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TX Spec Dist Code § 3872.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3872 - Chambers County Improvement District No. 2|Subchapter F. Municipal Annexation and Effect on Municipal Powers|Section 3872.252. Effect on Municipal Powers

Sec. 3872.252.  EFFECT ON MUNICIPAL POWERS.  (a)  The creation of the district does not affect the power of a municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district or part of the district lies to:(1)  designate all or part of the district as an industrial district;(2)  limit a power of the municipality conferred by Chapter 42, Local Government Code; or(3)  provide municipal services to any area in the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction that is also in the district.(b)  The creation of the district does not affect the power the municipality had before the district was created to spend money or provide services.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 2511), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3873.001. Definitions

Sec. 3873.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Forney.(3)  "Commissioners court" means the Commissioners Court of Kaufman County.(4)  "County" means Kaufman County.(5)  "Director" means a board director.(6)  "District" means the Kaufman County Parks Improvement District.(7)  "Park" includes any land, including any improvements to the land, that is located in the district or owned or leased by the city for use of the general public.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3873.002. Nature of District

Sec. 3873.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The Kaufman County Parks Improvement District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3873.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3873.003.  PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.  (a)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.  By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.(b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or county from providing the level of services provided, as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, to the area in the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the city or county services provided in the area in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3873.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3873.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.(c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:(1)  further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state; and(2)  preserve and conserve the natural resources of the state.(d)  The district will:(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, potential employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;(2)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by landscaping, developing, maintaining, financing, operating, and making capital improvements to parks in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;(3)  conserve the natural resources of the district; and(4)  cooperate with the city in the furtherance of common purposes of the city and the district.(e)  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. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3873.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3873.005.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3873.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3873.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:(1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or(3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3873.007. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3873.007.  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. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter B. Confirmation of Creation of District|Section 3873.051. Confirmation Election

Sec. 3873.051.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION.  (a)  The commissioners court may order an election on the issue of confirming 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 area of the proposed district equal to at least five percent of the votes received in that area in the most recent gubernatorial general election.(b)  The petition or commissioners court's motion must include:(1)  the name of the district;(2)  an accurate description of the area included in the district by any appropriate method, including by metes and bounds and by public roads or rights-of-way; and(3)  an accurate plat of the area included in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter B. Confirmation of Creation of District|Section 3873.052. Notice of Hearing

Sec. 3873.052.  NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  If a petition is filed under Section 3873.051(a)(2), 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter B. Confirmation of Creation of District|Section 3873.053. Hearing

Sec. 3873.053.  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 confirming 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 confirming the creation of the district if the commissioners court finds that:(1)  the petition is signed by the required number of registered voters;(2)  the district will serve the purposes prescribed by Sections 3873.003 and 3873.004; and(3)  the district includes any area within the boundaries of the city.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter B. Confirmation of Creation of District|Section 3873.054. Confirmation Election

Sec. 3873.054.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION.  (a)  The election shall be held in the area of the proposed district 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 creation of the district confirmed and shall enter the results in its minutes at its next regularly scheduled meeting.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter B. Confirmation of Creation of District|Section 3873.055. Costs of Creation, Confirmation, and Organization

Sec. 3873.055.  COSTS OF CREATION, CONFIRMATION, AND ORGANIZATION.  The costs necessarily incurred in the creation, confirmation, and organization of the district may be paid from the district's tax revenue or from revenue from bond anticipation notes, the first revenue bonds issued by the district, or any other source.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 3873.101. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3873.101.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 3873.102. Election Date

Sec. 3873.102.  ELECTION DATE.  The board shall hold elections for directors on the uniform election date in May in odd-numbered years.  The elections of the first directors under this section shall be held on the first uniform election date in May that occurs in the years in which initial directors' terms expire under Section 3873.107.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 3873.103. Eligibility

Sec. 3873.103.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  A director must be a citizen of the United States and must reside in the district.(b)  A director may not be an officer or employee of the county or the city.(c)  A director may not serve more than four consecutive full terms.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 3873.104. Vacancy

Sec. 3873.104.  VACANCY.  If a vacancy occurs on the board, the board shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 3873.105. Quorum

Sec. 3873.105.  QUORUM.  Three directors constitute a quorum of the board.  The board may act on the majority of the vote of the assembled quorum.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 3873.106. Compensation and Reimbursement

Sec. 3873.106.  COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.  A director is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in performing the duties of a director.  If the amount of a director's reimbursement for necessary expenses exceeds $250, the board must approve the reimbursement.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 3873.107. Initial Voting Directors

Sec. 3873.107.  INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  The initial board consists of five voting directors who meet the eligibility requirements described by Section 3873.103 and are appointed by the commissioners court.(b)  Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions 1 through 3 expire June 1, 2011, and the terms of directors appointed for positions 4 and 5 expire June 1, 2013.(c)  Section 3873.102 does not apply to this section.(d)  If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 3873.102 and the terms of the initial directors expire, the commissioners court shall appoint successor initial directors to serve four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 3873.151. Depositories and Disbursements

Sec. 3873.151.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 3873.152. Personnel

Sec. 3873.152.  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 of the county 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 3873.153. Seal

Sec. 3873.153.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 3873.154. Contracts

Sec. 3873.154.  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 provided by Section 262.023, Local Government Code, 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 a county under that section.(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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 3873.155. Suits

Sec. 3873.155.  SUITS.  The board may sue and be sued in its own name.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 3873.156. District Rules and Orders; Criminal Penalty; Civil Enforcement

Sec. 3873.156.  DISTRICT RULES AND ORDERS; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The board may adopt reasonable rules and orders applicable to:(1)  the administration, enforcement, and collection of district taxes;(2)  littering and litter abatement in the parks in the district, including the possession and disposition of glass containers;(3)  activities that endanger the health and safety of persons or property in parks in the district;(4)  tenants, business privileges, concessionaires, users, and activities affecting district property and facilities, including any provision necessary to protect and conserve natural resources; and(5)  a road that borders or runs through a park, subject to an applicable municipal ordinance.(b)  A police officer, constable, sheriff, or other law enforcement officer with jurisdiction in the county may arrest a person violating rules or orders of the board and carry out the prosecution of a person arrested under this subsection in the proper court.(c)  A person who violates a rule or order adopted under this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(d)  The county attorney, district attorney, and 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 orders.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3873.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3873 - Kaufman County Parks Improvement District|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 3873.157. Bond Not Required

Sec. 3873.157.  BOND NOT REQUIRED.  If the board brings an action to enforce this subchapter or enjoin a violation of a rule or order adopted by the board under this subchapter, the board is not required to post a bond.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|