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TX Loc Govt Code § 374.906 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 374.906. Powers of Public Body

Sec. 374.906.  POWERS OF PUBLIC BODY.  (a)  To aid in the planning or implementation of an urban renewal project located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any public body, after determining that a project is beneficial to its residents and after setting terms with or without consideration, may:(1)  dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its interest in any urban renewal project or grant easements, licenses, or other rights and privileges in the project to a municipality or urban renewal agency;(2)  incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by the public body in exercising the powers granted under this section;(3)  do anything necessary to aid or cooperate in the planning or implementation of an urban renewal plan;(4)  lend, grant, or contribute funds to a municipality or an urban renewal agency;(5)  enter into agreements that may extend over any period with a municipality, urban renewal agency, or other public body relating to action to be taken by the public body under any of the powers granted under this chapter, including furnishing funds or other assistance in connection with an urban renewal project;(6)  furnish public buildings and public facilities, including parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, community facilities, educational facilities, water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or other public works;(7)  furnish, dedicate, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan streets, roads, sidewalks, ways, or other places;(8)  plan, replan, zone, or rezone any part of the public body or make exceptions from building regulations;  or(9)  furnish administrative and other services to the municipality or urban renewal agency.(b)  If title to or possession of any urban renewal project is held by the federal government, the provisions of an agreement under this section inure to and may be enforced by the federal government.(c)  A sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement under this section may be made by and between public bodies without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding.(d)  To aid in planning or conducting an urban renewal project through an urban renewal agency under this chapter, a municipality may perform all of the functions that a public body may perform under Subsection (a), including furnishing financial and other assistance.(e)  For the purposes of this section or to aid in the planning or carrying out of a municipal urban renewal project, a municipality may issue and sell general obligation bonds in addition to bonds issued under Section 374.026.  Bonds issued under this section must be issued in the manner and are subject to the limitations generally provided by the laws of this state for the issuance and authorization of municipal bonds for public purposes.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.907 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 374.907. Title of Purchaser

Sec. 374.907.  TITLE OF PURCHASER.  An instrument executed by a municipality or by an urban renewal agency that purports to convey a right, title, or interest in property under this chapter is conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with this chapter as regards the title or other interest of a bona fide purchaser, lessee, or transferee of the property.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.908 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 374.908. Conflict of Interest

Sec. 374.908.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  (a)  A public official or employee of a municipality, including an official or employee of an urban renewal agency that exercises urban renewal project powers for a municipality under Subchapter C  or of any other municipal board or commission, may not voluntarily acquire any direct or indirect interest in an urban renewal project, in any property included or planned to be included in an urban renewal project or plan, or in any contract, or contract proposed, in connection with an urban renewal project.(b)  If the acquisition is not voluntary, the official or employee shall immediately disclose the acquisition of the interest in writing to the governing body of the municipality.  The governing body shall enter the disclosure on its minutes.  Not later than three months after the date on which the involuntary acquisition occurs, the official or employee shall either resign the position with the municipality or divest the interest.(c)  If the official or employee owns or controls any direct or indirect interest in property that the person knows is included or planned to be included in an urban renewal project, or if the official or employee owned or controlled any such interest at any time during the two-year period preceding the inclusion or planned inclusion of the property in an urban renewal project, the official or employee shall immediately disclose that fact in writing to the governing body of the municipality.  The governing body shall enter the disclosure on its minutes.  The official or employee may not participate in any action by the municipality or by the urban renewal agency that affects the property.(d)  Any required disclosure made under this section to the governing body of the municipality must also be made at the same time to the urban renewal agency that exercises urban renewal project powers under Section 374.021.  A commissioner or other officer of an urban renewal agency or other board who exercises powers under this chapter may not hold any other public office with the municipality.(e)  A violation of this section is official misconduct.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.909 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 374.909. Judicial Proceedings

