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        relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District  | 
      
      
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        No. 24; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to  | 
      
      
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        impose assessments, fees, and 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 3799 to read as follows: | 
      
      
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        CHAPTER 3799.  HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 24 | 
      
      
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        SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.001.  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 City of Houston. | 
      
      
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                     (3)  "County" means Harris County. | 
      
      
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                     (4)  "Director" means a board member. | 
      
      
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                     (5)  "District" means the Harris County Improvement  | 
      
      
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        District No. 24. | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.002.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The  | 
      
      
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        district is a special district created under Section 59, Article  | 
      
      
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        XVI, Texas Constitution. | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.003.  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 county from providing the level  | 
      
      
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        of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting  | 
      
      
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        this chapter to the area in the district.  The district is created  | 
      
      
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        to supplement and not to supplant city or county services provided  | 
      
      
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        in the district. | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)   | 
      
      
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        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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                     (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. 3799.005.  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. 3799.006.  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. 3799.007.  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. 3799.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  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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               (b)  The board by resolution may change the number of voting  | 
      
      
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        directors on the board only if the board determines that the change  | 
      
      
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        is in the best interest of the district.  The board may not consist  | 
      
      
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        of fewer than 5 or more than 15 voting directors. | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.052.  APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.  The mayor  | 
      
      
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        and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint voting  | 
      
      
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        directors from persons recommended by the board.  A person is  | 
      
      
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        appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body and the  | 
      
      
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        mayor vote to appoint that person. | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.053.  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. 3799.054.  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. 3799.055.  INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  The initial  | 
      
      
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        board consists of the following voting directors: | 
      
      
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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, 2019, and  | 
      
      
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        the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire  | 
      
      
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        June 1, 2021. | 
      
      
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               (c)  Section 3799.052 does not apply to the initial voting  | 
      
      
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        directors. | 
      
      
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               (d)  This section expires September 1, 2021. | 
      
      
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        SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.101.  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. 3799.102.  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. 3799.103.  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. 3799.104.  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. 3799.105.  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. 3799.106.  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 city or the county, to provide law enforcement  | 
      
      
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        services in the district for a fee. | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.107.  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. 3799.108.  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. 3799.109.  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 part 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. 3799.110.  APPROVAL BY CITY.  (a)  Except as provided  | 
      
      
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        by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the city  | 
      
      
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        for: | 
      
      
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                     (1)  the issuance of bonds; | 
      
      
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                     (2)  the plans and specifications of an improvement  | 
      
      
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        project financed by bonds; and | 
      
      
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                     (3)  the plans and specifications of an improvement  | 
      
      
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        project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement  | 
      
      
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        granted by the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or  | 
      
      
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        highway. | 
      
      
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               (b)  The district may not issue bonds until the governing  | 
      
      
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        body of the city adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing the  | 
      
      
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        issuance of the bonds. | 
      
      
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               (c)  If the district obtains the approval of the city's  | 
      
      
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        governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to  | 
      
      
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        exceed 10 years, the district may finance the capital improvements  | 
      
      
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        and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval  | 
      
      
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        from the city. | 
      
      
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               (d)  The governing body of the city: | 
      
      
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                     (1)  is not required to adopt a resolution or ordinance  | 
      
      
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        to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a);  | 
      
      
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                     (2)  may establish an administrative process to approve  | 
      
      
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        plans and specifications described by Subsection (a) without the  | 
      
      
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        involvement of the governing body. | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.111.  NO ANNEXATION POWER.  The district may not  | 
      
      
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        annex land. | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.112.  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. 3799.151.  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. 3799.152.  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. 3799.153.  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. 3799.154.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)   | 
      
      
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        The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any  | 
      
      
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        purpose authorized by this chapter in all or part of the 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. 3799.155.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The district  | 
      
      
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        may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax  | 
      
      
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        or assessment on property in the zones. | 
      
      
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        SUBCHAPTER E.  TAXES AND BONDS | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.201.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.  (a)  | 
      
      
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        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 3799.203. | 
      
      
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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. 3799.202.  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 3799.201, 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. 3799.203.  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. 3799.204.  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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               (c)  The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of  | 
      
      
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        bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645,  | 
      
      
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        Water Code, does not apply to the district. | 
      
      
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               Sec. 3799.205.  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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               Sec. 3799.206.  CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT  | 
      
      
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        OBLIGATIONS.  Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local  | 
      
      
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        Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or  | 
      
      
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        other obligation of the district. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 2.  The Harris County Improvement District No. 24  | 
      
      
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        initially includes all territory contained in the following area: | 
      
