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TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3980.0401. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements With Assessments

Sec. 3980.0401.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.(b)  A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3980.0402. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3980.0402.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to an assessment imposed by the district.(b)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:(1)  are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and(3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.(c)  The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid.  The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.(d)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3980.0403. Impact Fees Prohibited

Sec. 3980.0403.  IMPACT FEES PROHIBITED.  The district may not adopt or impose an impact fee.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3980.0501. Tax Election Required

Sec. 3980.0501.  TAX ELECTION REQUIRED.  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3980.0502. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3980.0502.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 3980.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by 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 operation and maintenance tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3980.0503. Authority to Borrow Money and to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3980.0503.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.(b)  The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, 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 principal amount of bonds issued by the district in aggregate may not exceed 10 percent of the assessed value of all real property in the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3980.0504. Bonds Secured by Revenue or Contract Payments

Sec. 3980.0504.  BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.  The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or(2)  contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3980.0505. Bonds Secured by Ad Valorem Taxes; Elections

Sec. 3980.0505.  BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.  (a)  If authorized at an election under Section 3980.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(b)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.(c)  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.(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 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3980.0506. City Not Required to Pay District Obligations

Sec. 3980.0506.  CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.  Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 3980.0601. Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3980.0601.  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. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 3980.0602. Procedure for Election

Sec. 3980.0602.  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 as provided by Section 3980.0501 in the defined area or 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. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 3980.0603. Declaring Result and Issuing Order

Sec. 3980.0603.  DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.  (a)  If a majority of the voters voting at the election held under Section 3980.0602 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)  The board's order is not subject to judicial review except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 3980.0604. Taxes for Services, Improvements, and Facilities in Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3980.0604.  TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3980.0603, 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. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter F. Defined Areas|Section 3980.0605. Issuance of Bonds for Defined Area or Designated Property

Sec. 3980.0605.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  After the order under Section 3980.0603 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. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0701 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter G. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3980.0701. Division of District; Prerequisites

Sec. 3980.0701.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES.  The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:(1)  has never issued any bonds; and(2)  is not imposing ad valorem taxes.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0702 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter G. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3980.0702. Law Applicable to New District

Sec. 3980.0702.  LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT.  This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0703 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter G. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3980.0703. Limitation on Area of New District

Sec. 3980.0703.  LIMITATION ON AREA OF NEW DISTRICT.  A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0704 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter G. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3980.0704. Division Procedures

Sec. 3980.0704.  DIVISION PROCEDURES.  (a)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.(b)  An order dividing the district must:(1)  name each new district;(2)  include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;(3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district; and(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.(c)  On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0705 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter G. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3980.0705. Directors' Election for New District

Sec. 3980.0705.  DIRECTORS' ELECTION FOR NEW DISTRICT.  A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a directors' election in the manner provided by Section 3980.0201.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0706 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter G. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3980.0706. Tax or Bond Election

Sec. 3980.0706.  TAX OR BOND ELECTION.  Before a new district created by the division of the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax under Section 3980.0502 or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the new district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0707 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter G. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3980.0707. City Consent

Sec. 3980.0707.  CITY CONSENT.  (a)  City consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 3980.0109 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.(b)  A new district created by division of the district is subject to the terms and conditions contained in the ordinance or resolution consenting to the creation of the district under Section 3980.0109.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0708 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter G. Division of District Into Multiple Districts|Section 3980.0708. Operating Agreement and Project Agreement

Sec. 3980.0708.  OPERATING AGREEMENT AND PROJECT AGREEMENT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), before a new district created by division of the district may exercise any powers under this chapter:(1)  the new district must enter into:(A)  a joinder to the existing operating agreement between the city and the district; or(B)  a separate operating agreement with the city; and(2)  each developer of property in the new district must enter into:(A)  a joinder to an existing project agreement between the city and a developer of property in the district applicable to the territory in the new district; or(B)  a separate project agreement with the city.(b)  A new district created by division of the district has the powers necessary, convenient, or desirable to negotiate and execute an agreement described by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3980.0801 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3980 - Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 3980.0801. Dissolution

Sec. 3980.0801.  DISSOLUTION.  (a)  The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owner or owners of:(1)  66 percent or more of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or(2)  66 percent or more of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.(b)  The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.(c)  The district may not be dissolved by its board under Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:(1)  has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;(2)  has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or(3)  owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.(d)  Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (H.B. 4683), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3981.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3981 - Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3981.0101. Definitions

Sec. 3981.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Denton, Texas.(3)  "County" means Denton County, Texas.(4)  "Developer of property in the district" means a developer of property in the district as determined by the governing body of the city.(5)  "Director" means a board member.(6)  "District" means the Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.(7)  "Operating agreement" means an agreement that provides for: (A)  a general description of the improvement projects that may be financed by the district; and(B)  the terms and conditions of:(i)  the financing of the improvement projects described by Paragraph (A); and(ii)  the operation of the district.(8)  "Project agreement" means an agreement between the city and a developer of property in the district that relates to any aspect of the development of property in or outside the district.  The governing body of the city may determine whether an agreement constitutes a project agreement for purposes of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1266 (H.B. 4693), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3981.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3981 - Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3981.0102. Nature of District

Sec. 3981.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas, is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1266 (H.B. 4693), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|