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TX Loc Govt Code § 377.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 377.001. Definitions

Sec. 377.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of a municipal development district.(2)  "District" means a municipal development district created under this chapter.(3)  "Development project" means:(A)  a "project" as that term is defined by Sections 505.151-505.158; or(B)  a convention center facility or related improvement such as a convention center, civic center, civic center building, civic center hotel, or auditorium, including parking areas or facilities that are used to park vehicles and that are located at or in the vicinity of other convention center facilities.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 232 (S.B. 466), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.23, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 377.002. Scope

Sec. 377.002.  SCOPE.  (a)  A municipality may create a district as provided in this chapter in:(1)  all or part of the boundaries of the municipality;(2)  all or part of the boundaries of the municipality and all or part of the boundaries of the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; or(3)  all or part of the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.(b)  The municipality may include territory outside of the municipality only to the extent that territory is in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. May 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 232 (S.B. 466), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 377.003. Constitutional Purpose

Sec. 377.003.  CONSTITUTIONAL PURPOSE.  This chapter creates a program under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 232 (S.B. 466), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter B. Municipal Development District|Section 377.021. Creation

Sec. 377.021.  CREATION.  (a)  A municipality may call an election on the question of creating a municipal development district under this chapter to plan, acquire, establish, develop, construct, or renovate one or more development projects beneficial to the district.(b)  The order calling the election must:(1)  define the boundaries of the district; and(2)  call for the election to be held within those boundaries.(c)  The ballot at an election held under this section must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Authorizing the creation of the ____ Municipal Development District (insert name of district) and the imposition of a sales and use tax at the rate of ____ of one percent (insert one-eighth, one-fourth, three-eighths, or one-half, as appropriate) for the purpose of financing development projects beneficial to the district."(d)  The district is created if a majority of the registered voters of the proposed district voting at the election favor creation of the district.(e)  If a majority of the registered voters of the proposed district voting at the election to create the district vote against creation of the district, the municipality may not hold another election on the question of creating a municipal development district before the first anniversary of the most recent election concerning creation of a district.(f)  The Election Code governs an election held under this chapter.(g)  In the order calling the election, the municipality may provide for the district boundaries to conform automatically to any changes in the boundaries of the portion of the municipality or the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction included in the district, and the election shall be held on one of the four uniform election dates under Section 41.001, Election Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 2, eff. May 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 232 (S.B. 466), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter B. Municipal Development District|Section 377.022. Political Subdivision; Open Meetings

Sec. 377.022.  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION;  OPEN MEETINGS.  (a)  A district is a political subdivision of this state and of the municipality that created the district.(b)  A district is subject to Chapter 551, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 232 (S.B. 466), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 377.051. Composition and Appointment of Board

Sec. 377.051.  COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD.  (a)  A district is governed by a board of at least four directors.(b)  The board is appointed by the governing body of the municipality that created the district.(c)  Directors serve staggered two-year terms.  A director may be removed by the appointing municipality at any time without cause.  Successor directors are appointed in the same manner as the original appointees.(d)  To qualify to serve as a director, a person must reside in the municipality that created the district or in that municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.  An employee, officer, or member of the governing body of the municipality may serve as a director, but may not have a personal interest in a contract executed by the district other than as an employee, officer, or member of the governing body of the municipality.(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a person may qualify to serve as a director of a district if the person resides in the independent school district that serves the majority of the district and the district is located in a municipality:(1)  with a population of more than 5,000 and less than 6,000 and that is located wholly in a county with a population of more than 20,000 and less than 25,000 and that borders the Brazos River; or(2)  with a population of more than 1,488 and less than 2,500 and that is located wholly in a county with a population of more than 20,000 and less than 30,000 that borders the Neches River and the Trinity River.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 232 (S.B. 466), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 874 (H.B. 3186), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 470 (H.B. 4356), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 377.052. Compensation

Sec. 377.052.  COMPENSATION.  A board member is not entitled to compensation, but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 377.053. Meetings

Sec. 377.053.  MEETINGS.  The board shall conduct its meetings in the municipality that created the district.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 232 (S.B. 466), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter C. Board of Directors|Section 377.054. Officers

Sec. 377.054.  OFFICERS.  The board shall designate from the members of the board a presiding officer, a secretary, and other officers the board considers necessary.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 377.071. General Powers of District

Sec. 377.071.  GENERAL POWERS OF DISTRICT.  (a)  A district may:(1)  perform any act necessary to the full exercise of the district's powers;(2)  accept a grant or loan from a:(A)  department or agency of the United States;(B)  department, agency, or political subdivision of this state;  or(C)  public or private person;(3)  acquire, sell, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose of property or an interest in property, including a development project, under terms and conditions determined by the district;(4)  employ necessary personnel;  and(5)  adopt rules to govern the operation of the district and its employees and property.(b)  A district may contract with a public or private person to:(1)  plan, acquire, establish, develop, construct, or renovate a development project;  or(2)  perform any other act the district is authorized to perform under this chapter.(c)  A district may not levy an ad valorem tax.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 377.073. Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 377.073.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  A district may issue bonds, including revenue bonds and refunding bonds, or other obligations to pay the costs of a development project.(b)  The bonds or other obligations and the proceedings authorizing the bonds or other obligations shall be submitted to the attorney general for review and approval as required by Chapter 1202, Government Code.(c)  The bonds or other obligations must be payable from and secured by the revenues of the district.(d)  The bonds or other obligations may mature serially or otherwise not more than 30 years from their date of issuance.(e)  The bonds or other obligations are not a debt of and do not create a claim for payment against the revenue or property of the district other than a development project for which the bonds are issued.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.339, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 377.074. Public Purpose of Project

