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TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions|Section 3952.255. Assessments

Sec. 3952.255.  ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The district may impose an assessment on property in the district, if the assessment is authorized by an ordinance of the city, to pay the cost or the cost of maintenance of any authorized district improvement in the manner provided for a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter 375, 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; 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.(c)  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.(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. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions|Section 3952.256. Nonpotable Water User Charges; City Approval

Sec. 3952.256.  NONPOTABLE WATER USER CHARGES; CITY APPROVAL.  The district may establish user charges for the use of nonpotable water for irrigation purposes, subject to approval of the governing body of the city.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions|Section 3952.257. Costs for Improvement Projects

Sec. 3952.257.  COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  The district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons, including the city or county, all or part of the cost of an improvement project, including an improvement project:(1)  for improving, enhancing, and supporting public safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical services, and law enforcement in and adjacent to the district; or(2)  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. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter G. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3952.301. Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3952.301.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue, by competitive bid or negotiated sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.(b)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.(c)  In addition to the sources of money described by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter G. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3952.302. Bond Maturity

Sec. 3952.302.  BOND MATURITY.  Bonds may mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter G. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3952.303. Taxes for Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3952.303.  TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:(1)  the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and(2)  the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:(A)  pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due; and(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter G. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3952.304. Election Required for Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 3952.304.  ELECTION REQUIRED FOR TAXES OR BONDS.  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.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter G. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3952.305. Tax Rate

Sec. 3952.305.  TAX RATE.  The district's ad valorem tax rate may not exceed 40 cents per $100 valuation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter G. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3952.306. Issuer Powers for Certain Public Improvements

Sec. 3952.306.  ISSUER POWERS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.  The district may exercise any power of an issuer under Chapter 1371, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 3952.351. Dissolution by City Ordinance

Sec. 3952.351.  DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE.  (a)  The city by ordinance may dissolve the district.(b)  The city may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations have been repaid or discharged, including the defeasance of any outstanding debt issued by the city.(c)  The city may not dissolve the district until the development agreement and consent application have been executed and the district's performance under the agreement has been fulfilled, including any right or obligation the district has to reimburse a developer or owner for the costs of improvement projects.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 3952.352. Collection of Assessments and Other Revenue

Sec. 3952.352.  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. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3952.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3952 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 3|Subchapter H. Dissolution|Section 3952.353. Assumption of Assets and Liabilities

Sec. 3952.353.  ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.  (a)  After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes 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. 645 (H.B. 4347), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.001 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3953.001. Definitions

Sec. 3953.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Sugar Land.(3)  "Director" means a board member.(4)  "District" means the Telfair Tract 5 Commercial Management District.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.002 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3953.002. Nature of District

Sec. 3953.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.003 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3953.003. Purpose; Legislative Findings

Sec. 3953.003.  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.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided 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 § 3953.004 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3953.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3953.004.  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 further the public purposes of:(1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the state;(2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and(3)  developing or expanding transportation and commerce.(d)  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.(e)  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.(f)  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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.005 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3953.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3953.005.  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 issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or(4)  legality or operation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.006 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3953.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3953.006.  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;(3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or(4)  an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local 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 the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project.  A project may not receive public funds under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project has been approved by the governing body of 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 § 3953.007 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3953.007. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3953.007.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies 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 § 3953.008 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 3953.008. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3953.008.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.051 (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 3953.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3953.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of nine voting directors appointed by the governing body of the city under Section 3953.052 who serve staggered terms of four years with four or five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number of voting directors on the board if the board determines the change is in the best interest of the district.  The board may not:(1)  increase the number of voting directors to more than 20; or(2)  decrease the number of voting directors to fewer than nine.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.052 (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 3953.052. Appointment of Voting Directors; Qualifications

Sec. 3953.052.  APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS; QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  In this section, "city stakeholder" means:(1)  a person who owns property in the city;(2)  an owner of stock or of a partnership interest or membership interest, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporation, corporate partnership, limited liability company, or other entity that owns a direct or indirect interest in property in the city;(3)  an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that owns a direct or indirect interest in property in the city; or(4)  an agent, employee, or tenant of a person described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).(b)  The governing body of the city shall appoint to serve as voting directors the appropriate number of qualified persons.  In appointing voting directors, the governing body shall ensure that the resulting board has city stakeholders serving in at least two-thirds of the voting director positions.(c)  In determining persons to serve as voting directors, the governing body shall consider for appointment:(1)  persons recommended by the board; and(2)  a number of persons recommended by any city stakeholder who makes a recommendation and who owns at least seven acres of land inside the district's boundaries, except that the number of persons recommended for consideration by the city stakeholder may not exceed a total of one person for the first seven acres of land the city stakeholder owns and not more than one additional person for each additional 15 acres the city stakeholder owns.(d)  The governing body is not bound by the recommendations of the board or a city stakeholder and may appoint as a voting director any qualified person.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.053 (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 3953.053. Nonvoting Directors

Sec. 3953.053.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS.  The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve on the board.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3953.054 (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 3953.054. Removal of Directors

Sec. 3953.054.  REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The board shall remove a director if the director has missed at least half the meetings scheduled during the preceding 12 months.(b)  A director removed under this section may file a written appeal with the governing body of the city.  The governing body may reinstate the director if the body finds that the removal was unwarranted under the circumstances after considering the reasons for the absences.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 4297), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.|