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TX Loc Govt Code § 371.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 371 - Municipal Planning and Growth|Subchapter A. Promotional Advertising by Populous Municipalities|Section 371.003. Duties of Board

Sec. 371.003.  DUTIES OF BOARD.  (a)  The board shall:(1)  investigate various methods of advertising and promoting the municipality;  and(2)  recommend to the governing body of the municipality:(A)  the best method of spending available funds for advertisement and promotion;  and(B)  the amount to be appropriated in the next budget of the municipality for advertisement and promotion.(b)  A recommendation of the board is not binding on the governing body of the municipality.  The governing body shall determine the methods of advertising and promotion to be used and, subject to this subchapter, the amount to be appropriated.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 371.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 371 - Municipal Planning and Growth|Subchapter A. Promotional Advertising by Populous Municipalities|Section 371.004. Management of Board

Sec. 371.004.  MANAGEMENT OF BOARD.  To carry out this subchapter, the governing body of the municipality may appoint a person to manage the promotion, development, tourism, and convention activities of the municipality or may designate an official of the municipality to perform that function.  The person appointed or designated shall serve ex officio as secretary of the board created for the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 371.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 371 - Municipal Planning and Growth|Subchapter A. Promotional Advertising by Populous Municipalities|Section 371.005. Cumulative Effect

Sec. 371.005.  CUMULATIVE EFFECT.  This subchapter is cumulative of powers that a municipality obtains under its charter and does not impair such a power.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 371.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 371 - Municipal Planning and Growth|Subchapter B. Appropriations for Promotional Advertising by General-Law Municipalities|Section 371.021. Appropriation of Funds for Advertising

Sec. 371.021.  APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR ADVERTISING.  (a)  The governing body of a general-law municipality may appropriate from its general fund an amount not to exceed five cents per $100 assessed valuation for the purpose of advertising the municipality and promoting its growth and development.(b)  Before the governing body may appropriate money under this section, a majority of voters voting in an election on the issue must approve the authority of the governing body to make appropriations under this section not to exceed the limit imposed by Subsection (a).|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 371.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 371 - Municipal Planning and Growth|Subchapter C. Joint Municipal Planning|Section 371.041. Planning; Funding

Sec. 371.041.  PLANNING;  FUNDING.  A municipality may compile statistics, conduct studies, and formulate plans related to future growth and development of the municipality.  The municipality must pass an ordinance authorizing the expenditure of funds for those purposes before making the expenditures.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 371.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 371 - Municipal Planning and Growth|Subchapter C. Joint Municipal Planning|Section 371.042. Creation of Joint Planning Commission

Sec. 371.042.  CREATION OF JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION.  (a)  If the area in which a municipality may exercise zoning authority is adjacent to any area in which one or more other municipalities may exercise zoning authority, the municipality may participate in a joint planning commission with one or more of the other municipalities.  To participate in a joint planning commission, a municipality must adopt the provisions of this subchapter.(b)  The governing bodies of each municipality participating in a joint planning commission shall appoint an equal number of representatives to the planning commission.(c)  The planning commission shall meet and determine the area under its jurisdiction, describe the area by metes and bounds in writing and on a map, and file a copy of the description with the county clerk of the county in which the municipalities are located.(d)  A municipality participating in the planning commission may contribute to or spend public funds for the commission to achieve the purposes of the commission.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 371.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 371 - Municipal Planning and Growth|Subchapter C. Joint Municipal Planning|Section 371.043. Master Plan; Other Duties

Sec. 371.043.  MASTER PLAN;  OTHER DUTIES.  (a)  A joint planning commission shall prepare an organized master plan for the orderly growth of the area under the jurisdiction of the commission.  In addition to other provisions, the plan must include:(1)  highway design;(2)  street and park layout;  and(3)  designation of areas for the location of schools, residences, business and commerce, industry, and water reservoirs.(b)  For a master plan to be effective, each municipality in the area must approve the plan.(c)  To prepare the master plan, a joint planning commission may:(1)  employ engineers, clerks, secretaries, and other administrative and field personnel;  and(2)  make aerial photographs, land surveys, and topography studies.(d)  A joint planning commission shall:(1)  keep a complete record of all of its expenditures, meetings, activities, and plans;(2)  submit to each municipality participating in the commission regular reports stating the commission's income, expenditures, accounts, and progress;  and(3)  prepare and submit to each municipality participating in the commission an annual audit of expenditures, accounts, and funds under the supervision of the commission.(e)  A joint planning commission shall make any report, account, or record requested by ordinance or resolution by a municipality participating in the commission.  Additionally, the commission shall perform any other duty requested by ordinance or resolution by a municipality if the duty is not inconsistent with the purposes of this subchapter and the request is approved by a majority of the governing bodies of the municipalities participating in the commission.(f)  Any duty imposed on or power granted to a joint planning commission under this section must be approved by ordinance by each municipality participating in the commission.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 371.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 371 - Municipal Planning and Growth|Subchapter C. Joint Municipal Planning|Section 371.044. Open Meetings and Records

