |
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including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement |
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services in the district for a fee. |
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Sec. 3920.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. The |
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district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit |
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organization that performs a service or provides an activity |
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consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose. |
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Sec. 3920.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district may |
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engage in activities that accomplish the economic development |
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purposes of the district. |
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(b) The district may establish and provide for the |
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administration of one or more programs to promote state or local |
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economic development and to stimulate business and commercial |
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activity in the district, including programs to: |
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(1) make loans and grants of public money; and |
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(2) provide district personnel and services. |
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(c) The district may create economic development programs |
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and exercise the economic development powers provided to |
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municipalities by: |
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(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and |
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(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code. |
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Sec. 3920.109. PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may |
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acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, |
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operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking |
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facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other |
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structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the |
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streets and related appurtenances. |
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(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public |
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purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public |
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purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of |
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years. |
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(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and |
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necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street |
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or road improvement. |
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(d) The development and operation of the district's parking |
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facilities may be considered an economic development program. |
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Sec. 3920.110. ANNEXATION OF LAND. The district may annex |
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land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. |
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Sec. 3920.111. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may |
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not exercise the power of eminent domain. |
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SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS |
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Sec. 3920.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The |
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board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' |
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signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or |
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transfer of district money. |
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Sec. 3920.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES. |
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The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain |
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any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter |
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375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the |
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district. |
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Sec. 3920.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND |
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IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a |
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service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter |
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unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement |
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has been filed with the board. |
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(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by |
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the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in |
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the district subject to assessment according to the most recent |
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certified tax appraisal roll for the county. |
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Sec. 3920.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. |
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(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment |
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for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the |
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district. |
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(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment |
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resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll |
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by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or |
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reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's |
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fees incurred by the district: |
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(1) are a first and prior lien against the property |
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assessed; |
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(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than |
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a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem |
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taxes; and |
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(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against |
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the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the |
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assessment proceedings. |
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(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's |
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resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is |
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paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the |
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board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property. |
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(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the |
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assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of |
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any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in |
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the manner required for additional assessments. |
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Sec. 3920.155. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. Section |
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375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax authorized |
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or approved by the voters of the district or a required payment for |
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a service provided by the district, including water and sewer |
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services. |
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Sec. 3920.156. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The district |
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may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of |
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district taxes or assessments on property in the zones. |
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SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS |
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Sec. 3920.201. CONSENT OF CITY REQUIRED. The district may |
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not impose a tax or issue a bond until the city has consented by |
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ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the |
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inclusion of land in the district. |
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Sec. 3920.202. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS. |
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(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and |
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other obligations secured by: |
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(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or |
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(2) contract payments described by Section 3920.204. |
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(b) The district must hold an election in the manner |
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provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to |
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obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem |
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tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes. |
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(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply |
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to the district. |
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(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that |
