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TX Loc Govt Code § 303.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 9 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Subtitle C - Public Building Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 303 - Public Facility Corporations|Subchapter E. Administration by Secretary of State|Section 303.123. Notice and Appeal of Disapproval

Sec. 303.123.  NOTICE AND APPEAL OF DISAPPROVAL.  (a)  If the secretary of state does not approve a document required by this chapter to be approved by the secretary of state, the secretary of state, not later than the 10th day after the date the document is delivered to the secretary of state, shall give written notice of the disapproval to the person who delivered the document.  The notice must state the reasons for the disapproval.(b)  The person may appeal the disapproval to a district court of Travis County by filing with the clerk of the court a petition including a copy of the disapproved document and a copy of the disapproval notice.(c)  The court shall try the matter de novo and either sustain the secretary of state's action or direct the secretary of state to take action the court considers proper.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 303.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 9 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Subtitle C - Public Building Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 303 - Public Facility Corporations|Subchapter E. Administration by Secretary of State|Section 303.124. Documents as Prima Facie Evidence

Sec. 303.124.  DOCUMENTS AS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE.  A court, public office, or official body shall receive the following documents as prima facie evidence of the facts, or the existence or nonexistence of the facts, stated in the documents:(1)  a certificate issued by the secretary of state under this chapter;(2)  a copy, certified by the secretary of state, of a document filed in the office of the secretary of state under this chapter;  and(3)  a certificate of the secretary of state under the state seal as to the existence or nonexistence of a fact relating to a corporation that would not appear from a document or certificate under Subdivision (1) or (2).|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 305.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 9 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Subtitle C - Public Building Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 305 - Miscellaneous Public Building Provisions Affecting Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Joint Construction and Maintenance of Buildings by Certain Counties and Municipalities|Section 305.001. Joint Construction and Maintenance of Buildings by Certain Counties and Municipalities

Sec. 305.001.  JOINT CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS BY CERTAIN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality with 2,000 or more inhabitants that is located more than 10 miles from the county seat of the county in which the municipality is located, and to the county in which the municipality is located.(b)  The county and the municipality may jointly own, construct, equip, enlarge, and maintain a building in the municipality, to be used by the justice of the peace, for county branch offices, for a county library, and for a city hall.  The county and the municipality must hold in joint ownership the title to the land on which the building stands.(c)  The cost of construction of the building shall be paid from current income and funds on hand, as provided in the budgets or the tax levies of the county and municipality.  Annual expenses for the operation and maintenance of the building shall be budgeted by the county and the municipality.(d)  The county and the municipality shall specify in a contract between them:(1)  the amount or proportionate share of the cost of construction and equipment that each party shall contribute;(2)  the party with authority to award contracts, or the fact that awards are to be made by action of both parties;(3)  the account in which funds contributed under Subdivision (1) shall be deposited;  and(4)  the procedure by which disbursements from that account shall be authorized.(e)  The contract may provide for:(1)  the appointment of a committee or board to operate and maintain the building;(2)  the delegation of operation and maintenance responsibility to either of the parties;  or(3)  the division of annual operation and maintenance expenses between the parties.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 305.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 9 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Subtitle C - Public Building Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 305 - Miscellaneous Public Building Provisions Affecting Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Sale of Coliseum or Stadium Between Municipality and County|Section 305.011. Municipality and County Covered by Subchapter

Sec. 305.011.  MUNICIPALITY AND COUNTY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to:(1)  any municipality;  and(2)  a county that has a population of more than one million, has issued bonds for the purpose of constructing a coliseum or stadium within the county, and is operating the coliseum or stadium directly and not through another person under a lease or other agreement not subject to cancellation by the county in the event of a sale of the coliseum or stadium.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 66(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 99, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 305.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 9 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Subtitle C - Public Building Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 305 - Miscellaneous Public Building Provisions Affecting Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Sale of Coliseum or Stadium Between Municipality and County|Section 305.012. Sale by County

Sec. 305.012.  SALE BY COUNTY.  The commissioners court of the county may sell to a municipality a coliseum or stadium owned and operated by it and related land and facilities if the court finds that:(1)  the coliseum or stadium is in need of expansion or other improvement; and(2)  the expansion or other improvement may be better accomplished, without resort to the tax funds and resources of the county, by the sale of the coliseum or stadium and related land and facilities to a municipality in which the coliseum or stadium is located.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 66(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 305.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 9 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Subtitle C - Public Building Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 305 - Miscellaneous Public Building Provisions Affecting Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Sale of Coliseum or Stadium Between Municipality and County|Section 305.013. Terms of Agreement

