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TX Water Code § 66.318 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 66.318. Bonds as Security for Deposits

Sec. 66.318.  BONDS AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.  District bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and cities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state.  The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 66.319 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 66.319. Mandamus by Bondholders

Sec. 66.319.  MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS.  In addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, if the district defaults in the payment of principal, interest, or redemption price on its bonds when due or if it fails to make payments into any fund or funds created in the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the bonds or defaults in the observation or performance of any other covenants, conditions, or obligations set forth in the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of its bonds, the owners of any of the bonds are entitled to a writ of mandamus issued by a court of competent jurisdiction compelling and requiring the district and its officials to observe and perform the covenants, obligations, or conditions prescribed in the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the district's bonds.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 66.320 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 66.320. Application of Other Laws

Sec. 66.320.  APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.  Bonds of the district are considered public securities under Chapter 1201, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.422, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 66.321 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 66.321. Tax Status of Bonds

Sec. 66.321.  TAX STATUS OF BONDS.  Since a district created under this chapter is a public entity performing an essential public function, bonds issued by the district, any transaction relating to the bonds, and profits made in the sale of the bonds are free from taxation by the state or by any city, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 66.322 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 66.322. Levy of Taxes

Sec. 66.322.  LEVY OF TAXES.  The board may annually levy taxes in the district to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued by the district and the expense of assessing and collecting taxes.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 66.324 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 66.324. Board Authority

Sec. 66.324.  BOARD AUTHORITY.  (a)  The board may levy taxes for the entire year in which the district is created.(b)  The board shall levy taxes on all property within the boundaries of the district subject to district taxation.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 66.325 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 66.325. Tax Rate

Sec. 66.325.  TAX RATE.  In setting the tax rate, the board shall take into consideration the income of the district from sources other than taxation.  On determination of the amount of tax required to be levied, the board shall make the levy and certify it to the tax assessor-collector.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 66.326 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 66.326. Tax Appraisal, Assessment, and Collection

Sec. 66.326.  TAX APPRAISAL, ASSESSMENT, AND COLLECTION.  (a)  The Tax Code governs the appraisal, assessment, and collection of district taxes.(b)  The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 66.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 66.401. Petition for Dissolution

Sec. 66.401.  PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION.  After a district has completed all construction of facilities provided in the plan and conveyed those facilities to the designated counties and after all bonds and other indebtedness of the district are paid in full, the district shall submit to the commission a petition for dissolution accompanied by such evidence as the commission requires in its rules or by order to show that the plan prepared and adopted in accordance with Section 66.202 of this chapter has been carried out and all bonds and other indebtedness have been paid in full.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 66.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 66.402. Order to Dissolve District

Sec. 66.402.  ORDER TO DISSOLVE DISTRICT.  (a)  After considering the petition and the accompanying evidence, if the commission finds that the work is completed according to the plan and the facilities have been conveyed and that all bonds and other indebtedness have been retired, the commission shall order the district dissolved.(b)  If the commission finds that the work has not been completed according to the plan, that all facilities have not been conveyed, or that all bonds and other indebtedness have not been retired, the commission shall issue an order that will ensure that the work is completed by the district, all conveyances are made, and all debt will be retired, and on compliance with this order shall issue an order dissolving the district.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 24.007, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Water Code § 66.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 66.403. Distribution of Assets

Sec. 66.403.  DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS.  (a)  If at the time a district is dissolved, the district has any surplus funds in any of its accounts, the board shall transfer those funds to the county that assumes jurisdiction over the facilities conveyed by the district, and the county receiving the funds shall use those funds to maintain the facilities conveyed.(b)  If more than one county assumes jurisdiction over district facilities, the board shall transfer the funds to each county based on the proportion of the proceeds of all indebtedness incurred by the district to acquire the land and construct the facilities conveyed to that county.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 66.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 66 - Stormwater Control Districts|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 66.404. Effect of Commission Order