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may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be |
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submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be |
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voted on at the election. |
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Sec. 3920.203. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If |
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authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an |
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election held in accordance with Section 3920.202, the district may |
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impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the |
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district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any |
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district purpose, including to: |
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(1) maintain and operate the district; |
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(2) construct or acquire improvements; or |
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(3) provide a service. |
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(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not |
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exceed the rate approved at the election. |
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(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the |
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district. |
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Sec. 3920.204. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with |
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Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than |
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an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from |
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the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of |
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the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters |
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voting at an election held for that purpose. |
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(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a |
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provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by |
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the board without further voter approval. |
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Sec. 3920.205. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS |
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AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may borrow money on terms |
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determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, |
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does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a |
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bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad |
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valorem taxes. |
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(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other |
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obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, |
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assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or |
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other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, |
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to pay for any authorized district purpose. |
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Sec. 3920.206. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district |
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issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the |
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board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing |
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direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, |
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for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as |
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required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, |
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Water Code. |
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SECTION 2. The Highway 380 Municipal Management District |
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No. 1 initially includes all territory contained in the following |
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area: |
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TRACT 1 |
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WHEREAS, The Rudman Partnership is the owner of a tract of |
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land situated in the THOMAS NAVO SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 964 and the |
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WILLIAM LUMPKIN LEAGUE AND LABOR SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 730, in |
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Denton County, Texas, said tract being a portion of a called 645.238 |
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acre tract of land described as File No. F0030.00 and a portion of a |
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called 52.360 acre tract of land described as File No. F0031.00 in a |
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deed to The Rudman Partnership, recorded in Volume 2844, Page 42, |
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Real Property Records, Denton County, Texas, and being more |
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particularly described as follows: |
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BEGINNING at a point in the approximate center of Fish Trap |
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Road (a partially dedicated public road) for an interior ell corner |
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of said 645.238 acre tract and the northwest corner of a tract of |
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land described in a deed to CHS Savannah, L.P. recorded in Document |
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No. 2006-40724 of said Real Property Records; |
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THENCE South 01 degree 33 minutes 02 seconds West, along the |
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common line of said 645.238 acre tract and CHS Savannah Tract, |
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passing the most southerly southeast corner of said 645.238 acre |
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tract and the northeast corner of said 52.360 acre tract at 3,401.50 |
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feet and continuing for a total distance of 3,839.27 feet to a point |
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for corner, said point being in a northerly boundary line of the |
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Town of Little Elm as described in Exhibit A, Tract 3 of Town |
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Ordinance No. 809; |
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THENCE North 56 degrees 04 minutes 01 seconds West, along |
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said northerly boundary line, a distance of 2,542.41 feet to a point |
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for corner, said point being in the east boundary line of Lot 1, |
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Block A, Navo Middle School Addition, an addition to Denton County |
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according to the plat thereof recorded in Cabinet W, Page 436 of |
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said Real Property Records; |
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THENCE North 01 degree 35 minutes 07 seconds East, along the |
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east line of said addition, a distance of 1,343.95 feet to the |
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northeast corner of said addition; |
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THENCE North 88 degrees 08 minutes 38 seconds West, along the |
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north line of said addition, a distance of 1,216.05 feet to the |
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southeast corner of a 1.168 acre right-of-way dedication for Navo |
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Road to Denton County recorded in said Document No. 2006-24266; |
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THENCE North 01 degrees 34 minutes 31 seconds East, along the |
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east line of said dedication, a distance of 1,082.41 feet to the |
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northeast corner of said dedication; |
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THENCE South 89 degrees 57 minutes 07 seconds West, along the |
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north line of said dedication, a distance of 46.93 feet to a point |
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in the approximate center of Navo Road; |
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THENCE North 01 degree 35 minutes 07 seconds East, along the |
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approximate center of said Navo Road, a distance of 34.30 feet to a |
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point in the approximate center of Fish Trap Road and the south line |
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of a tract of land described in a deed to Dallas Lyndhurst, Ltd. |
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recorded in Document No. 97-090639 of said Real Property Records; |
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THENCE South 88 degrees 38 minutes 53 seconds East, along the |
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approximate center of said Fish Trap Road and the south line of said |
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Lyndhurst tract, a distance of 1,158.00 feet to the southeast |
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corner of said Lyndhurst tract; |
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THENCE North 01 degree 30 minutes 07 seconds East, along the |
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east line of said Lyndhurst tract, a distance of 1,330.60 feet to |
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the northeast corner of said Lyndhurst tract; |
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THENCE North 88 degrees 26 minutes 11 seconds West, along the |
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north line of said Lyndhurst tract, a distance of 844.57 feet to the |
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most southerly southeast corner of a called 16.78 acre tract of land |
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described as Tract 11-113 in a deed to the United States of America, |
