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TX Health & Safety Code § 775.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter D. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 775.051. Expansion of District Territory

Sec. 775.051.  EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  Qualified voters who own taxable real property in a defined territory that is not included in a district may file a petition with the secretary of the board requesting the inclusion of the territory in the district.  The petition must be signed by at least 50 qualified voters who own taxable real property in the territory or a majority of those voters, whichever is less.(b)  The board by order shall set a time and place to hold a hearing on the petition to include the territory in the district.  The hearing may be held not earlier than the 31st day after the date on which the board issues the order.(c)  The secretary of the board shall give notice of the hearing.  The notice must contain the time and place for the hearing and a description of the territory proposed to be annexed into the district.(d)  The secretary shall:(1)  post copies of the notice in three public places in the district and one public place in the territory proposed to be annexed into the district for at least 15 days before the date of the hearing;  and(2)  not later than the 16th day before the date on which the hearing will be held, publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.(e)  If after the hearing the board finds that annexation of the territory into the district would be feasible and would benefit the district, the board may approve the annexation by a resolution entered in its minutes.  The board is not required to include all of the territory described in the petition if the board finds that a change is necessary or desirable.(f)  Annexation of territory is final when approved by a majority of the voters at an election held in the district and by a majority of the voters at a separate election held in the territory to be annexed.  If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the voters in the election to approve the annexation must also determine if the annexed territory will assume its proportion of the debts or taxes if added to the district.(g)  The election ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following, as applicable:(1)  "Adding (description of territory to be added) to the ____________ Emergency Services District."(2)  "(Description of territory to be added) assuming its proportionate share of the outstanding debts and taxes of the ____________ Emergency Services District, if it is added to the district."(h)  The election notice, the manner and time of giving the notice, and the manner of holding the election are governed by the other provisions of this chapter relating to those matters to the extent that those provisions can be made applicable.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter D. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 775.052. Petition for Dissolution; Notice of Hearing

Sec. 775.052.  PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION;  NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  Before a district may be dissolved, the district's board must receive a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters in the district.(b)  If the petition is in proper form, the board shall set a place, date, and time for a hearing to consider the petition.(c)  The board shall give notice of the hearing.  The notice must include:(1)  the name of the district; (2)  a description of the district's boundaries; (3)  the proposal that the district be dissolved;  and(4)  the place, date, and time of the hearing on the petition.(d)  The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks.  The first publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter D. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 775.053. Hearing

Sec. 775.053.  HEARING.  (a)  At the hearing on the petition to dissolve the district, the board shall consider the petition and each issue relating to the dissolution of the district.(b)  Any interested person may appear before the board to support or oppose the dissolution.(c)  The board shall grant or deny the petition.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter D. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 775.054. Election to Confirm Dissolution

Sec. 775.054.  ELECTION TO CONFIRM DISSOLUTION.  (a)  On the granting of a petition to dissolve the district, the board shall order an election to confirm the district's dissolution.(b)  Notice of the election shall be given in the same manner as the notice of the petition hearing.(c)  The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with the requirements of law and that occurs after the date on which the board grants the petition.(d)  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following:  "Dissolving the ____________ Emergency Services District."(e)  A copy of the tabulation of results shall be filed with the county clerk of each county in which the district is located.(f)  If a majority of those voting at the election vote to dissolve the district, the board shall proceed with dissolution. An election to create a new district in the boundaries of the old district may not be held for at least one year after dissolution.(g)  If a majority of those voting at the election vote against dissolving the district, the board may not order another election on the issue before the first anniversary of the date of the canvass of the election.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter D. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 775.055. Administration of Property, Debts, and Assets After Dissolution

Sec. 775.055.  ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION.  (a)  After a vote to dissolve a district, the board shall continue to control and administer the property, debts, and assets of the district until all funds are disposed of and all district debts are paid or settled.(b)  The board may not dispose of the district's assets except for due compensation unless the debts are transferred to another governmental entity or agency within or embracing the district and the transfer will benefit the district's residents.(c)  After the board issues the dissolution order, the board shall:(1)  determine the debt owed by the district;  and(2)  impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.(d)  Each taxpayer may pay the tax imposed by the district under this section at once.(e)  The board may institute a suit to enforce payment of taxes and to foreclose liens to secure the payment of taxes due the district.(f)  When all outstanding debts and obligations of the district are paid, the board shall order the secretary to return the pro rata share of all unused tax money to each district taxpayer.  A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes.  If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the funds to the county tax assessor-collector.(g)  After the district pays all its debts and disposes of all its assets and funds as prescribed by this section, the board shall file a written report with the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located setting forth a summary of the board's actions in dissolving the district.  Not later than the 10th day after the date it receives the report and determines that the requirements of this section have been fulfilled, the commissioners court of each county shall enter an order dissolving the district.(h)  Each emergency services commissioner is discharged from liability under the emergency services commissioner's bond on entry of the order prescribed by Subsection (g).|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter D. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 775.056. Transfer of Territory Between Districts