Sec. 377.074.  PUBLIC PURPOSE OF PROJECT.  (a)  The legislature finds for all constitutional and statutory purposes that a development project is owned, used, and held for public purposes by the district.(b)  Section 25.07(a), Tax Code, does not apply to a leasehold or other possessory interest granted by the district while the district owns the development project.(c)  The development project is exempt from taxation under Section 11.11, Tax Code, while the district owns the project.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 377.101. Sales and Use Tax

Sec. 377.101.  SALES AND USE TAX.  (a)  A district by order may impose a sales and use tax under this subchapter.(b)  A district may impose a tax under this subchapter only if the tax is approved at an election held under Section 377.021.(c)  A district may not adopt a sales and use tax under this subchapter if the adoption of the tax under this subchapter would result in a combined tax rate of all local sales and use taxes of more than two percent in any location in the district.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 377.102. Tax Code Applicable

Sec. 377.102.  TAX CODE APPLICABLE.  (a)  Chapter 323, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, collection, and remittance of a tax authorized under this subchapter except as inconsistent with this subchapter.(b)  Section 323.101(b), Tax Code, does not apply to the tax authorized by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 377.103. Tax Rate

Sec. 377.103.  TAX RATE.  The rate of a tax adopted under this subchapter must be one-eighth, one-fourth, three-eighths, or one-half of one percent.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 377.104. Repeal or Rate Change

Sec. 377.104.  REPEAL OR RATE CHANGE.  (a)  A district that has adopted a sales and use tax under this subchapter may by order and subject to Section 377.101(c), change the rate of the tax or repeal the tax if the change or repeal is approved by a majority of the registered voters of that district voting at an election called and held for that purpose.(b)  The tax may be changed under Subsection (a) in one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent to a maximum of one-half of one percent.(c)  The ballot for an election to change the tax shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The adoption of a sales and use tax at the rate of ____ of one percent (insert one-fourth, three-eighths, or one-half, as appropriate)."(d)  The ballot for the election to repeal the tax shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The repeal of the sales and use tax for financing development projects in the __________ Municipal Development District (insert name of district)."|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 377.105. Imposition of Tax

Sec. 377.105.  IMPOSITION OF TAX.  (a)  If the district adopts the tax, a tax is imposed on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items in the district at the rate approved at the election.(b)  There is also imposed an excise tax on the use, storage, or other consumption in the district of tangible personal property purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer during the period that the tax is effective in the district.  The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sale price of the tangible personal property.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 377.106. Effective Date of Tax

Sec. 377.106.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX.  Except as provided by Section 377.107, the adoption of the tax, the change of the tax rate, or the repeal of the tax takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter occurring after the expiration of the first complete quarter occurring after the date on which the comptroller receives a notice of the results of the election adopting, changing, or repealing the tax.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 377.107. Collection of Tax to Pay Bonds or Other Obligations

Sec. 377.107.  COLLECTION OF TAX TO PAY BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  If the district votes to repeal the sales and use tax under Section 377.104, and the district had issued bonds or incurred other obligations secured by the tax before the date of the election, the district shall continue to collect the tax until the bonds or other obligations are paid.(b)  The district shall immediately notify the comptroller when the bonds or other obligations have been paid.(c)  The repeal of the tax takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter occurring after the expiration of the first complete quarter occurring after the date on which the comptroller receives the notice under Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 377.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 377 - Municipal Development Districts|Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax|Section 377.108. Deposit of Tax Revenues

Sec. 377.108.  DEPOSIT OF TAX REVENUES.  Revenue from the tax imposed under this subchapter shall be deposited in the development project fund of the district imposing the tax.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379A.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379A - Municipal Development Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 379A.001. Short Title

Sec. 379A.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Better Jobs Act.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379A.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379A - Municipal Development Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 379A.002. Findings and Purposes

Sec. 379A.002.  FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.  (a)  The legislature finds that:(1)  it is an appropriate role for a municipality to foster economic opportunity, job generation, and capital investment by promoting a favorable business climate, preparing the workforce for productive employment, and supporting infrastructure development;(2)  while some municipalities choose to meet that role through the creation of economic development zones and reinvestment zones, the core root of all economic development is a competent and qualified workforce;  and(3)  the programs designed to create a competent and qualified workforce are essential both to the economic growth and vitality of many municipalities in this state and to the elimination of unemployment and underemployment in those municipalities.(b)  The programs authorized by this chapter are in the public interest, promote the economic welfare of this state, and serve the state public purpose of developing and diversifying the economy of this state and eliminating unemployment and underemployment in this state.(c)  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379A.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379A - Municipal Development Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 379A.003. Definitions

Sec. 379A.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of a municipal development corporation.(2)  "Corporation" means a municipal development corporation created under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379A.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379A - Municipal Development Corporations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 379A.004. Application of Non-Profit Corporation Act

Sec. 379A.004.  APPLICATION OF NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT.  A corporation created under this chapter is governed by the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), except to the extent inconsistent with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379A.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379A - Municipal Development Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation of Corporation|Section 379A.011. Creation

Sec. 379A.011.  CREATION.  The governing body of a municipality may create a municipal development corporation under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379A.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379A - Municipal Development Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation of Corporation|Section 379A.012. Articles of Incorporation

Sec. 379A.012.  ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.  The articles of incorporation of the corporation must state that the corporation is governed by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 379A.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 379A - Municipal Development Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation of Corporation|Section 379A.013. Number of Corporations

Sec. 379A.013.  NUMBER OF CORPORATIONS.  A municipality may not create more than one corporation under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.|