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TX Loc Govt Code § 324.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter B. Creation of Park and Recreation District|Section 324.021. Order of Election

Sec. 324.021.  ORDER OF ELECTION.  (a)  The commissioners court of the county may order an election on the issue of the creation of a district:(1)  on the commissioners court's own motion; or(2)  after the filing of a written petition signed by a number of the registered voters who reside in the county equal to at least five percent of the votes received in the county in the most recent gubernatorial general election.(b)  The petition or commissioners court's motion must include:(1)  the name of the proposed district;(2)  an accurate description of the area to be included in the district by metes and bounds and by public roads or rights-of-way; and(3)  an accurate plat of the area to be included in the district.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter B. Creation of Park and Recreation District|Section 324.022. Notice of Hearing

Sec. 324.022.  NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  After the filing of the petition, the commissioners court shall set a date for a hearing on the petition that is after the 20th day but on or before the 40th day after the date the petition is filed.(b)  The commissioners court shall publish notice of the petition and the hearing date in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.(c)  The notice must be published once each week for a period of two weeks before the hearing date.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter B. Creation of Park and Recreation District|Section 324.023. Hearing

Sec. 324.023.  HEARING.  (a)  At the hearing, evidence shall be taken as in civil cases in the county court.  The commissioners court shall hear all arguments for and against the creation of the district.(b)  The hearing may be adjourned from time to time on good cause shown.(c)  The commissioners court shall grant the petition and order the election on the issue of the creation of the district if the court finds that:(1)  the petition is signed by the required number of registered voters in the county;(2)  the district will serve the purposes prescribed by Section 324.001; and(3)  the district does not include any incorporated area.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter B. Creation of Park and Recreation District|Section 324.024. Creation Election

Sec. 324.024.  CREATION ELECTION.  (a)  The election shall be held on the date of the first regularly scheduled countywide election that follows the date of the order of the election and for which there is sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.(b)  The returns on the election shall be certified and canvassed and the results declared, in the same manner as provided for other county elections.  If a majority of the votes received on the issue favor creation of the district, the commissioners court shall declare the district created and shall enter the results in its minutes at its next regularly scheduled meeting.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter B. Creation of Park and Recreation District|Section 324.025. Costs of Creation and Organization

Sec. 324.025.  COSTS OF CREATION AND ORGANIZATION.  The costs necessarily incurred in the creation and organization of the district may be paid from the district's revenue from bond anticipation notes, the first revenue bonds issued by the district, or any other source.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter C. Board of Directors of Park and Recreation District|Section 324.041. Composition and Appointment of Board

Sec. 324.041.  COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD.  (a)  A district is governed by a board composed of seven members.(b)  The commissioners court shall appoint the members of the board.(c)  A board member must be a citizen of the United States and must reside in the county. Four of the board members must reside, own property, or own a business in the district.  One board member must live outside the district.(d)  A board member may not be an officer or employee of the county in which the district is created or of a municipality in that county.(e)  Three members of the initial board serve one-year terms and four serve two-year terms.  The members shall draw lots to determine who serves the one-year terms.  Thereafter, each director is appointed for a term of two years from the date of the director's appointment.(f)  If a vacancy occurs on the board, the commissioners court shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.(g)  The commissioners court shall file a certificate of the appointment of each board member with the county clerk.  The certificate is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the board member.(h)  A board member may not serve more than four consecutive full terms.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter C. Board of Directors of Park and Recreation District|Section 324.042. Oath and Bond

Sec. 324.042.  OATH AND BOND.  (a)  Within 30 days after the date a board member is appointed, the member must qualify by taking the official oath and by filing a good and sufficient bond with the county clerk.(b)  The bond must be:(1)  payable to the order of the commissioners court;(2)  payable in an amount prescribed by the commissioners court of $5,000 or more; and(3)  conditioned that the board member will faithfully perform the duties of a board member, including the proper handling of all money that comes into the board member's hands in the board member's official capacity.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter C. Board of Directors of Park and Recreation District|Section 324.043. Compensation and Reimbursement

Sec. 324.043.  COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.  A board member is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in performing the duties of a board member.  A board member's reimbursement for necessary expenses, in excess of $250, shall be approved by the commissioners court.  A board member's approved expense account shall be paid in due time by the board's check or warrant.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter C. Board of Directors of Park and Recreation District|Section 324.044. Quorum; Majority Vote

Sec. 324.044.  QUORUM;  MAJORITY VOTE.  Four board members constitute a quorum of the board.  The board may act on the majority of the vote of the assembled quorum.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 539, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter C. Board of Directors of Park and Recreation District|Section 324.045. Approval of Commissioners Court

Sec. 324.045.  APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.  (a)  The board is subject to the supervision of the commissioners court in the exercise of all its rights, powers, and privileges and in the performance of its duties.(b)  Not later than the 30th day after the date on which the board acts, the commissioners court may approve or disapprove the action.  If the court disapproves the act, the act is ineffective.  Otherwise, the act becomes effective on the date that the commissioners court approves the act or on the 31st day after the date on which the board acted, whichever is first.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 539, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter C. Board of Directors of Park and Recreation District|Section 324.046. Organization; Meetings

Sec. 324.046.  ORGANIZATION;  MEETINGS.  (a)  Annually, the board shall elect a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and a treasurer, except that the first president shall be designated by the commissioners court at the time of the appointment of the first board.(b)  The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person.  If either the secretary or the treasurer is absent or unavailable, the president may appoint another board member to act for and perform the duties of the absent or unavailable officer.(c)  The board shall set times for and hold regular meetings.  On the request of two or more board members, the board may hold special meetings at other times as necessary.(d)  The board shall hold its meetings at a public place in a county in which at least part of the district is located.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 7, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 491 (H.B. 422), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 324.061. Depositories and Disbursements

Sec. 324.061.  DEPOSITORIES AND DISBURSEMENTS.  (a)  Money and other funds belonging to or under control of the board are public funds.(b)  The board shall select depositories for the money.(c)  A warrant or check for the withdrawal of money must be signed by two persons authorized to sign a warrant or check by resolution entered in the minutes of the board.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 8, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 324.062. Personnel

Sec. 324.062.  PERSONNEL.  (a)  The board may employ managers, secretaries, stenographers, bookkeepers, accountants, technical experts, and any other support personnel or agents the board considers necessary.(b)  The board shall determine the qualifications and set the duties of employees.(c)  The board may call on the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney for the legal services it requires.  In addition, or in the alternative, the board may contract for and compensate its own legal staff.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 9, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 452, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 491 (H.B. 422), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 324.063. Seal

Sec. 324.063.  SEAL.  The board shall adopt a seal to place on each lease, deed, or other instrument usually executed under seal and on other instruments as the board requires.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 324.064. Contracts

Sec. 324.064.  CONTRACTS.  (a)  The board may enter into any contract that the board considers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and powers granted by this chapter, including a lease or other contract connected with, incident to, or affecting the acquisition, financing, construction, equipment, maintenance, renovation, repair, improvement, or operation of real property or facilities.(b)  If the contract is for an amount less than or equal to the amount in Section 262.023, the board may enter into the contract without advertisement.  If the contract is for more than that amount, the contract is subject to the bidding provisions for contracts applicable to the county.(c)  To be effective, a contract must be:(1)  approved by resolution of the board;(2)  executed by the president or vice-president; and(3)  attested by the secretary or treasurer.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 10, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 452, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 491 (H.B. 422), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 324.065. Suits

Sec. 324.065.  SUITS.  The board may sue and be sued in its own name.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 324.066. District Rules and Ordinances; Criminal Penalty; Civil Enforcement

Sec. 324.066.  DISTRICT RULES AND ORDINANCES;  CRIMINAL PENALTY;  CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The board may adopt reasonable rules and ordinances applicable to:(1)  the administration, enforcement, and collection of district taxes and the issuance, suspension, and cancellation of revenue permits;(2)  littering and litter abatement on the public water in the district, including the possession and disposition of glass containers;(3)  activities that endanger the health and safety of persons or property on public water in the district, subject to the public's paramount right to navigate inland water;  and(4)  tenants, business privileges, concessionaires, users, and activities affecting district property and facilities, including hunting, fishing, boating, camping, tubing, swimming, and conservation of natural resources.(b)  A police officer, constable, sheriff, or other law enforcement officer with jurisdiction in the county may arrest persons violating rules or ordinances of the board, and carry out the prosecution of those persons in the proper court.(c)  A person who violates a rule or ordinance adopted under this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(d)  The county attorney, the district attorney, the criminal district attorney, or an attorney retained by the board for this purpose may bring an action to enjoin a violation of board rules or ordinances, and if the board authorizes, may seek damages and attorney's fees based on the violation, if the violation involves:(1)  the providing or offering of a service or the use or rental of a facility or an item for remuneration by a person who does not hold a revenue permit issued by the district or for which collection of a tax is required;(2)  failure of a revenue permit holder to remit a tax imposed and the tax has been due for more than 60 days;  or(3)  violation by a revenue permit holder of a district rule relating to an activity that endangers the health or safety of a person or property in the district.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 11, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 452, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.0665 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 324.0665. Bond

Sec. 324.0665.  BOND.  If the board brings an action to enforce this subchapter or enjoin a violation of a rule or ordinance adopted by the board under this subchapter, the board is not required to post a bond.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 452, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 324.067. Power to Acquire Property

Sec. 324.067.  POWER TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY.  (a)  For the conservation of the natural resources of the county, the board may acquire land in the county, in or out of the district, including streams, lakes, submerged lands, and swamplands, to create parks.  The board may develop, improve, protect, and promote the land in a manner the board considers conducive to the general welfare.(b)  The land may be acquired by:(1)  gift or devise;(2)  lump-sum payment; or(3)  installment payments with or without option to purchase.(c)  The district does not have the power of eminent domain.(d)  The commissioners court by eminent domain may not acquire land for park purposes and subsequently transfer by any means the land or control of the land to the board for park purposes or other purposes.  If the commissioners court by eminent domain acquires land for purposes other than park purposes, the court may not subsequently transfer by any means the land or control of the land to the board for park purposes or other purposes unless at least 10 years have expired after the date of the acquisition by the court.  This subsection applies only to land that the commissioners court acquires by eminent domain on or after August 31, 1987.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 324.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 324.068. Sale or Lease of Lands

Sec. 324.068.  SALE OR LEASE OF LANDS.  (a)  If the board determines that any land owned by the district is not necessary for the purposes for which the land was acquired, the board may sell and dispose of the land on terms the board considers advisable.(b)  The board may lease or permit the use of land for purposes consistent with the purposes for which the land was acquired and on terms the board considers advisable.(c)  Before land owned by the district may be sold, once a week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the board must publish a notice of its intention to sell the land.  The notice must include an accurate description of the land, the time of a public hearing that is before the 10th day before the disposition date, and the time and place at which sealed bids will be received.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|