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TX Spec Dist Code § 8469.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8469 - Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8469.106. Division of District

Sec. 8469.106.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:(1)  has no outstanding bonded debt; and(2)  is not imposing ad valorem taxes.(b)  This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.(c)  Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2, Chapter 1244, and Section 6, Chapter 1308, Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013.(d)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.(e)  The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8469.151 to authorize the issuance of bonds.(f)  An order dividing the district must:(1)  name each new district;(2)  include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;(3)  appoint temporary directors for each new district; and(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.(g)  On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.(h)  Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8469.003.(i)  Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.(j)  If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 3914), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 15.004(a), eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 15.004(b), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8469.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8469 - Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8469.107. Firefighting Services

Sec. 8469.107.  FIREFIGHTING SERVICES.  Notwithstanding Section 49.351(a), Water Code, the district may, as authorized by Section 59(f), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Section 49.351, Water Code:(1)  establish, operate, and maintain a fire department;(2)  contract with another political subdivision for the joint operation of a fire department; or(3)  contract with any other person to perform firefighting services in the district and may issue bonds and impose taxes to pay for the department and the activities.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 3914), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8469.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8469 - Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8469.108. Fees and Charges

Sec. 8469.108.  FEES AND CHARGES.  (a)  The district may adopt and enforce all necessary charges, mandatory fees, or rentals, in addition to taxes, for providing or making available any district facility or service, including firefighting activities provided under Section 8469.107.(b)  To enforce payment of an unpaid fee or charge due to the district, on the request of the district, a retail public utility, as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, providing water or sewer service to a customer in the district shall terminate the service.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 3914), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8469.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8469 - Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8469.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 8469.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or(2)  contract payments described by Section 8469.153.(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 3914), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8469.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8469 - Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8469.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 8469.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8469.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 3914), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8469.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8469 - Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8469.153. Contract Taxes

Sec. 8469.153.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.(b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 3914), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8469.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8469 - Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8469.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 8469.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 3914), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8469.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8469 - Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8469.202. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8469.202.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 3914), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8469.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8469 - Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8469.203. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 8469.203.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 3914), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8469.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8469 - Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County|Subchapter F. Annexation by City|Section 8469.251. Effect of Annexation by City

Sec. 8469.251.  EFFECT OF ANNEXATION BY CITY.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, if all of the territory of the district or a district created by the division of the district is annexed by the city into the corporate limits of the city, the district may not be dissolved and continues in existence following annexation until:(1)  water, sanitary sewer, and drainage improvements and roads have been constructed to serve at least 90 percent of the territory of the district capable of development; or(2)  the board adopts a resolution consenting to the dissolution of the district.(b)  After annexation by the city:(1)  the district may impose a special assessment in the manner provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; and(2)  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 54.016(f)(2), Water Code, an allocation agreement between the city and the district that provides for the allocation of the taxes or revenues of the district and the city following the date of inclusion of the district's territory in the corporate limits of the city may provide that the total annual ad valorem taxes collected by the city and the district from taxable property within the city's corporate limits may exceed the city's ad valorem tax on that property.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 3914), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 872 (H.B. 3099), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 872, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 872, Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8470.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8470 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8470.001. Definition

Sec. 8470.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1824), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8470.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8470 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8470.002. Nature and Purposes of District

Sec. 8470.002.  NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:(1)  a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and(2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1824), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8470.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8470 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 8470.051. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 8470.051.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1824), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8470.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8470 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 8470.052. Municipal Utility District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8470.052.  MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1824), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8470.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8470 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 8470.053. Authority for Road Projects

Sec. 8470.053.  AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1824), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8470.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8470 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 8470.054. Road Standards and Requirements

Sec. 8470.054.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.(b)  If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.(c)  If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1824), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8470.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8470 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188|Subchapter C. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8470.101. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations for Road Projects

Sec. 8470.101.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 8470.053.(b)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.(c)  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1824), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8470.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8470 - Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188|Subchapter C. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 8470.102. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 8470.102.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1824), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8471.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8471 - Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8471.001. Definitions

Sec. 8471.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(3)  "Director" means a board member.(4)  "District" means the Needmore Ranch  Municipal Utility District No. 1.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (S.B. 1868), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8471.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8471 - Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8471.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8471.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (S.B. 1868), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8471.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8471 - Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8471.003. Confirmation and Directors' Election Required

Sec. 8471.003.  CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.  The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (S.B. 1868), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8471.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8471 - Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8471.004. Consent of Municipality Required

Sec. 8471.004.  CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8471.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (S.B. 1868), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8471.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle F - Municipal Utility Districts|Chapter 8471 - Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8471.005. Legislative Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 8471.005.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.(b)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of:(1)  a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;(2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads; and(3)  Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the development and diversification of the economy of this state.(c)  The creation of the district is necessary to develop, encourage, and maintain safety and the public welfare in the district.(d)  All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under this chapter.(e)  The district will:(1)  seek and provide funding for the district to maintain and enhance the economic health and vitality of the territory in the district as a residential community and business center; and(2)  provide for the preservation and conservation of the natural resources within the district, while protecting private property rights to develop and beneficially use those resources in an organized and lawfully regulated manner.(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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (S.B. 1868), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|