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TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3877.214. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3877.214.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The district may grant in the manner authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated|Section 3877.251. Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3877.251.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated|Section 3877.252. Procedure for Election

Sec. 3877.252.  PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.  (a)  Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax 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 within the boundaries of the designated property only.(b)  The election shall be conducted as provided by Section 3877.212.(c)  The board may submit the issues to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated|Section 3877.253. Declaring Result and Issuing Order

Sec. 3877.253.  DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.  (a)  If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated|Section 3877.254. Taxes for Improvements and Facilities in Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3877.254.  TAXES FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  On voter approval and adoption of the order described in Section 3877.253, 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated|Section 3877.255. Issuance of Bonds and Levy of Taxes for Defined Area or Designated Property

Sec. 3877.255.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND LEVY OF TAXES FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  After the order under Section 3877.253 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3877.301. Meanings of Words and Phrases

Sec. 3877.301.  MEANINGS OF WORDS AND PHRASES.  Words and phrases used in this subchapter that are defined by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code, have the meanings assigned by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3877.302. Applicability of Certain Tax Code Provisions

Sec. 3877.302.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, Subtitles A and B, Title 2, Tax Code, and Chapter 151, Tax Code, apply to taxes imposed under this subchapter and to the administration and enforcement of those taxes in the same manner that those laws apply to state taxes.(b)  Chapter 321, Tax Code, relating to municipal sales and use taxes, applies to the application, collection, change, and administration of a sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter to the extent consistent with this chapter, as if references in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality referred to the district and references to a governing body referred to the board.(c)  Sections 321.106, 321.401, 321.402, 321.403, 321.404, 321.406, 321.409, 321.506, 321.507, and 321.508, Tax Code, do not apply to a tax imposed under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3877.303. Authorization; Election

Sec. 3877.303.  AUTHORIZATION; ELECTION.  (a)  The district may adopt a sales and use tax to serve the purposes of the district after an election in which a majority of the voters of the district voting in the election authorize the adoption of the tax.(b)  The board by order may call an election to authorize a sales and use tax.  The election may be held with any other district election.(c)  The district shall provide notice of the election and shall hold the election in the manner prescribed by Section 3877.212.(d)  The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Authorization of a sales and use tax in the Waller Town Center Management District at a rate not to exceed ___ percent."|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3877.304. Abolishing Sales and Use Tax

Sec. 3877.304.  ABOLISHING SALES AND USE TAX.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the sales and use tax without an election.(b)  The board may not abolish the sales and use tax if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter G. Sales and Use Tax|Section 3877.305. Sales and Use Tax Rate

Sec. 3877.305.  SALES AND USE TAX RATE.  (a)  On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items within the district and an excise tax on the use, storage, or other consumption in the district of taxable items purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer in the district during the period that the tax is in effect.(b)  The board shall determine the rate of the tax, which may be in one-eighth of one percent increments not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by the district voters at the election.  The board may lower the tax rate to the extent it does not impair any outstanding debt or obligations payable from the tax.(c)  The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sales price of the taxable item.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3877.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District|Subchapter H. Municipal Annexation and Dissolution|Section 3877.351. Municipal Annexation; Dissolution

Sec. 3877.351.  MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION; DISSOLUTION.  (a)  Section 43.071, Local Government Code, applies to the district and the district is a "water or sewer district" for purposes of that section.(b)  Section 43.075, Local Government Code, applies to the district.(c)  Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the dissolution of the district by a municipality.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3878.001. Definitions

Sec. 3878.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 11.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3878.002. Harris County Improvement District No

Sec. 3878.002.  HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 11.  The Harris County Improvement District No. 11 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3878.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3878.003.  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 Harris County, the City of Houston, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris 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 area of the district.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County or the City of Houston from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of this Act to the area in the district or to release the county or the city from the obligations of each entity to provide services to that area.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3878.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3878.004.  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)  Each improvement project or service authorized by this chapter is essential to carry out a public purpose.(d)  The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:(1)  further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;(2)  eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and(3)  develop or expand transportation and commerce.(e)  The district will:(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, 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 area as a community and business center;(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing public art and pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty;(4)  promote and benefit commercial development and commercial areas in the district; and(5)  promote and develop public transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems using new and alternative means that are attractive, safe, and convenient, including securing expanded and improved transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems, to:(A)  address the problem of traffic congestion in the district, the need to control traffic and improve pedestrian safety, and the limited availability of money; and(B)  benefit the land and other property in the district and the residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district and the public.(f)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.(g)  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3878.005. District Territory

Sec. 3878.005.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Section 3878.251;(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or(3)  other law.(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district 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 in any way affect:(1)  the district's organization, existence, and validity;(2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;(3)  the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax; or(4)  the legality or operation of the district or the board.(c)  A description of the district's boundaries shall be filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.  The commission by order may correct a mistake in the description of the district's boundaries.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3878.006. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3878.006.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3878.051. Board of Directors; Terms

Sec. 3878.051.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of 10 voting directors appointed by a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, of the City of Houston.  Voting directors serve staggered terms of four years with five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The board by order or resolution may increase or decrease the number of voting directors on the board, but only if a majority of the voting directors finds that it is in the best interest of the district to do so.  The board may not:(1)  increase the number of voting directors to more than 15; or(2)  decrease the number of voting directors to fewer than five.(c)  Sections 49.053, 49.054, 49.056, 49.057, 49.058, and 49.060, Water Code, apply to the board.(d)  Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the board to the extent that subchapter does not conflict with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3878.052. Appointment of Directors on Increase in Board Size

Sec. 3878.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS ON INCREASE IN BOARD SIZE.  If the board increases the number of directors under Section 3878.051, the board shall appoint eligible persons to fill the new director positions and shall provide for the staggering of terms of the new directors.  On expiration of the term of a director appointed under this section, a succeeding director shall be appointed and qualified as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.  The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.  A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3878.053. Nonvoting Directors

Sec. 3878.053.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  The following persons shall serve as nonvoting directors:(1)  the directors of the following departments of the City of Houston or a person designated by that director:(A)  parks and recreation;(B)  planning and development; and(C)  public works; and(2)  the City of Houston's chief of police.(b)  If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting director.  If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department that performs duties comparable to the duties performed by the abolished department.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3878.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3878 - Harris County Improvement District No. 11|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3878.054. Quorum

Sec. 3878.054.  QUORUM.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), six voting directors constitute a quorum of the board.(b)  If the board is composed of an odd number of voting directors, a majority of the voting directors constitutes a quorum of the board.(c)  Nonvoting directors and vacant director positions are not counted for the purposes of establishing a quorum of the board.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 4722), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|