Sec. 374.909.  JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  An action brought to review, modify, suspend, or satisfy a rule, order, decision, or other act of the governing body of a municipality or other agency shall be trial de novo as that term is used in an appeal from a justice of the peace court to a county court.  In the trial, no presumptions in favor of the order or rule apply, and evidence relating to the validity or reasonableness of the order or rule may not be heard.  The determination of the action shall be made on the facts as in other civil cases, and the procedure used and the determination of orders and judgments to be entered in the trial shall be under the rules of law, evidence, and procedure prescribed under the constitution, statutes, and rules of procedure of this state applicable to civil trials.(b)  The trial of an action brought under this section shall be strictly de novo and the decision in the action shall be made on the preponderance of the evidence presented at the trial, independent of any administrative action taken by the board and free from the application of the substantial evidence rule stated by the courts relating to orders of other administrative or quasi-judicial agencies.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.910 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 374.910. Effect on Municipal Powers

Sec. 374.910.  EFFECT ON MUNICIPAL POWERS.  (a)  This chapter does not repeal a charter provision adopted by a home-rule municipality to accomplish the same purposes as this chapter.  This chapter is cumulative of municipal powers.(b)  The powers conferred by this chapter are supplemental to the powers conferred on municipalities by the charters of home-rule municipalities of this state.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 375.002. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 375.002.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  (a)  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes in Section 375.001.(b)  If any provision of general law is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter, this chapter prevails.  Any general law not in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter is adopted and incorporated by reference.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 375.004. Governmental Agency; Tort Claims

Sec. 375.004.  GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY;  TORT CLAIMS.  (a)  A district is a governmental agency, a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the state.(b)  A district is a unit of government for purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code (Texas Tort Claims Act), and operations of a district are considered to be essential governmental functions and not proprietary functions for all purposes, including the application of the Texas Tort Claims Act.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 375.022. Petition

Sec. 375.022.  PETITION.  (a)  Before a district may be created, the commission must receive a petition requesting creation of the district.(b)  The petition must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the proposed district that would be subject to assessment by the district, according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.(c)  The petition must:(1)  describe the boundaries of the proposed district:(A)  by metes and bounds;(B)  by verifiable landmarks, including a road, creek, or railroad line; or(C)  if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area, by lot and block number;(2)  state the specific purposes for which the district will be created;(3)  state the general nature of the work, projects, or services proposed to be provided, the necessity for those services, and the costs as estimated by the persons filing the petition;(4)  include a name of the district, which must be generally descriptive of the location of the district, followed by "Management District" or "Improvement District";(5)  include a proposed list of initial directors that includes the directors' experience and initial term of service; and(6)  include a resolution of the governing body of the municipality in support of the creation of the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1234), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 761 (S.B. 1987), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 717 (H.B. 304), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 375.023. Commission Hearing; Contents of Notice

Sec. 375.023.  COMMISSION HEARING;  CONTENTS OF NOTICE.  The commission or a person authorized by the commission shall set a date, time, and place for a hearing to consider each petition received.  The commission or authorized person shall issue a notice of the date, time, and place of hearing.  The notice must state that each person has a right to appear and present evidence and testify for or against the allegations in the petition, the form of the petition, the necessity and feasibility of the district's project, and the benefits to accrue.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 375.024. Publication of Notice

Sec. 375.024.  PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.  (a)  The commission or authorized person shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which the proposed district is located once a week for two consecutive weeks.  The first publication must occur not later than the 31st day before the date on which the hearing will be held.(b)  The commission or authorized person shall also mail a copy of the notice to each county in which the proposed district is located if the county has formally requested notice of the creation of each district in the county.(c)  A municipality may request that it receive during a year notice of hearings on the creation of a district by filing a request with the commission during January of the year.  The municipality's request must state the names and mailing addresses of not more than two persons to whom the commission shall send the notice on behalf of the municipality.(d)  A certificate of a representative of the commission that notice was mailed to each county in which the proposed district is located that had formally requested notice is conclusive evidence that notice was properly mailed to each county.(e)  Not later than the 30th day before the date of the hearing, the petitioner shall send the notice of the hearing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each person who owns real property in the proposed district, according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls, other than a property owner who signed the petition for creation.  The tax assessor and collector shall certify from the tax rolls ownership of property on the date the petition is filed with the commission.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 375.025. Hearing