      
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               TRACT 1 | 
      
      
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               FIELD NOTE DESCRIPTION OF 5.369 ACRES (233,869 SQUARE FEET)  | 
      
      
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        OF LAND IN THE A.C. REYNOLDS SURVEY, ABSTRACT No. 61 AND BEING  | 
      
      
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        UNRESTRICTED RESERVE "A", HIGHLAND VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER,  | 
      
      
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        SECTION ONE AS RECORDED IN FILM CODE 629155, HARRIS COUNTY MAP  | 
      
      
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        RECORDS, ALL BEING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY,  | 
      
      
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        TEXAS AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS  | 
      
      
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        FOLLOWS: | 
      
      
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               BEGINNING at a PK Nail with Shiner found for the intersection  | 
      
      
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        of the north right-of-way of Westheimer (80-feet wide) and the west  | 
      
      
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        right-of-way of Drexel Drive (60-feet wide), said point also being  | 
      
      
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        the southeast corner of Unrestricted Reserve "A"; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 86°49'28" W, along the north right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
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        Westheimer, common with the south line of Unrestricted Reserve "A",  | 
      
      
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        a distance of 767.10 feet to a PK Nail with Shiner found for the  | 
      
      
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        southwest corner of the herein described tract, said point being on  | 
      
      
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        the east line of the Union Pacific Railroad Fee Strip; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, N 02°46'33" W, along the east line of the Union  | 
      
      
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        Pacific Railroad Fee Strip, common with the west line of  | 
      
      
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        Unrestricted Reserve "A", a distance of 300.00 feet to a 5/8-inch  | 
      
      
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        iron rod with cap found for the northwest corner of the herein  | 
      
      
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        described tract, said point also being the southwest corner of Oak  | 
      
      
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        Estates Subdivision, Section Two as recorded in Volume 35, Page 43  | 
      
      
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        Harris County Map Records; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, N 86°49'28" E, along the south line of Oak Estates  | 
      
      
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        Subdivision, Section Two, common with the north line of  | 
      
      
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        Unrestricted Reserve "A", a distance of 657.84 feet to a 5/8-inch  | 
      
      
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        iron rod with cap found for an interior corner of the herein  | 
      
      
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        described tract and being the southeast corner of Oak Estates  | 
      
      
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        Subdivision, Section Two; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, N 02°11'30" W, along the west line of Oak Estates  | 
      
      
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        Subdivision, Section Two, a distance of 5.14 feet to a 5/8-inch iron  | 
      
      
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        rod with cap found for an interior corner of the herein described  | 
      
      
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        tract, said point being the southwest corner of Block Six, Oak  | 
      
      
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        Estates Subdivision, Section One; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, N 87°12'29" E, along the south line of Block Six,  | 
      
      
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        common with the north line of Unrestricted Reserve "A", a distance  | 
      
      
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        of 163.65 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap found for the  | 
      
      
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        northeast corner of the herein described tract, said point being on  | 
      
      
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        the west right-of-way line of Drexel Drive and being on a  | 
      
      
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        non-tangent curve to the left; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, along the aforementioned curve to the left, being the  | 
      
      
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        west right-of-way line of Drexel Drive, common with the east line of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
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        Unrestricted Reserve "A", having a radius of 338.66 feet, a delta of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
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        32°58'06", an arc length of 194.87 feet, a chord bearing of S  | 
      
      
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        13°41'31" W, and a chord distance of 192.19 feet to a PK Nail with  | 
      
      
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        Shiner found for a point of tangency; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 02°47'32" E, along the west right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
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        Drexel Drive, common with the east line of Unrestricted Reserve  | 
      
      
        | 
           
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        "A", a distance of 120.12 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and  | 
      
      
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        containing 5.369 acres (233,869 square feet) of land. | 
      
      
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               TRACT 2 | 
      
      
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               FIELD NOTE DESCRIPTION OF 4.0363 ACRES (175,820 SQUARE FEET)  | 
      
      
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        OF LAND COMPRISED OF RESERVE "B" AND ALL OF THE UNRESTRICTED TRACT  | 
      
      
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        EAST OF DREXEL DRIVE IN THE PLAT OF OAK ESTATES, SECTION ONE, AS  | 
      
      
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        RECORDED IN VOLUME 31, PAGE 67, H.C.M.R., ALL LOCATED IN THE CITY OF  | 
      
      
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        HOUSTON, TEXAS AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: | 
      