Sec. 66.404.  EFFECT OF COMMISSION ORDER.  On the issuance of the order of dissolution by the commission, the dissolved district ceases to exist as a governmental entity, and the board shall continue in existence only for the purpose of transferring district funds and disposing of district assets.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 67.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 67 - Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 67.001. Definitions

Sec. 67.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of a corporation.(2)  "Corporation" means a water supply or sewer service corporation operating under this chapter.(3)  "Director" means a member of the board of directors. |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 67.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 67 - Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 67.002. Purpose of Corporation

Sec. 67.002.  PURPOSE OF CORPORATION.  A corporation may be organized under this chapter to provide:(1)  water supply, sewer service, or both for a municipality, a private corporation, an individual, or a military camp or base;  and(2)  flood control and a drainage system for a political subdivision, private corporation, or another person. |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 67.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 67 - Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 67.003. Creation of Corporation

Sec. 67.003.  CREATION OF CORPORATION.  (a)  Three or more individuals who are citizens of this state may form a corporation by making an application to the secretary of state in the same manner as provided by law for an application for a private corporation.(b)  The application for charter must include the number of directors and the name of each director.(c)  The name designated for the corporation must include the words "Water Supply Corporation." |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 67.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 67 - Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 67.004. Application of Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act

Sec. 67.004.  APPLICATION OF TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT.  To the extent it does not conflict with this chapter, the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) applies to a corporation created under:(1)  this chapter;  or(2)  Chapter 76, Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1933 (Article 1434a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 67.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 67 - Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 67.005. Directors

Sec. 67.005.  DIRECTORS.  (a)  A corporation may not have more than 21 directors.(b)  The corporation may increase the number of directors by amendment to the bylaws but may not exceed the limit imposed by Subsection (a).(c)  The bylaws of the corporation may provide that directors serve staggered terms of approximately two or three years.(d)  At the first annual meeting of the shareholders, the directors shall be divided into two or three classes according to the length of the terms the directors serve.  The classification of directors may not take effect before that meeting.(e)  The division of the directors and the corresponding terms must be set so that:(1)  one-half of the directors, as nearly as possible, are elected annually, if a two-year term is provided;  or(2)  one-third of the directors, as nearly as possible, are elected annually, if a three-year term is provided.(f)  After the implementation of two-year or three-year terms for directors, as directors' terms expire, the members shall elect their successors to serve until the second or third succeeding annual meeting after their election, as appropriate. |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 67.0051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 67 - Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 67.0051. Qualifications for Election or Appointment as Director

Sec. 67.0051.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR.  (a)  To be qualified for election or appointment as a director, a person must be:(1)  18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable; and(2)  a member or shareholder of the corporation.(b)  In addition to the qualifications prescribed by Subsection (a), a person is not qualified to serve as a director if the person:(1)  has been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:(A)  totally mentally incapacitated; or(B)  partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; or(2)  has been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities.(c)  If the board determines that a person serving as a director does not have the qualifications prescribed by Subsections (a) and (b), the board shall, not later than the 60th day after the date the board makes that determination, remove the director and fill the vacancy by appointing a person who has the qualifications prescribed by those subsections.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 333), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 67.0052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 67 - Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 67.0052. Ballot Application

Sec. 67.0052.  BALLOT APPLICATION.  (a)  To be listed on the ballot as a candidate for a director's position, a person must file an application with the corporation that includes:(1)  the director's position sought, including any position number or other distinguishing number;(2)  if the corporation has 1,500 or more members or shareholders, a petition signed by 20 members or shareholders requesting that the person's name be placed on the ballot as a candidate for that position;(3)  the person's written consent to serve, if elected;(4)  biographical information about the person; and(5)  a statement of the person's qualifications, including a statement that the person has the qualifications prescribed by Section 67.0051.(b)  The application must be filed with the corporation not later than the 45th day before the date of the annual meeting.  The corporation shall notify the members or shareholders of the application deadline not later than the 30th day before the  deadline.(c)  The corporation shall make available director candidate application forms at the corporation's main office and shall provide application forms by mail or electronically on request.(d)  This section applies only to a corporation that provides retail water or sewer service.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 333), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 447), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 67.0053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 67 - Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 67.0053. Ballot

