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TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3953.055. Quorum

Sec. 3953.055.  QUORUM.  For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:(1)  a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;(2)  a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or(3)  a nonvoting director.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (d).
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3953.056. Initial Voting Directors

Sec. 3953.056.  INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  The initial board consists of the following voting directors:Pos. No.Name of Director1Steve Griffith2Jennifer Brown3Gary Becker4Michael Schiff5Greg Wine6Bob McPherson7Alan Bauer8Dan Whitton9Brandi Coatsworth(b)  Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions one through five expire June 1, 2019, and the terms of directors appointed for positions six through nine expire June 1, 2021.(c)  Section 3953.052 does not apply to this section.(d)  This section expires September 1, 2021.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 3953.101.  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. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.102. Improvement Projects and Services

Sec. 3953.102.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 372 or 375, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.103. Location of Improvement Project

Sec. 3953.103.  LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.  An improvement project described by Section 3953.102 may be located:(1)  in the district; or(2)  in an area outside the district if the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.104. Public Improvement District Powers

Sec. 3953.104.  PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.  The district has the powers provided by Chapter 372, Local Government Code, to a municipality or county.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.105. Municipal Management District Powers

Sec. 3953.105.  MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.  The district has the powers provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.106. Development Corporation Powers

Sec. 3953.106.  DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.  The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.107. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 3953.107.  NONPROFIT CORPORATION.  (a)  The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.(b)  The nonprofit corporation:(1)  has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and(2)  may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.(c)  The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation.  The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.108. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3953.108.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.  (a)  As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.(b)  The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.109. Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 3953.109.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party to provide law enforcement services for a fee.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.110. Membership in Charitable Organizations

Sec. 3953.110.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.  The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.111. Economic Development

Sec. 3953.111.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.  (a)  The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.(b)  The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity, including programs to:(1)  make loans and grants of public money; and(2)  provide district personnel and services, including for the management of recreational facilities.(c)  The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:(1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and(2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.112. Parking Facilities

Sec. 3953.112.  PARKING FACILITIES.  (a)  The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.(b)  The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.(c)  The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.(d)  The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.113. Annexation or Exclusion of Land

Sec. 3953.113.  ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.  (a)  The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.(b)  The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.  Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.114. Approval by City

Sec. 3953.114.  APPROVAL BY CITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district must obtain the approval of the city for:(1)  the issuance of bonds for an improvement project financed by the bonds if any part of the project is carried out in the corporate limits of the city; and(2)  the plans and specifications of the improvement project financed by the bonds.(b)  If the district obtains the approval of the city's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the city.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.115. Concurrence on Additional Powers

Sec. 3953.115.  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 by resolution consents to that change.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3953.116. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3953.116.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3953.151. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3953.151.  DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.  The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3953.152. Money Used for Improvements or Services

Sec. 3953.152.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.  The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3953.153. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements With Assessments

Sec. 3953.153.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.(b)  The petition must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3953.154. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3953.154.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of 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, 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;(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and(3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.(c)  The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid.  The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.(d)  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. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3953.155. Residential Property Not Exempt

Sec. 3953.155.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax authorized or approved by the voters of the district or a required payment for a service provided by the district, including water and sewer services.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3953.156. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3953.156.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of district taxes or assessments on property in the zones.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3953.201. Tax Abatement

Sec. 3953.201.  TAX ABATEMENT.  The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of this state authorizing and applicable to a tax abatement agreement by a municipality.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3953.202. Elections Regarding Taxes and Bonds

Sec. 3953.202.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or(2)  contract payments described by Section 3953.204.(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(c)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.(d)  All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3953.203. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3953.203.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3953.202, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:(1)  maintain and operate the district;(2)  construct or acquire improvements; or(3)  provide a service.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.(c)  Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3953 - Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3953.204. Contract Taxes

Sec. 3953.204.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.(b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|