      
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               BEGINNING at a PK Nail found for the intersection of the north  | 
      
      
        | 
           
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        right-of-way line of Westheimer Road (80-feet wide) and the east  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        right-of-way line of Drexel Drive (60-feet wide) and being the  | 
      
      
        | 
           
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        southwest corner of the herein described tract; | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               THENCE, N 02°47'32" W, along the east right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        Drexel Drive, a distance of 119.72 feet to an "X" cut in concrete  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        for the point of a curve to the right; | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               THENCE, along the aforementioned curve to the right, being  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        the east right-of-way line of Drexel Drive, having a radius of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        278.66 feet, a delta of 41°24'04", an arc length of 201.36 feet, a  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        chord bearing of N 17°54'30" E and a chord distance of 197.00 feet to  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        a 5/8-inch iron rod set with cap for the northwest corner of the  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        herein described tract, said point also being the southwest corner  | 
      
      
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			 | 
        of Block 8, Oak Estates, Section One; | 
      
      
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			 | 
               THENCE N 87°12'33" E, along the south line of Block 8, a  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        distance of 527.04 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap set for the  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        southeast corner of Block 8, common with the northeast corner of the  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        herein described tract, said point also being on the west line of a  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        tract conveyed to Walgreens Co. Store No. 1582 and recorded in  | 
      
      
        | 
           
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        Harris County Clerk's File No. J782393; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 02°21'32" E, along the west line of the Walgreens  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        Co. Store No. 1582 tract, a distance of 300.02 feet to a PK Nail  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        found for the southwest corner of the Walgreens Co. Store No. 1582  | 
      
      
        | 
           
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        tract, common with the southeast corner of the herein described  | 
      
      
        | 
           
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        tract and being on the north right-of-way line of Westheimer Road; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 86°49'28" W, along the north right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
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        Westheimer Road, a distance of 594.42 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING  | 
      
      
        | 
           
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        and containing 4.0363 acres (175,820 square feet) of land. | 
      
      
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               TRACT 3 | 
      
      
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               FIELD NOTE DESCRIPTION OF 3.5246 ACRES (153,531 SQUARE FEET)  | 
      
      
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        BEING THE RESERVED TRACT LOCATED BETWEEN SUFFOLK DRIVE AND DREXEL  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        DRIVE, IN THE PLAT OF HIGHLAND VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, AS RECORDED IN  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        VOLUME 27, PAGE 42, H.C.M.R., ALL BEING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF  | 
      
      
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			 | 
        HOUSTON, TEXAS AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               BEGINNING at a PK Nail found for the intersection of the south  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        right-of-way line of Westheimer Road (80-feet wide) and the west  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        right-of-way line of Drexel Drive (60-feet wide) and being the  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        northeast corner of the herein described tract; | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               THENCE, along a curve to the left, being the west  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        right-of-way line of Drexel Drive, having a radius of 337.92 feet, a  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        delta of 24°46'37", an arc length of 146.13 feet, a chord bearing of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        S 15°31'55" E and a chord distance of 144.99 feet to a point of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        tangency; | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               THENCE, S 27°54'33" E, along the west right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        Drexel Drive, a distance of 0.28 feet to a point for a curve to the  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        right; | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               THENCE, along the aforementioned curve to the right, being  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        the west right-of-way line of Drexel Drive, having a radius of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        249.66 feet, a delta of 27°15'42", an arc length of 118.79 feet, a  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        chord bearing of S 14°16'42" E and a chord distance of 117.67 feet to  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        a point of tangency; | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               THENCE, S 00°40'36" E, along the west right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        Drexel Drive, a distance of 2.40 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod found  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        for the southeast corner of the herein described tract, said point  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        also being the northeast corner of Block 6, Highland Village  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        Subdivision; | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               THENCE, S 86°49'28" W, along the north line of Block 6, a  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        distance of 652.48 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod with cap found for  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        the southwest corner of the herein described tract, common with the  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        northwest corner of Block 6 and being on a non-tangent curve to the  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        right; | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               THENCE, along the aforementioned curve to the right, being  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        the east right-of-way line of Suffolk Drive, having a radius of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        240.45 feet, a delta of 24°59'21", an arc length of 104.87 feet, a  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        chord bearing of N 09°44'58" E and a chord distance of 104.04 feet to  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        a point of tangency; | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               THENCE, N 22°14'38" E, along the east right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        Suffolk Drive, a distance of 34.45 feet to a point for a curve to the  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        left; | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               THENCE, along the aforementioned curve to the left, being the  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        east right-of-way line of Suffolk Drive, having a radius of 296.96  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        feet, a delta of 25°22'34", an arc length of 131.52 feet, a chord  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        bearing of N 09°33'21" E and a chord distance of 130.45 feet to a  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        1/2-inch iron rod with cap found for the northwest corner of the  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        herein described tract and being on the south right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        Westheimer Road; | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               THENCE, N 86°49'28" E, along the south right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        Westheimer Road, a distance of 532.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING  | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
        and containing 3.5246 acres (153,531 square feet) of land. | 
      
      
        | 
           
			 | 
               TRACT 4 | 
      
      
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			 | 
               FIELD NOTE DESCRIPTION OF 0.8377 ACRES (36,492 SQUARE FEET)  | 
      