Sec. 67.0053.  BALLOT.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day before the date of an annual meeting, the corporation shall mail to each member or shareholder of record:(1)  written notice of the meeting;(2)  the election ballot; and(3)  a statement of each candidate's qualifications, including biographical information as provided in each candidate's application.(b)  The election ballot must include:(1)  the number of directors to be elected; and(2)  the names of the candidates for each position.(c)  This section:(1)  applies only to a corporation that provides retail water or sewer service; and(2)  does not apply to an election in relation to a candidate for a director's position for which the board has adopted a resolution under Section 67.0055.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 333), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 447), Sec. 2, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 67.0054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 67 - Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 67.0054. Election Procedures

Sec. 67.0054.  ELECTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  A member or shareholder may vote:(1)  in person at the annual meeting;(2)  by mailing a completed ballot to the office of the independent election auditor selected under Section 67.007(d) or to the corporation's main office, which ballot must be received by the corporation not later than noon on the business day before the date of the annual meeting; or(3)  by delivering a completed ballot to the office of the independent election auditor or to the corporation's main office not later than noon on the business day before the date of the annual meeting.(b)  The independent election auditor shall receive and count the ballots before the annual meeting is adjourned.(c)  For each director's position, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes or who is the subject of a resolution described by Section 67.0055 is elected.(d)  If two or more candidates for the same position tie for the highest number of votes for that position, those candidates shall draw lots to determine who is elected.(e)  The independent election auditor shall provide the board with a written report of the election results.(f)  The board may adopt necessary rules or bylaws to implement this section, including rules or bylaws to ensure the fairness, integrity, and openness of the voting process.(g)  This section applies only to a corporation that provides retail water or sewer service.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 333), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 447), Sec. 3, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 67.0055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 67 - Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 67.0055. Election of Unopposed Candidate

Sec. 67.0055.  ELECTION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE.  (a)  This section applies only to an election for a director's position on a board of a corporation that provides retail water or sewer service in which a candidate who is to appear on the ballot for the position is unopposed.(b)  The board by resolution may declare a candidate elected to a director's position if the board certifies in writing that the candidate is unopposed for the position.  A copy of the resolution shall be posted at the corporation's main office.(c)  If a declaration is made under Subsection (b), the election for that position is not held.(d)  If the election for the unopposed candidate would have been held with an annual meeting of the members or shareholders of the corporation, the text of the declaration described by Subsection (b) shall be read into the record at the annual meeting.(e)  The ballots used at a separate election that is held at the same time as an election for an unopposed candidate would have been held shall include after measures or contested races the position and name of a candidate declared elected under this section, under the heading "Unopposed Candidates Declared Elected."(f)  A person may not, by intimidation or by means of coercion, influence or attempt to influence a person to withdraw as a candidate or not to file an application for a place on the ballot so that an election may be canceled.(g)  The board may adopt necessary rules or bylaws to implement this section, including rules or bylaws to ensure the fairness, integrity, and openness of the process.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 447), Sec. 4, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 67.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 67 - Nonprofit Water Supply or Sewer Service Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 67.006. Officers

Sec. 67.006.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board shall elect a president, a vice president, and a secretary-treasurer following the issuance of a charter and after each annual meeting of the membership or shareholders.  At the meeting, each member or stockholder may be allowed only one vote regardless of the number of memberships or stock certificates held by the person.(b)  The board may require a bond of an officer for faithful performance of the officer's duties.(c)  The salary of an officer of the corporation other than secretary-treasurer or a manager employed under Section 67.012 may not exceed $5,000 a year.  The board shall set the secretary-treasurer's salary at an amount commensurate with the secretary-treasurer's duties. |Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|