Sec. 305.013.  TERMS OF AGREEMENT.  The sale agreement shall be on the terms, including the price, on which the county and municipality agree.  However, the price may not be less than the amount of the outstanding bonds of the county issued for the purpose of constructing and equipping the coliseum or stadium.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 66(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 305.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 9 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Subtitle C - Public Building Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 305 - Miscellaneous Public Building Provisions Affecting Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Sale of Coliseum or Stadium Between Municipality and County|Section 305.014. Payments by Municipality

Sec. 305.014.  PAYMENTS BY MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  The purchase price may be paid by the municipality in cash and the funds for the payment may be obtained by the municipality in any manner permitted by law.  In the alternative, the purchase price may be paid by the municipality in installments with interest at not lower than the same rates borne by the county's outstanding coliseum or stadium bonds.  The funds with which to make the installments may be obtained by the municipality in any lawful manner, including one or more of the methods described by Subsections (b) and (c).(b)  The installments, by the sale agreement, may be made payable to the county out of revenues of the stadium or coliseum on dates coinciding with or earlier than the dates on which principal and interest on the county's outstanding coliseum or stadium bonds mature and come due.  If this method of payment is selected, the payments due the county may be treated as a fixed operating expense of the stadium or coliseum payable solely from the revenues of the facilities.  When received by the county, the funds shall be used for the purpose of retiring and paying interest on its outstanding coliseum or stadium bonds when due.(c)  The municipality and county may agree that the municipality shall issue a series of coliseum or stadium acquisition revenue bonds (or include such purpose as a part of a larger series of coliseum or stadium revenue bonds), which revenue bonds (or part of a larger series allocable to the purchase) shall be delivered to the county in payment of the purchase price for the stadium or coliseum.  The bonds must be at least payable at the times and in the same amounts as and bear not lower than the same rates of interest borne by the county's outstanding coliseum or stadium bonds so as to provide funds from the revenue bonds to the county with which to pay the principal and interest when due on its outstanding bonds.  The revenue bonds of the municipality may be on other terms as the municipality and county agree and may include any mortgage security authorized by Subchapter A, Chapter 1504, Government Code. On delivery of the bonds to the county, the county shall hold the bonds for the account of the interest and sinking fund created in connection with its outstanding coliseum or stadium bonds and shall use the payments when received to pay the principal and interest on its bonds when due.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 66(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.310, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 305.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 9 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Subtitle C - Public Building Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 305 - Miscellaneous Public Building Provisions Affecting Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Sale of Coliseum or Stadium Between Municipality and County|Section 305.015. Delivery of Deed

Sec. 305.015.  DELIVERY OF DEED.  A sale under this subchapter must be effected by delivery of a deed, with a reservation of any vendor's liens on the facilities as may be appropriate in connection with the selected method for payment of the purchase price, from the county with the approval of the commissioners court and acceptance by the municipality in accordance with the sale agreement.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 66(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 305.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 9 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Subtitle C - Public Building Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 305 - Miscellaneous Public Building Provisions Affecting Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Sale of Coliseum or Stadium Between Municipality and County|Section 305.016. Municipal Powers

Sec. 305.016.  MUNICIPAL POWERS.  After the delivery of the deed, the municipality is the complete and total owner of the coliseum or stadium and the related land and facilities conveyed and may:(1)  exercise all the powers with respect to the property authorized and implied by Subchapter A, Chapter 1504, Government Code, and any other laws applicable to the municipality, for the purpose of operating, maintaining, improving, or expanding the coliseum or stadium;(2)  in connection with the financing of the purchase, include any indoor or outdoor recreational facilities, properties, and entertainment attractions as may be considered by the municipality to be appropriate in connection with the coliseum or stadium;  and(3)  lease or make operating agreements with respect to all or any part of the coliseum or stadium and related land and facilities for the periods and on the terms as the municipality may determine.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 66(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.311, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 305.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 9 - Public Buildings and Grounds|Subtitle C - Public Building Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 305 - Miscellaneous Public Building Provisions Affecting Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Sale of Coliseum or Stadium Between Municipality and County|Section 305.017. Sale by Municipality

Sec. 305.017.  SALE BY MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  If the governing body of the municipality affirmatively finds that the escalating burdens and costs of operating its stadium or coliseum acquired under this subchapter have caused continued ownership to cease to be economically feasible, resulting in increasing and unnecessary burdens on the taxpayers of the municipality, the governing body, after giving at least 14 days' notice of and holding a public hearing on the question, may sell the stadium or coliseum to another public or private entity.(b)  The sale shall be on the terms as the governing body may approve.  The municipality has all power necessary and appropriate to complete the sale in accordance with the terms of the sale.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 66(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 306.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 306 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Municipalities With Population of More Than 40,000|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 306.001. Eligible Municipalities