      
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        BEING RESERVES A & B AND THE RESERVED TRACT EAST OF DREXEL, IN THE  | 
      
      
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        PLAT OF HIGHLAND VILLAGE SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 27, PAGE  | 
      
      
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        42, H.C.M.R., ALL BEING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS AND  | 
      
      
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        BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: | 
      
      
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               BEGINNING at a PK Nail found for the intersection of the south  | 
      
      
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        right-of-way line of Westheimer Road (80-feet wide) and the east  | 
      
      
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        right-of-way line of Drexel Drive (60-feet wide) and being the  | 
      
      
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        northwest corner of the herein described tract; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, N 86°49'28" E, along the south right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
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        Westheimer Road, a distance of 175.00 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod  | 
      
      
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        found for the northeast corner of the herein described tract, said  | 
      
      
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        point being the northwest corner of a called 1.7783 acre tract  | 
      
      
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        conveyed to Weshy, Ltd. Under Harris County Clerk's File  | 
      
      
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        No. S582699; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 00°40'36" E, along the west line of the called  | 
      
      
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        1.7783 acre tract, a distance of 260.01 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod  | 
      
      
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        with cap set for the southeast corner of the herein described tract,  | 
      
      
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        said point also being the northeast corner of Block 1, Highland  | 
      
      
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        Village Subdivision; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 86°49'28" W, along the north line of Block 1, a  | 
      
      
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        distance of 109.93 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod found for the  | 
      
      
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        southwest corner of the herein described tract, common with the  | 
      
      
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        northwest corner of Block 1 and being on a non-tangent curve to the  | 
      
      
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        left; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, along the aforementioned curve to the left, being the  | 
      
      
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        east right-of-way line of Drexel Drive, having a radius of 309.66  | 
      
      
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        feet, a delta of 27°12'57", an arc length of 147.09 feet, a chord  | 
      
      
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        bearing of N 14°18'05" W and a chord distance of 145.71 feet to a  | 
      
      
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        point of tangency; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, N 27°54'33" W, along the east right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
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        Drexel Drive, a distance of 0.28 feet to a point for a curve to the  | 
      
      
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        right; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, along the aforementioned curve to the right, being  | 
      
      
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        the east right-of-way line of Drexel Drive, having a radius of  | 
      
      
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        277.92 feet, a delta of 24°47'10", an arc length of 120.23 feet, a  | 
      
      
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        chord bearing of N 15°30'58" W and a chord distance of 119.29 feet to  | 
      
      
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        the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 0.8377 acres (36,492 square  | 
      
      
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        feet) of land. | 
      
      
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               TRACT 5 | 
      
      
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               FIELD NOTE DESCRIPTION OF 0.8429 ACRES (36,717 SQUARE FEET)  | 
      
      
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        BEING THE RESERVED TRACT LOCATED WEST OF SUFFOLK DRIVE, IN THE PLAT  | 
      
      
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        OF HIGHLAND VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 27, PAGE 42,  | 
      
      
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        H.C.M.R., ALL BEING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS AND BEING  | 
      
      
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        MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: | 
      
      
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               BEGINNING at a point for the Intersection of the south  | 
      
      
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        right-of-way line of Westheimer Road (80-feet wide) and the west  | 
      
      
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        right-of-way line of Suffolk Drive (60-feet wide) and being the  | 
      
      
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        northeast corner of the herein described tract; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, along a curve to the right, being the west  | 
      
      
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        right-of-way line of Suffolk Drive, having a radius of 236.96 feet,  | 
      
      
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        a delta of 25°21'55", an arc length of 104.90 feet, a chord bearing  | 
      
      
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        of S 09°33'41" W and a chord distance of 104.05 feet to a point of  | 
      
      
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        tangency; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 22°14'38" W, along the west right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
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        Suffolk Drive, a distance of 34.45 feet to a point for a curve to the  | 
      
      
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        left; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, along the aforementioned curve to the left, being the  | 
      
