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TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3921.201. Elections Regarding Taxes and Bonds

Sec. 3921.201.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or(2)  contract payments described by Section 3921.203.(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(c)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.(d)  All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3921.202. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3921.202.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3921.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:(1)  maintain and operate the district;(2)  construct or acquire improvements; or(3)  provide a service.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.(c)  Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3921.203. Contract Taxes

Sec. 3921.203.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.(b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3921.204. Authority to Borrow Money and to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3921.204.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.  Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.(b)  The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.(c)  The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3921.205. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 3921.205.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (S.B. 1864), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 3921.251. Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3921.251.  AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1225 (H.B. 4721), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 3921.252. Procedure for Election

Sec. 3921.252.  PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.  (a)  Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax applicable only to the defined area or designated property or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the board shall hold an election in the defined area or in the designated property only.(b)  The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1225 (H.B. 4721), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 3921.253. Declaring Result and Issuing Order

Sec. 3921.253.  DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.  (a)  If a majority of the voters voting at the election held under Section 3921.252 approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area or designated property and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific area or property.(b)  A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1225 (H.B. 4721), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 3921.254. Taxes for Services, Improvements, and Facilities in Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3921.254.  TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3921.253, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1225 (H.B. 4721), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 3921.255. Issuance of Bonds for Defined Area or Designated Property

Sec. 3921.255.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  After the order under Section 3921.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1225 (H.B. 4721), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3921.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3921 - Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 3921.256. Addition or Exclusion of Land in Defined Area

Sec. 3921.256.  ADDITION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND IN DEFINED AREA.  The district may add or exclude land from the defined areas in the same manner the district may add or exclude land from the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1225 (H.B. 4721), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3922.001. Definitions

Sec. 3922.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Mesquite.(3)  "County" means Dallas County.(4)  "Director" means a board member.(5)  "District" means the Mesquite Medical Center Management District.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3922.002. Nature of District

Sec. 3922.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The Mesquite Medical Center Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3922.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3922.003.  PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.  (a)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.  By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.(b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services provided in the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3922.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3922.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.(c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:(1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the state;(2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and(3)  developing or expanding transportation and commerce.(d)  The district will:(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;(2)  provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and(4)  provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.(e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.(f)  The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3922.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3922.005.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:(1)  organization, existence, or validity;(2)  right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3922.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3922.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:(1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;(3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or(4)  an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3922.007. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3922.007.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3922.008. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3922.008.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3922.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3922.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district.  The board may not consist of fewer than 5 or more than 11 voting directors.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3922.052. Appointment of Voting Directors

Sec. 3922.052.  APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  The mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.(b)  A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body and the mayor vote to appoint that person.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3922.053. Nonvoting Directors

Sec. 3922.053.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS.  The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3922.054. Quorum

Sec. 3922.054.  QUORUM.  For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:(1)  a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;(2)  a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or(3)  a nonvoting director.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3922.055. Compensation

Sec. 3922.055.  COMPENSATION.  A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.  Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3922.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 3922.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3922.102. Improvement Projects and Services

Sec. 3922.102.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3922.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3922 - Mesquite Medical Center Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3922.103. Development Corporation Powers

Sec. 3922.103.  DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.  The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (S.B. 1828), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|