Sec. 775.056.  TRANSFER OF TERRITORY BETWEEN DISTRICTS.  (a)  After a hearing, a district may make mutually agreeable changes in boundaries with another district, provided that the maximum tax rate authorized for such a district does not exceed the maximum tax rate previously authorized for any territory added to that district.  The districts shall agree on an effective date for the changes in boundaries.(b)  The changes in boundaries under this section do not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other district obligations.(c)  A district shall compensate the district that loses territory in an amount equal to that territory's pro rata share of the losing district's bonded and other indebtedness based on the unpaid principal balances and the actual property values at the time the changes in boundaries are made.  The district that loses territory shall apply compensation received from the annexing district under this subsection exclusively to the payment of the annexed territory's pro rata share of the losing district's bonds or other debt.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1140, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 10, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter E. Finances and Bonds|Section 775.071. Limitation on Indebtedness

Sec. 775.071.  LIMITATION ON INDEBTEDNESS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a district may not contract for an amount of indebtedness in any one year that is in excess of the funds then on hand and anticipated revenues for the year.(b)  This section does not apply to Sections 775.051, 775.072, 775.076, 775.077, 775.078, and 775.085.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 496, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1140, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter E. Finances and Bonds|Section 775.072. Depositories

Sec. 775.072.  DEPOSITORIES.  (a)  The board shall designate one or more banks to serve as depositories for district funds.(b)  The board shall deposit all district funds in a depository bank, except that the board:(1)  may deposit funds pledged to pay bonds or notes with banks named in the trust indenture or in the bond or note resolution;  and(2)  shall remit funds for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds and notes to the bank of payment.(c)  The district may not deposit funds in a depository or trustee bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the excess funds are secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.(d)  The resolution or trust indenture securing the bonds or notes may require that any or all of the funds must be secured by obligations of or unconditionally guaranteed by the federal government.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter E. Finances and Bonds|Section 775.073. Expenditures

Sec. 775.073.  EXPENDITURES.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, district funds may be disbursed only by check, draft, order, or other instrument that:(1)  is signed by at least a majority of the board's commissioners; or(2)  is signed by the treasurer, or by the assistant treasurer if the treasurer is absent or unavailable, and countersigned by the president, or by the vice president if the president is absent or unavailable.(b)  The board by resolution may allow a district employee who has executed a bond in an amount equal to the amount required for the district treasurer to sign an instrument to disburse district funds. An expenditure of more than $2,000 may not be paid unless the expenditure is presented to the board and the board approves the expenditure.(c)  The board may authorize the disbursement of district funds transferred by federal reserve wire system.  The board by resolution may authorize wire transfers to accounts in the district's name or accounts not in the district's name.(d)  Any property, including an interest in property, purchased or leased using district funds, wholly or partly, must remain the property of the district, regardless of whether the property is used by a third party under a contract for services or otherwise, until the property is disposed of in accordance with Section 775.0735.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 3798), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 411 (H.B. 2519), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0735 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter E. Finances and Bonds|Section 775.0735. Disposition of Property

Sec. 775.0735.  DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.  (a)  The district may dispose of property owned by the district only by:(1)  selling the property to a third party following the procedures authorized under Section 263.001, 263.007, or 263.008, Local Government Code;(2)  selling or disposing of the property following the procedures authorized under Subchapter D, Chapter 263, Local Government Code;(3)  selling or disposing of the property in accordance with Subchapter J; or(4)  selling the property using an Internet auction site.(b)  The district may contract with a private vendor to assist with the sale of the property.(c)  The district shall sell the property using the method of sale that the board determines is the most advantageous to the district under the circumstances.  The board shall adopt rules establishing guidelines for making that determination.(d)  In using an Internet auction site to sell property under this section, the district shall post the property on the site for at least 10 days.(e)  The district may reject any or all bids or proposals for the purchase of the property.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 411 (H.B. 2519), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter E. Finances and Bonds|Section 775.074. Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 775.074.  AD VALOREM TAX.  (a)  The board shall annually impose an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property located in the district and subject to district taxation for the district's support and the purposes authorized by this chapter.(b)  If a district issues bonds or notes that are payable wholly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall, when bonds or notes are authorized, set a tax rate that is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds or notes as the interest and principal come due and to provide reserve funds if prescribed in the resolution authorizing, or the trust indenture securing, the bonds or notes.(c)  If a district issues bonds or notes that are payable from ad valorem taxes and from revenues, income, or receipts of the district, the board shall, when the bonds or notes are authorized, set a tax rate that is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and notes and to create and maintain any reserve funds.(d)  In establishing the rate of the ad valorem tax to be collected for a year, the board shall consider the money that will be available to pay the principal of and interest on any bonds or notes issued and to create any reserve funds to the extent and in the manner permitted by the resolution authorizing, or the trust indenture securing, the bonds or notes.(d-1)  The board may not set the tax rate for a fiscal year before the date the board adopts a budget for that fiscal year.(e)  The board shall certify the ad valorem tax rate to the county tax assessor-collector, who is the assessor-collector for the district.(f)  Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg. ch. 496, Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 1999.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 40, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 275, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 496, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 11, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0745 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter E. Finances and Bonds|Section 775.0745. Election to Increase Tax Rate