Sec. 375.025.  HEARING.  (a)  At a hearing set under Section 375.023, the commission shall examine the petition to determine its sufficiency.  Any interested person may appear before the commission in person or by attorney and offer testimony on the sufficiency of the petition and whether the district is feasible and necessary and would be a benefit to all or any part of the land proposed to be included in the district.(b)  The commission has jurisdiction to determine each issue relating to the sufficiency of the petition and to the creation of the district and may issue necessary incidental orders in relation to the issues before the commission.  The commission may adjourn the hearing from day to day.(c)  If after the hearing the commission finds that the petition conforms to the requirements of Section 375.022(c) and that the district is feasible and necessary and would benefit the public, the commission by order shall make that finding and grant the petition.  In determining if the project is feasible and necessary and would benefit the public, the commission shall consider:(1)  the availability of comparable services from other systems, including special districts, municipalities, and regional authorities;  and(2)  the reasonableness of the proposed public purpose projects and services.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter B. Creation of District|Section 375.026. Order; Initial Directors

Sec. 375.026.  ORDER;  INITIAL DIRECTORS.  If the commission grants the petition, the commission in the order creating the district shall state the specific purposes for which the district is created and shall appoint the initial directors.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter C. Boundaries|Section 375.041. Commission Order

Sec. 375.041.  COMMISSION ORDER.  The boundaries of a district are as prescribed by the commission order creating the district.  The commission may issue a subsequent order changing the boundaries of the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter C. Boundaries|Section 375.042. Mistake in Boundary Description

Sec. 375.042.  MISTAKE IN BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.  If in the petition or order a mistake is made in the field notes or in copying the field notes of the boundaries of a district, the mistake does not affect:(1)  the organization, existence, and validity of the district;(2)  the right of the district to issue any type of bonds or refunding bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;(3)  the right of the district to levy and collect assessments or taxes;  or(4)  the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter C. Boundaries|Section 375.043. Annexation; Notice of Boundaries

Sec. 375.043.  ANNEXATION; NOTICE OF BOUNDARIES.  (a) A district may annex land as provided by Section 49.301 and Chapter 54, Water Code, subject to the approval of the governing body of the municipality.(b)  Not later than the 90th day after the date a district annexes land under Subsection (a), the district shall provide a description of the metes and bounds of the district, as of the date the annexation takes effect, to each municipality that, on the date the annexation takes effect:(1)  has territory that overlaps with the district's territory; or(2)  is adjacent to the district.(c)  The district is not required to provide the description of the metes and bounds required under Subsection (b) to a municipality that has waived in writing the municipality's right to the description.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1234), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter C. Boundaries|Section 375.044. Excluding Territory; Notice of Boundaries

Sec. 375.044.  EXCLUDING TERRITORY; NOTICE OF BOUNDARIES.  (a)  At any time during which a district does not have outstanding bonds, the board on its own motion may call a hearing on the question of the exclusion of land from the district in the manner provided by Chapter 54, Water Code, if the exclusions are practicable, just, or desirable.(b)  The board shall call a hearing on the exclusion of land or other property from the district if a signed petition evidencing the consent of the owners of a majority of the acreage in the district, according to the most recent certified tax roll of the county, is filed with the secretary of the board requesting the hearing before the issuance of bonds.(c)  Not later than the 90th day after the date a district excludes land under this section, the district shall provide a description of the metes and bounds of the district, as of the date the exclusion takes effect, to each municipality that, on the date the exclusion takes effect:(1)  has territory that overlaps with the district's territory; or(2)  is adjacent to the district.(d)  The district is not required to provide the description of the metes and bounds required under Subsection (c) to a municipality that has waived in writing the municipality's right to the description.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1234), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions; Board of Directors|Section 375.061. Number of Directors; Terms

Sec. 375.061.  NUMBER OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.  A district is governed by a board of at least five but not more than 30 directors who serve staggered four-year terms.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1234), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions; Board of Directors|Section 375.062. Terms of Initial Directors

Sec. 375.062.  TERMS OF INITIAL DIRECTORS.  The initial directors shall be divided into two groups that are as equal in number as possible;  one group serves four-year terms and one group serves two-year terms.  The grouping of initial directors and terms for the directors in each group shall be determined by the commission.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 375.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General|Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions; Board of Directors|Section 375.063. Qualifications of Director

Sec. 375.063.  QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTOR.  To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years old and:(1)  an owner of property in the district;(2)  an owner of stock, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;(3)  an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that owns property in the district; or(4)  an agent, employee, or tenant of a person covered by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 717 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|