Sec. 306.001.  ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES.  This chapter applies only to home-rule municipalities with a population of more than 40,000.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 306.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 306 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Municipalities With Population of More Than 40,000|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 306.002. Definition

Sec. 306.002.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "board" means the park board of trustees.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 306.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 306 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Municipalities With Population of More Than 40,000|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 306.003. Cumulative Effect With Charter Provisions

Sec. 306.003.  CUMULATIVE EFFECT WITH CHARTER PROVISIONS.  This chapter is cumulative of home-rule charter provisions, but this chapter takes precedence in the event of a conflict.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 306.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 306 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Municipalities With Population of More Than 40,000|Subchapter B. Park Board of Trustees|Section 306.011. Creation of Board

Sec. 306.011.  CREATION OF BOARD.  The governing body of the municipality by ordinance may create a board to be known as the Park Board of Trustees for the purpose of acquiring, improving, equipping, maintaining, financing, or operating parks.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 306.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 306 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Municipalities With Population of More Than 40,000|Subchapter B. Park Board of Trustees|Section 306.012. Composition; Term

Sec. 306.012.  COMPOSITION;  TERM.  (a)  The board must be composed of nine trustees appointed by the governing body of the municipality.  One of the trustees must be a member of the municipality's governing body.(b)  Trustees serve for staggered terms of two years.  Terms expire on the anniversary of the date of appointment, except as provided by Subsection (d).(c)  In appointing the initial board, the governing body shall designate five trustees to serve for terms of two years and four trustees to serve for terms of one year.(d)  The governing body by ordinance may set a date other than the date of appointment as the date on which trustees' terms expire.  If the board is in existence at the time the ordinance is adopted, the governing body must implement the new expiration date by reducing the terms of trustees to conform to the new date.  However, the expiration date may not be set on a date that would require the governing body to reduce terms by more than 60 days.  An ordinance may not be adopted under this subsection more often than once in any five-year period.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 476, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 306.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 306 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Municipalities With Population of More Than 40,000|Subchapter B. Park Board of Trustees|Section 306.013. Vacancy

Sec. 306.013.  VACANCY.  A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment of the governing body of the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 306.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 306 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Municipalities With Population of More Than 40,000|Subchapter B. Park Board of Trustees|Section 306.014. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 306.014.  COMPENSATION;  EXPENSES.  A trustee serves without compensation, but is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the performance of official duties.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 306.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 306 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Municipalities With Population of More Than 40,000|Subchapter B. Park Board of Trustees|Section 306.015. Bond; Oath

Sec. 306.015.  BOND;  OATH.  (a)  Within 15 days after the date of appointment, a trustee must qualify for office by taking the official oath and filing a good and sufficient bond with the clerk or secretary of the municipality.(b)  The bond must be:(1)  in the amount prescribed by the governing body of the municipality, but not more than $5,000;(2)  payable to the order of the municipality;(3)  approved by the governing body;  and(4)  conditioned that the trustee will faithfully perform the duties of trustee, including the proper handling of money that may come into the hands of the trustee in the trustee's capacity as a member of the board.(c)  The board shall pay the cost of the bond.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 306.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 306 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Municipalities With Population of More Than 40,000|Subchapter B. Park Board of Trustees|Section 306.016. Organization; Meetings

Sec. 306.016.  ORGANIZATION;  MEETINGS.  (a)  The board shall annually elect from its membership a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer, except that the first chairman shall be designated by the governing body of the municipality at the time of appointment of the first trustees.  Officers serve in that capacity for a term of one year.(b)  The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person.(c)  The board shall hold regular meetings at times fixed by the board and may hold special meetings at other times as necessary.  Special meetings may be called by the chairman or by any three trustees.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 306.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 306 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Municipalities With Population of More Than 40,000|Subchapter B. Park Board of Trustees|Section 306.017. Records; Audit

Sec. 306.017.  RECORDS;  AUDIT.  (a)  The board shall keep a complete record of all meetings and proceedings and shall maintain the records of the board in a secure manner.  Records are the property of the board and are subject to inspection by the governing body of the municipality at reasonable times.(b)  The board may contract with the governing body to have the municipality keep and maintain its records.(c)  All financial transactions and records of the board shall be audited annually by independent auditors selected by the board.(d)  The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of the board is subject to the requirements of Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and rules adopted under that subtitle.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 60, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 306.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 306 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Municipalities With Population of More Than 40,000|Subchapter B. Park Board of Trustees|Section 306.018. Seal

Sec. 306.018.  SEAL.  The board shall adopt a seal, and the seal shall be placed on each lease, deed, or other instrument usually executed under seal.  The seal may be placed on other instruments as required by the board.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|