Sec. 371.044.  OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS.  Meetings of a joint planning commission are open to the public.  Records, minutes, books, and accounts of the commission are subject to public inspection.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 371.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 371 - Municipal Planning and Growth|Subchapter C. Joint Municipal Planning|Section 371.045. Cumulative Effect

Sec. 371.045.  CUMULATIVE EFFECT.  Authority under this subchapter is cumulative of other authority that a municipality has to expend public funds from the municipal treasury for the purposes of municipal planning and does not limit that other authority.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.001. Short Title

Sec. 372.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This subchapter may be cited as the Public Improvement District Assessment Act.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.0015. Definition

Sec. 372.0015.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "extraterritorial jurisdiction" means extraterritorial jurisdiction as determined under Chapter 42.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 76(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.002. Exercise of Powers

Sec. 372.002.  EXERCISE OF POWERS.  Powers granted under this subchapter may be exercised by a municipality or county in which the governing body of the municipality or county initiates or receives a petition requesting the establishment of a public improvement district.  A petition must comply with the requirements of Section 372.005.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.003. Authorized Improvements

Sec. 372.003.  AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  If the governing body of a municipality or county finds that it promotes the interests of the municipality or county, the governing body may undertake an improvement project that confers a special benefit on a definable part of the municipality or county or the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.  A project may be undertaken in the municipality or county or the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.(b)  A public improvement project may include:(1)  landscaping;(2)  erection of fountains, distinctive lighting, and signs;(3)  acquiring, constructing, improving, widening, narrowing, closing, or rerouting of sidewalks or of streets, any other roadways, or their rights-of-way;(4)  construction or improvement of pedestrian malls;(5)  acquisition and installation of pieces of art;(6)  acquisition, construction, or improvement of libraries;(7)  acquisition, construction, or improvement of off-street parking facilities;(8)  acquisition, construction, improvement, or rerouting of mass transportation facilities;(9)  acquisition, construction, or improvement of water, wastewater, or drainage facilities or improvements;(10)  the establishment or improvement of parks;(11)  projects similar to those listed in Subdivisions (1)-(10);(12)  acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of real property in connection with an authorized improvement;(13)  special supplemental services for improvement and promotion of the district, including services relating to advertising, promotion, health and sanitation, water and wastewater, public safety, security, business recruitment, development, recreation, and cultural enhancement;(14)  payment of expenses incurred in the establishment, administration, and operation of the district; and(15)  the development, rehabilitation, or expansion of affordable housing.(b-1)  Payment of expenses under Subsection (b)(14) may also include expenses related to the operation and maintenance of mass transportation facilities.(c)  A public improvement project may be limited to the provision of the services described by Subsection (b)(13).(d)  A county may establish a public improvement district unless within 30 days of a county's action to approve such a district, a home rule municipality objects to its establishment within the municipality's corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 76(c), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (H.B. 1029), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 970 (H.B. 1400), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.004. Combined Improvements

Sec. 372.004.  COMBINED IMPROVEMENTS.  An improvement project may consist of an improvement on more than one street or of more than one type of improvement.  A project described by this section may be included in one proceeding and financed as one improvement project.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 76(d), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.005. Petition

Sec. 372.005.  PETITION.  (a)  A petition for the establishment of a public improvement district must state:(1)  the general nature of the proposed improvement;(2)  the estimated cost of the improvement;(3)  the boundaries of the proposed assessment district;(4)  the proposed method of assessment, which may specify included or excluded classes of assessable property;(5)  the proposed apportionment of cost between the public improvement district and the municipality or county as a whole;(6)  whether the management of the district is to be by the municipality or county, the private sector, or a partnership between the municipality or county and the private sector;(7)  that the persons signing the petition request or concur with the establishment of the district;  and(8)  that an advisory body may be established to develop and recommend an improvement plan to the governing body of the municipality or county.(b)  The petition is sufficient if signed by:(1)  owners of taxable real property representing more than 50 percent of the appraised value of taxable real property liable for assessment under the proposal, as determined by the current roll of the appraisal district in which the property is located;  and(2)  record owners of real property liable for assessment under the proposal who:(A)  constitute more than 50 percent of all record owners of property that is liable for assessment under the proposal;  or(B)  own taxable real property that constitutes more than 50 percent of the area of all taxable real property that is liable for assessment under the proposal.(b-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a petition for the establishment of a public improvement district described by Section 372.0035(a) is sufficient only if signed by record owners of taxable real property liable for assessment under the proposal who constitute:(1)  more than 60 percent of the appraised value of taxable real property liable for assessment under the proposal, as determined by the current roll of the appraisal district in which the property is located; and(2)  more than 60 percent of:(A)  all record owners of taxable real property that are liable for assessment under the proposal; or(B)  the area of all taxable real property that is liable for assessment under the proposal.(c)  The petition may be filed with the municipal secretary or other officer performing the functions of the municipal secretary.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 76(e), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 447 (S.B. 837), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (H.B. 1136), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.0055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.0055. Deferred Assessment; Estimate