      
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        west right-of-way line of Suffolk Drive, having a radius of 300.45  | 
      
      
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        feet, a delta of 25°01'11", an arc length of 131.20 feet, a chord  | 
      
      
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        bearing of S 09°44'02" W and a chord distance of 130.16 feet to a  | 
      
      
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        point of tangency; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 02°46'33" E, along the west right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
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        Suffolk Drive, a distance of 0.29 feet to the southeast corner of  | 
      
      
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        the herein described tract, said point also being the northeast of  | 
      
      
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        Unrestricted Reserve "A", Highland Village Subdivision, Partial  | 
      
      
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        Replat No. 1 as recorded in Film Code 630209 H.C.M.R.; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 86°49'28" W, along the north line of Unrestricted  | 
      
      
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        Reserve "A", a distance of 110.00 feet to the southwest corner of  | 
      
      
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        the herein described tract, common with the northwest corner of  | 
      
      
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        Unrestricted Reserve "A" and being on the east line of the Union  | 
      
      
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        Pacific tract; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, N 02°46'33" W, along the east line of the Union  | 
      
      
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        Pacific tract, a distance of 259.77 feet to the northwest corner of  | 
      
      
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        the herein described tract and being on the south right-of-way line  | 
      
      
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        of Westheimer Road; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, N 86°49'28" E, along the south right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
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        Westheimer Road, a distance of 175.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING  | 
      
      
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        and containing 0.8429 acres (36,717 square feet) of land. | 
      
      
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               TRACT 6 | 
      
      
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               FIELD NOTE DESCRIPTION OF 0.5050 ACRES (22,000 SQUARE FEET)  | 
      
      
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        BEING ALL OF UNRESTRICTED RESERVE A, HIGHLAND VILLAGE PARTIAL  | 
      
      
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        REPLAT No. 1 AS RECORDED IN FILM CODE 630209 H.C.M.R., ALL BEING  | 
      
      
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        LOCATED IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY  | 
      
      
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        DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: | 
      
      
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               COMMENCING at a point for the intersection of the south  | 
      
      
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        right-of-way line of Westheimer Road (80-feet wide) and the west  | 
      
      
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        right-of-way line of Suffolk Drive (60-feet wide) and being the  | 
      
      
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        northeast corner of the of the Highland Village Reserved Tract as  | 
      
      
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        recorded in Volume 027, Page 042, Harris County Map Records and  | 
      
      
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        being on a non-tangent curve to the right; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, along a curve to the right, being the west  | 
      
      
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        right-of-way line of Suffolk Drive, having a radius of 236.96 feet,  | 
      
      
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        a delta of 25°21'55", an arc length of 104.90 feet, a chord bearing  | 
      
      
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        of S 09°33'41" W and a chord distance of 104.05 feet to a point of  | 
      
      
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        tangency; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 22°14'38" W, along the west right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
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        Suffolk Drive, a distance of 34.45 feet to a point for a curve to the  | 
      
      
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        left; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, along the aforementioned curve to the left, being the  | 
      
      
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        west right-of-way line of Suffolk Drive, having a radius of 300.45  | 
      
      
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        feet, a delta of 25°01'11", an arc length of 131.20 feet, a chord  | 
      
      
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        bearing of S 09°44'02" W and a chord distance of 130.16 feet to a  | 
      
      
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        point of tangency; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 02°46'33" E, along the west right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
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        Suffolk Drive, a distance of 0.29 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and  | 
      
      
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        the northeast corner Unrestricted Reserve "A"; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 02°46'33" E, along the west right-of-way line of  | 
      
      
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        Suffolk Drive, a distance of 200.00 feet to the southeast corner of  | 
      
      
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        the herein described tract, said point also being the northeast of  | 
      
      
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        the remainder of Lot 83, Highland Village Subdivision; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, S 86°49'28" W, along the north line of the remainder  | 
      
      
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        of Lot 83, a distance of 110.00 feet to the southwest corner of the  | 
      
      
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        herein described tract, common with the northwest corner of the  | 
      
      
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        remainder of Lot 83 and being on the east line of the Union Pacific  | 
      
      
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        tract; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, N 02°46'33" W, along the east line of the Union  | 
      
      
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        Pacific tract, a distance of 200.00 feet to the northwest corner of  | 
      
      
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        Unrestricted Reserve "A"; | 
      
      
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               THENCE, N 86°49'28" E, along the north line of Unrestricted  | 
      
      
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        Reserve "A", a distance of 110.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and  | 
      
      
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        containing 0.5050 acres (22,000 square feet) of land. | 
      
      
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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, 2017. |