Sec. 775.0745.  ELECTION TO INCREASE TAX RATE.  (a)  If the board decides to increase the maximum tax rate of the district to any rate at or below the rate allowed by this chapter or Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution, the board must order an election to authorize the increase.  The proposition on the ballot must state the proposed maximum tax rate to be authorized at the election.(b)  The board shall give notice of the election as provided by Section 4.003, Election Code.  The notice shall contain the information required by Section 4.004, Election Code.(c)  The election shall be held on the first uniform election date provided by the Election Code after the date of the board's order that allows sufficient time to comply with any requirements of law.(d)  If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the increase in the maximum tax rate, the maximum tax rate for the district is increased to the rate authorized by the election.  The increase in the maximum tax rate does not apply to a tax year for which the board adopts a tax rate before the date of the election.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 123, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1140, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1.007, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 123 (S.B. 1621), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter E. Finances and Bonds|Section 775.075. Reduction of Ad Valorem Tax Rate

Sec. 775.075.  REDUCTION OF AD VALOREM TAX RATE.  (a)  The qualified voters of a district may petition in the manner provided by Sections 775.052 through 775.054 for dissolution of a district to reduce the ad valorem tax rate of the district.(b)  The petition must state the new tax rate desired by the voters.(c)  The tax rate may not be reduced below the rate needed to pay any outstanding bonded indebtedness.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 40, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0752 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter E. Finances and Bonds|Section 775.0752. Sales and Use Tax Election Procedures

Sec. 775.0752.  SALES AND USE TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, an election to adopt or abolish a district's sales and use tax or to change the rate of the tax is governed by the provisions of Subchapter E, Chapter 323, Tax Code, applicable to an election to adopt or abolish a county sales and use tax.(b)  An election is called by the adoption of a resolution by the board.  The board shall call an election if a number of qualified voters of the district equal to at least five percent of the number of registered voters in the district petitions the board to call the election.(c)  At an election to adopt the tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The adoption of a local sales and use tax in (name of district) at the rate of (proposed tax rate) percent."(d)  At an election to abolish the tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The abolition of the local sales and use tax in (name of district)."(e)  At an election to change the rate of the tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The (increase or decrease, as applicable) in the rate of the local sales and use tax imposed by (name of district) from (tax rate on election date) percent to (proposed tax rate) percent."(f)  At an election described by Section 775.0751(c-1) to adopt the tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The adoption of a local sales and use tax in (name of district) at a rate not to exceed (proposed tax rate) percent in any location in the district."|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 40, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 604 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 2, eff. June 9, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0753 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter E. Finances and Bonds|Section 775.0753. Sales and Use Tax Effective Date; Boundary Change

Sec. 775.0753.  SALES AND USE TAX EFFECTIVE DATE;  BOUNDARY CHANGE.  (a)  The adoption or abolition of the tax or change in the tax rate takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter occurring after the expiration of the first complete calendar quarter occurring after the date on which the comptroller receives a notice of the results of the election.(b)  If the comptroller determines that an effective date provided by Subsection (a) will occur before the comptroller can reasonably take the action required to begin collecting the tax or to implement the abolition of the tax or the tax rate change, the effective date may be extended by the comptroller until the first day of the next succeeding calendar quarter.(c)  Except as provided by Section 775.0754, the provisions of Section 321.102, Tax Code, governing the application of a municipal sales and use tax in the event of a change in the boundaries of a municipality apply to the application of a tax imposed under this chapter in the event of a change in the district's boundaries.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 40, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (H.B. 3159), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|