Sec. 372.0055.  DEFERRED ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATE.  If a proposed improvement under Section 372.005 includes a deferred assessment, before holding the hearing required by Section 372.009, the governing body of the municipality or county must estimate:(1)  the appraised value of taxable real property liable for assessment in the district; and(2)  the cost of the improvement.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 970 (H.B. 1400), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.006. Findings

Sec. 372.006.  FINDINGS.  If a petition that complies with this subchapter is filed, the governing body of the municipality or county may make findings by resolution as to the advisability of the proposed improvement, its estimated cost, the method of assessment, and the apportionment of cost between the proposed improvement district and the municipality or county as a whole.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.007. Feasibility Report

Sec. 372.007.  FEASIBILITY REPORT.  (a)  Before holding the hearing required by Section 372.009, the governing body of the municipality may use the services of municipal employees, the governing body of the county may use the services of county employees, or the governing body of the municipality or county may employ consultants to prepare a report to determine whether an improvement should be made as proposed by petition or otherwise or whether the improvement should be made in combination with other improvements authorized under this subchapter.  The governing body may also require that a preliminary estimate of the cost of the improvement or combination of improvements be made.(b)  For the purpose of determining the feasibility and desirability of an improvement district, the governing body may take other preliminary steps before the hearing required by Section 372.009, before establishing a public improvement district, or before entering into a contract.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 6, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.008. Advisory Body

Sec. 372.008.  ADVISORY BODY.  (a)  After receiving a petition that complies with Section 372.005, the governing body of the municipality or county may appoint an advisory body with the responsibility of developing and recommending an improvement plan to the governing body.(b)  The composition of the advisory body must include:(1)  owners of taxable real property representing more than 50 percent of the appraised value of taxable real property liable for assessment under the proposal, as determined by the current roll of the appraisal district in which the property is located;  and(2)  record owners of real property liable for assessment under the proposal who:(A)  constitute more than 50 percent of all record owners of property that is liable for assessment under the proposal;  or(B)  own taxable real property that constitutes more than 50 percent of the area of all taxable real property that is liable for assessment under the proposal.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 7, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 372.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 372 - Improvement Districts in Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts|Section 372.009. Hearing

Sec. 372.009.  HEARING.  (a)  A public improvement district may be established and improvements provided by the district may be financed under this subchapter only after the governing body of the municipality or county holds a public hearing on the advisability of the improvement.(b)  The hearing may be adjourned from time to time until the governing body makes findings by resolution as to:(1)  the advisability of the improvement;(2)  the nature of the improvement;(3)  the estimated cost of the improvement;(4)  the boundaries of the public improvement district;(5)  the method of assessment;  and(6)  the apportionment of costs between the district and the municipality or county as a whole.(c)  Notice of the hearing must be given in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or county.  If any part of the improvement district is to be located in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction or if any part of the improvements is to be undertaken in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the notice must also be given in a newspaper of general circulation in the part of the extraterritorial jurisdiction in which the district is to be located or in which the improvements are to be undertaken.  The final publication of notice must be made before the 15th day before the date of the hearing.  The notice must state:(1)  the time and place of the hearing;(2)  the general nature of the proposed improvement;(3)  the estimated cost of the improvement;(4)  the boundaries of the proposed assessment district;(5)  the proposed method of assessment;  and(6)  the proposed apportionment of cost between the improvement district and the municipality or county as a whole.(d)  Written notice containing the information required by Subsection (c) must be mailed before the 15th day before the date of the hearing.  The notice must be addressed to "Property Owner" and mailed to the current address of the owner, as reflected on tax rolls, of property subject to assessment under the proposed public improvement district.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 76(f), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 8, eff. June 16, 2001.|