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recorded in Volume 2822, Page 802 of said Real Property Records; |
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THENCE along the east line of said 16.78 acre tract, the |
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following courses and distances: |
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North 57 degrees 27 minutes 26 seconds East, a distance |
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of 117.61 feet to a point for corner; |
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North 33 degrees 06 minutes 22 seconds East, a distance |
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of 328.27 feet to a point for corner; |
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North 11 degrees 04 minutes 26 seconds East, a distance |
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of 284.12 feet to a point for corner; |
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North 15 degrees 07 minutes 37 seconds West, a distance |
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of 328.22 feet to a point for corner; |
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North 21 degrees 29 minutes 01 seconds West, a distance |
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of 67.72 feet to a point on the south boundary of a called 239.673 |
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acre tract of land described in a deed to Gene McCutchin, recorded |
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in Volume 927, Page 689 of said Real Property Records for the |
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northwest corner of said 16.78 acre tract; |
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THENCE South 88 degrees 43 minutes 53 seconds East, along the |
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common boundary between said 645.238 acre tract and said 239.673 |
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acre tract, a distance of 3,910.67 feet to a point for corner, said |
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point being approximately 350.00 feet west of the approximate |
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center of Byran Road; |
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THENCE over and across said 645.238 acre tract, the following |
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courses and distances: |
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South 01 degree 28 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance |
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of 2,341.34 feet to a point in the approximate center of said Fish |
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Trap Road and the north line of said CHS Savannah Tract; |
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THENCE North 88 degrees 38 minutes 53 seconds West, along the |
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north line of said CHS Savannah tract, a distance of 1,013.17 feet |
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to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 376.078 acres of land, more |
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or less. |
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TRACT 2 |
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WHEREAS, The Rudman Partnership is the owner of a tract of |
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land situated in the THOMAS NAVO SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 964 and the |
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WILLIAM LUMPKIN LEAGUE AND LABOR SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 730, in |
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Denton County, Texas, said tract being a portion of a called 645.238 |
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acre tract of land described as File No. F0030.00 and a portion of a |
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called 52.360 acre tract of land described as File No. F0031.00 in a |
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deed to The Rudman Partnership, recorded in Volume 2844, Page 42, |
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Real Property Records, Denton County, Texas, and being more |
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particularly described as follows: |
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COMMENCING at a point in the approximate center of Fish Trap |
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Road (a partially dedicated public road) for an interior ell corner |
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of said 645.238 acre tract and the northwest corner of a tract of |
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land described in a deed to CHS Savannah, L.P. recorded in Document |
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No. 2006-40724 of said Real Property Records; |
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THENCE South 01 degree 33 minutes 02 seconds West, along the |
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common line of said 645.238 acre tract and CHS Savannah Tract, |
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passing the most southerly southeast corner of said 645.238 acre |
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tract and the northeast corner of said 52.360 acre tract at 3,401.50 |
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feet and continuing for a total distance of 3,839.27 feet to THE |
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POINT OF BEGINNING, said point being in a northerly boundary line of |
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the Town of Little Elm as described in Exhibit A, Tract 3 of Town |
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Ordinance No. 809; |
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THENCE South 01 degree 33 minutes 02 seconds West, continuing |
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along said common line, a distance of 258.19 to a point being on the |
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north right-of-way of U.S. Highway 380 (a variable width |
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right-of-way) for the southeast corner of said 52.360 acre tract; |
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THENCE North 87 degrees 42 minutes 53 seconds West, along |
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said north right-of-way and the south line of said 52.360 acre |
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tract, a distance of 3,322.62 feet to a point on the southeast end |
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of a highway right-of-way flare for corner; |
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THENCE North 43 degrees 42 minutes 31 seconds West, along |
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said right-of-way flare, a distance of 138.39 feet to a point in the |
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approximate center of Navo Road (a partially dedicated public road) |
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for corner; |
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THENCE North 01 degree 54 minutes 19 seconds East, along the |
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approximate center of said Navo Road, passing the northwest corner |
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of said 52.360 acre tract and the southwest corner of said 645.238 |
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acre tract at 544.12 feet and continuing for a total distance of |
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1,656.01 feet to the southwest corner of a 0.450 acre right-of-way |
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dedication for Navo Road to Denton County, recorded as Document No. |
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2006-24266 of said Real Property Records; |
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THENCE along the south and east lines of said right-of-way |
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dedication, the following courses and distances: |
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South 88 degrees 25 minutes 29 seconds East, a distance |
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of 51.70 feet to a point for corner; |
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North 01 degree 33 minutes 20 seconds East, a distance |
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of 12.20 feet to a point for corner; |
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North 00 degrees 41 minutes 13 seconds West, a distance |
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of 127.90 feet to a point for corner; |
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North 01 degree 34 minutes 35 seconds East, a distance |
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of 258.84 feet to a point on the southwest line of Lot 1, Block A, |
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Navo Middle School Addition, an addition to Denton County according |
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to the plat thereof recorded in Cabinet W, Page 436 of said Real |
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Property Records; |
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THENCE South 59 degrees 28 minutes 01 second East, along the |
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southwest line of said addition, a distance of 1,390.62 feet to a |
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point for corner; |
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THENCE North 01 degree 35 minutes 07 seconds East, along the |
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east boundary of said addition, a distance of 98.82 feet to a point |
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in said northerly boundary line of the Town of Little Elm for |
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corner; |
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THENCE South 56 degrees 04 minutes 01 seconds East, along |
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said northerly boundary line of the Town of Little Elm a distance of |
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2,542.41 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 98.489 acres |
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of land, more or less. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives |
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within the required time. |
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(d) The general law relating to consent by political |
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subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation, |
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reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those |
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districts has been complied with. |
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(e) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been |
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fulfilled and accomplished. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1878 passed the Senate on |
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May 1, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1878 passed the House on |
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May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |