reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
TX Water Code § 56.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 56.211. Refunding Bond Election

Sec. 56.211.  REFUNDING BOND ELECTION.  (a)  If indebtedness to be refunded includes obligations other than voted bonds, in any district operating under Article III, Section 52, or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, before the refunding bonds may be issued, a majority of the electors of the district voting at an election called for that purpose must vote in favor of issuing the refunding bonds and levying a tax to pay for the bonds.(b)  The board shall call the election and the secretary of the board shall give notice of the time and places for holding the election.(c)  The notice shall be signed by the secretary and shall(1)  state the purpose of the election;(2)  state the proposition to be voted on;(3)  define the election precincts;(4)  prescribe the polling places in the district;  and(5)  list the names of the election officers.(d)  The notice shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district is located, but if a newspaper is not published in the county, the notice shall be published in the nearest county.  The first publication shall be at least 20 days before the day of the election.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 518, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 1768, ch. 518, Sec. 8, eff. May 31, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 56.212. Approval and Issuance of Refunding Bonds

Sec. 56.212.  APPROVAL AND ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  If the board declares the result of the election under Section 56.211 of this code to favor the issuance of refunding bonds and the levy of a tax to pay for the bonds, refunding bonds with the seal of the district affixed to them may be issued in the name of the district.  The bonds shall be signed by the board president and attested and registered by the board secretary.(b)  The bonds together with the record relating to them shall be submitted to the attorney general for his approval, as required by Section 49.184.(c)  When the attorney general approves the bonds, they shall be delivered to the comptroller who shall register them and deliver them in exchange for or on release of the obligations being refunded at the time, in the manner, and in the amounts prescribed in the order of the board. If the obligations being refunded are evidenced by outstanding securities, the comptroller shall cancel the outstanding securities concurrently with the registration and delivery of the bonds.(d)  When the refunding bonds are approved by the attorney general and registered and delivered by the comptroller, the bonds are valid and binding obligations of the district and are incontestable for any cause.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 519, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter F. Issuance of Bonds and Notes|Section 56.213. Tax Anticipation Notes; Bond Anticipation Notes

Sec. 56.213.  TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES;  BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.  (a)  A district may borrow money by issuing negotiable tax anticipation notes or bond anticipation notes if the board finds that the district has an insufficient amount of money available to:(1)  pay the principal of or interest on any district bond payable in whole or in part by taxes;  or(2)  meet any other need of the district.(b)  The district may issue tax anticipation notes or bond anticipation notes without giving notice or otherwise advertising the issuance of the notes.(c)  A tax anticipation note or bond anticipation note must mature not later than one year after the date the note is issued.(d)  The district may issue tax anticipation notes for any purpose for which the district is authorized to levy taxes.  The notes must be secured with the proceeds of taxes to be levied by the district in the 12-month period following issuance of the note.  The district may covenant with purchasers of the notes that the district will levy a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the notes and to pay the costs of collecting the tax.(e)  The district may issue bond anticipation notes for any purpose for which bonds of the district have been approved by voters or to refund previously issued bond anticipation notes.  A district may covenant with purchasers of the notes that the district will use the proceeds of the sale of any district bonds in the process of issuance to refund the notes.  A district that covenants under this subsection shall use the bond proceeds to pay the principal, interest, or redemption price on the notes.(f)  A district required to seek commission approval of bonds must have an application for approval of a bond on file with the commission before issuing bond anticipation notes secured by the bond.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 56.241 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter G. Taxation Provisions|Section 56.241. Levy of Taxes to Pay for Bonds

Sec. 56.241.  LEVY OF TAXES TO PAY FOR BONDS.  After bonds are authorized at an election, the board shall have taxes annually assessed and collected on all property in the district sufficient to pay interest and principal on the bonds.  Taxes collected under this section shall be placed in the interest and sinking fund.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 519, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.242 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter G. Taxation Provisions|Section 56.242. Maintenance Tax

Sec. 56.242.  MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  The board shall have a tax assessed and collected on district property sufficient to maintain, repair, and preserve district improvements and to pay legal debts, demands, and obligations of the district, but in districts operating under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, the tax may not be in an amount greater than one-half of one percent of the total assessed valuation of the district for that year.(b)  Taxes collected under this section shall be placed in the construction and maintenance fund.(c)  The board may issue negotiable notes payable from the maintenance tax authorized by Subsection (a) to meet the financial obligations of the district, as described by Subsection (a).  The notes shall be payable over a period not to exceed five years from the date of issuance.  Notes issued under this subsection are not required to be approved by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.  A district may not have outstanding, at any one time, notes in excess of $3 million under this subsection.(d)  The board may issue negotiable notes to pay any lawful expenditure of the district, other than principal and interest on debt, including all costs to improve or repair any existing drainage canal, ditch, watercourse, or other work constructed, repaired, or improved by the district.  The notes may be payable from and secured by a lien on and pledge of any available funds of the district, including the proceeds of a maintenance tax.  Notes issued under this subsection shall be payable over a period not to exceed 20 years from the date of issuance and if issued for a term longer than one year must be treated as "debt" as defined by Section 26.012, Tax Code.  The maximum debt service on all notes issued under this subsection may not exceed in any fiscal year of a district an amount that could be paid from the proceeds of one-fourth of the maximum tax the district is authorized by law to levy on the date any notes are issued.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 519, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.247 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter G. Taxation Provisions|Section 56.247. Levying Taxes on the Benefit Basis

Sec. 56.247.  LEVYING TAXES ON THE BENEFIT BASIS.  A district operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may levy taxes on the benefit basis, which means the levy of a tax on an equal or uniform basis or rate on each acre of land in the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 520, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.248 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter G. Taxation Provisions|Section 56.248. Authorizing Taxation on the Benefit Basis for Newly Created Districts

Sec. 56.248.  AUTHORIZING TAXATION ON THE BENEFIT BASIS FOR NEWLY CREATED DISTRICTS.  (a)  In a petition to create a district under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, the petitioner may request that taxes in the proposed district be levied on the benefit basis, and the notice of hearing on the petition shall state this request in addition to other information required by V.T.C.A., Water Code Sec. 56.017.(b)  At the hearing on the petition, the commissioners court shall consider whether or not it will be fair and equitable to levy taxes on the benefit basis, and any person who would be affected by creation of the district may appear before the commissioners court and support or oppose the levy of taxes on the benefit basis.(c)  If the commissioners court finds that creation of and drainage of the district is feasible and practicable under V.T.C.A., Water Code Sec. 56.019, the commissioners court shall further determine whether or not the levy of taxes on the benefit basis would be fair and equitable to the landowners in the district.(d)  If the commissioners court determines that levying taxes on a benefit basis would not be fair and equitable to the landowners, the order of the commissioners court shall state these findings, and if the district is created, district taxes shall be levied on an ad valorem basis.(e)  If the commissioners court favors creation of the district and determines that levying taxes on a benefit basis will be fair and equitable to the landowners, the order of the commissioners court shall include these findings and an election shall be called to create the district and levy taxes on the benefit basis.(f)  Findings of the commissioners court relating to the basis on which taxes will be levied are final and conclusive on all parties.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 521, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.250 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter G. Taxation Provisions|Section 56.250. Law Governing Districts Levying Taxes on the Benefit Basis

Sec. 56.250.  LAW GOVERNING DISTRICTS LEVYING TAXES ON THE BENEFIT BASIS.  A district that levies taxes on the benefit basis is governed by the provisions of this chapter.  However, the rate of taxation and the assessment and collection of taxes is governed by the law relating to ad valorem taxes to the extent applicable and not inconsistent with this chapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 522, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2321, ch. 841, Sec. 4(r), eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
TX Water Code § 56.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter G. Taxation Provisions|Section 56.251. Determining Acreage in the District

Sec. 56.251.  DETERMINING ACREAGE IN THE DISTRICT.  (a)  In districts levying taxes on the benefit basis, the board shall appoint three freehold taxpaying voters in the district as a committee to determine the number of acres of land owned by each landowner in the district.  A person appointed by the board shall qualify by taking an oath to fairly and impartially hold hearings and determine acreage.(b)  The committee to determine acreage shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing on the acreage before the 10-day period immediately preceding the day of the hearing.(c)  At the hearing each landowner may testify about the amount of land owned by him in the district.  The committee has final jurisdiction to determine the exact acreage of each landowner in the district.(d)  After the committee makes its determination, the land in the district shall be annually placed on the tax rolls according to the acreage determined without rendition of taxes.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 521, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.291 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.291. Authority to Dissolve a District

Sec. 56.291.  AUTHORITY TO DISSOLVE A DISTRICT.  Subject to the provisions of Sections 50.251-50.256 of this code, a district created under this chapter may be dissolved as provided in this subchapter.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 523, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.292 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.292. Petition

Sec. 56.292.  PETITION.  At a regular meeting of the board, any resident freehold taxpayer of the district may present a petition signed by at least five percent of the qualified voters of the district, or if there are fewer than 100 resident freehold taxpayers in the district, then by one-third of the resident freehold taxpayers requesting the dissolution of the district, and on verification of the petition signatures, the board shall order an election to be held in the district at the earliest legal time to determine whether or not the district should be dissolved.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 523, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.293 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.293. Deposit

Sec. 56.293.  DEPOSIT.  (a)  Any person filing a petition shall deposit with the board an amount sufficient to pay the cost of conducting an election within the district which shall be held by the board until the result of the election to dissolve the district is officially announced and entered in the record of the district.(b)  If the result of the election favors dissolving the district, the board shall return the deposit to the petitioners or their agent or attorney, and the cost and expenses of holding the election shall be paid by the district, but if the result of the election is against dissolving the district, the board shall pay the cost and expenses of the election from the deposit and return the balance of the deposit to the petitioners or their agent or attorney.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 523, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.294 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.294. Election

Sec. 56.294.  ELECTION.  (a)  Notice of the election to dissolve the district shall be posted and the election shall be held as provided by this chapter for elections to create a district.(b)  The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following proposition:  "Dissolution of the drainage district."(c)  For the proposition to carry, two-thirds of those persons voting at the election must vote to dissolve the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 523, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.295 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.295. Result of the Election

Sec. 56.295.  RESULT OF THE ELECTION.  (a)  The returns of the election shall be made and the votes canvassed as provided in this chapter.(b)  If the proposition carries, the board shall declare the result and enter it in its minutes substantially as follows:"__________ and __________ others having petitioned for the dissolution of __________ County Drainage District No. ___;  an election having been held in the district on __________;  and a two-thirds majority of the votes cast in the election having favored dissolution of the district;  now, therefore, the board of directors declares that __________ Drainage District No. ___ is dissolved."(c)  If the proposition fails to carry, another election for the same purpose may not be held for at least two years after the results of the election are declared.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 523, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 56.296 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.296. Settlement of Debts

Sec. 56.296.  SETTLEMENT OF DEBTS.  (a)  When the district is dissolved, the commissioners court shall provide for settlement of debts of the district, including costs and expenses of holding the dissolution election, and may levy and collect a tax on property in the district in the amount necessary to pay all valid debts and obligations of the district except district bonds.(b)  Unless district bonds are retired as provided in Section 56.299 of this code, the bonds shall be paid according to their terms by levy and collection of an annual tax.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 524, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.297 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.297. Dissolution Tax

Sec. 56.297.  DISSOLUTION TAX.  (a)  The commissioners court shall determine the amount of debt owed by the district and shall apportion the amount of the debt among the property taxpayers of the district, and a tax shall be levied on each piece of property in the district to pay for its proportionate share of the debt.  Each taxpayer may pay his tax annually or in one payment, and the amount of debt apportioned to each tract of land is a lien on that piece of land for the payment of the debt.(b)  Payment of taxes under this section may be made either in money or by surrender of bonds or other evidences of debt of the district.  Any holder or owner of debt owed by the district may surrender his bonds and coupons or approved accounts to the district tax collector to pay for taxes owed on property in the district which is owned by the holder or owner of the debt, and when surrendered, the bonds or evidences of debt shall be marked paid and a receipt issued for them.  The holder of bonds and coupons may only surrender coupons that are matured at the time of their surrender, and unmatured bonds are eligible only to pay unmatured tax liability in advance and only for the year in which the bonds mature.(c)  After taxes are paid as provided in this section, the taxpayer and his property are released from further liability for debts of the district, and the district tax collector shall issue a release and a receipt for the taxes which shall be filed with the clerk of the county court in the county in which the property is located in the manner provided by law for filing documents relating to real estate.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 524, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.299 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.299. Retirement of Bonds

Sec. 56.299.  RETIREMENT OF BONDS.  If there are outstanding bonds at the time the district is dissolved, the commissioners court may immediately enter into negotiations with the bondholders to retire the bonds before maturity, and if under their terms or by agreement between the commissioners court and the bondholders, the bonds can be retired at an earlier date than appears on their face and if the commissioners court considers retirement to be feasible and practicable, an agreement may be made by the commissioners court providing for paying and retiring the bonds.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 525, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.300 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.300. Trustee

Sec. 56.300.  TRUSTEE.  On filing and approval of a bond, the county treasurer becomes the trustee for the dissolved district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 525, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.301. Trustee's Bond

Sec. 56.301.  TRUSTEE'S BOND.  The county treasurer shall execute a good and sufficient bond in a sum to be determined by the commissioners court, payable to and approved by the county judge, conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties as treasurer and trustee of the district and on paying to the parties entitled to it all money and other property which he receives as trustee and treasurer.  The bond shall be recorded in the minutes of the commissioners court, and on approval shall supersede the bond given by the county treasurer as treasurer of the district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 525, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.302. Trustee's Compensation

Sec. 56.302.  TRUSTEE'S COMPENSATION.  (a)  The trustee is entitled to receive for his services one percent of all money received by him for the dissolved district and one percent on all money he pays out under this subchapter, but he is not entitled to receive a commission on money controlled by him when the district was dissolved or money relinquished by him at the expiration of his trusteeship.(b)  Only one compensation shall be paid to the trustee for his services as trustee and ex officio treasurer of the dissolved district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 525, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 56.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 4 - General Law Districts|Chapter 56 - Drainage Districts|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 56.303. Powers of the Trustee

Sec. 56.303.  POWERS OF THE TRUSTEE.  (a)  The commissioners court shall provide for disposition and sale of district property, and after giving the required bond, the trustee shall assume control from the commissioners court of the district's property, including money in the district treasury and books, notes, accounts, and choses of action.(b)  The trustee may sue any person in possession of property of the district or owing a debt to the district as though the district were still organized and may employ counsel to assist him in all suits and in the care and management of the business of the dissolved district.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 525, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|