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TX Spec Dist Code § 3946.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3946 - Windsor Hills Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions|Section 3946.257. Assessments

Sec. 3946.257.  ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The district may impose an assessment on property in the district to pay the cost of any authorized district improvement or to pay the costs of establishing and operating the district in the manner provided for:(1)  a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or(2)  a municipality or county under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.(b)  An assessment may not exceed the equivalent of 43 cents per $100 of valuation on the average residential lot in the district.(c)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:(1)  are a first and prior lien against the property assessed; and(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes.(d)  The lien of an assessment against property runs with the land.  The portion of an assessment payment obligation that has not yet come due is not eliminated by the foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien, and any purchaser of property in a foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien takes the property subject to the assessment payment obligations that have not yet come due and to the lien and terms of the lien's payment under the applicable assessment ordinance or order.(e)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 607 (H.B. 3136), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3946.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3946 - Windsor Hills Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions|Section 3946.258. Costs for Improvement Projects

Sec. 3946.258.  COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  The district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons, including the city, all or part of the cost of an improvement project, including an improvement project that confers a general benefit on the entire district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 607 (H.B. 3136), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3946.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3946 - Windsor Hills Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions|Section 3946.259. Residential Property Not Exempt

Sec. 3946.259.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 607 (H.B. 3136), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3946.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3946 - Windsor Hills Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions|Section 3946.260. No Impact Fees

Sec. 3946.260.  NO IMPACT FEES.  The district may not impose an impact fee.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 607 (H.B. 3136), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3946.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3946 - Windsor Hills Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions|Section 3946.261. No Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 3946.261.  NO AD VALOREM TAX.  The district may not impose an ad valorem tax.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 607 (H.B. 3136), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3946.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3946 - Windsor Hills Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Dissolution|Section 3946.301. Dissolution by City Ordinance

Sec. 3946.301.  DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE.  (a)  The city  by ordinance may dissolve the district.(b)  The city may not dissolve the district until:(1)  the district's outstanding debt or other obligations have been repaid, assumed, or discharged, including the defeasance of any outstanding bonds or other obligations through the issuance of debt by the city; and(2)  each party to the development agreement fulfills the party's obligations under the agreement and the plan, including a district obligation to reimburse a developer or owner for the costs of an improvement project or service.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 607 (H.B. 3136), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3946.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3946 - Windsor Hills Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Dissolution|Section 3946.302. Collection of Assessments and Other Revenue

Sec. 3946.302.  COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.  (a)  If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, the city shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.(b)  The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:(1)  the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or(2)  special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 607 (H.B. 3136), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3946.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3946 - Windsor Hills Municipal Management District No. 1|Subchapter G. Dissolution|Section 3946.303. Assumption of Assets and Liabilities

Sec. 3946.303.  ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.  (a)  After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.(b)  If the city dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 607 (H.B. 3136), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3947.001. Definitions

Sec. 3947.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Dallas, Texas.(3)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(4)  "County" means Dallas County, Texas.(5)  "Director" means a board member.(6)  "District" means the University Hills Municipal Management District.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3947.002. Creation and Nature of District

Sec. 3947.002.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The University Hills Municipal Management District is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3947.003. Purpose; Legislative Findings

Sec. 3947.003.  PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  (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 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 district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3947.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3947.004.  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 district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(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, potential employees, 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 district territory as a community and business center; and(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.(f)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3947.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3947.005.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes 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 affect the district's:(1)  organization, existence, or validity;(2)  right to contract;(3)  authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other obligations described by Section 3947.203 or to pay the principal and interest of the bonds or other obligations;(4)  right to impose or collect an assessment or collect other revenue; or(5)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3947.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3947.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  (a)  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.(b)  If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for:(1)  the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code; and(2)  any other district purpose, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds or other obligations issued by the district under Section 3947.203.(c)  If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city may determine the percentage of the property in the zone that may be used for residential purposes and is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3947.007. Confirmation and Directors' Election Required

Sec. 3947.007.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.  On receipt of a petition signed by the owners of a majority of the acreage and the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county, the initial directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3947.008. Applicability of Municipal Management District Law

Sec. 3947.008.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT LAW.  Except as provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3947.009. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3947.009.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3947.010. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 3947.010.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 3947.007 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3947.011. Concurrence on Additional Powers

Sec. 3947.011.  CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS.  If the legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of the city consenting to the creation of the district, the district may not exercise that power unless the governing body of the city consents to that change by ordinance or resolution.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3947.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3947.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.(b)  Except as provided by Section 3947.054, directors serve staggered four-year terms, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3947.052. Board Meetings

Sec. 3947.052.  BOARD MEETINGS.  The board shall hold meetings at a place accessible to the public.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3947.053. Removal of Directors

Sec. 3947.053.  REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The board may remove a director by unanimous vote of the other directors if the director has missed at least half of the meetings scheduled during the preceding 12 months.(b)  A director removed under this section may file a written appeal with the commission not later than the 30th day after the date the director receives written notice of the board action.  The commission may reinstate the director if the commission finds that the removal was unwarranted under the circumstances after considering the reasons for the absences, the time and place of the meetings, the business conducted at the meetings missed, and any other relevant circumstances.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3947.054. Initial Directors

Sec. 3947.054.  INITIAL DIRECTORS.  (a)  The initial board consists of:Pos. No.   Name of Director1         Kenneth Medlock2         Michael Williams3         Susan Larson4         Alan Michlin5         Michael Warner(b)  Initial directors serve until the earlier of:(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 3947.007; or(2)  the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.(c)  If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 3947.007 and the terms of the initial directors have expired, successor initial directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:(1)  the date permanent directors are elected under Section 3947.007; or(2)  the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.(d)  If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal rolls for the county may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor initial directors the five persons named in the petition.  The commission shall appoint as successor initial directors the five persons named in the petition.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3947.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 3947.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3947.102. Improvement Projects

Sec. 3947.102.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, the improvement projects described by Subchapter D or activities in support of or incidental to those projects.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3947.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3947 - University Hills Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3947.103. Water District Powers

Sec. 3947.103.  WATER DISTRICT POWERS.  The district has the powers provided by the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 656 (S.B. 2244), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|