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TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3503.003. Purposes of Authority

Sec. 3503.003.  PURPOSES OF AUTHORITY.  (a)  The authority is created to:(1)  accept title on approval by, and in coordination with, the governor to all or a portion of the property on, adjacent to, or related to the property described by Section 3503.004 from the United States;(2)  promote the location and development of new businesses, industries, and commercial activities on or related to the property;(3)  undertake a project the board considers necessary or incidental to the industrial, commercial, or business development, redevelopment, maintenance, and expansion of new or existing businesses on and for the property described by Section 3503.004, including the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, replacement, improvement, extension, expansion, or enhancement of:(A)  roads, bridges, and rights-of-way;(B)  housing;(C)  property;(D)  police, fire, medical, cultural, educational, and research services, equipment, institutions, and resources;(E)  other community support services;(F)  flood control, water, wastewater treatment, natural gas, electricity, solid waste disposal, steam generation, communications, and all other utility facilities and services;(G)  other infrastructure improvements; and(H)  any other services or facilities acquired by the authority from the United States;(4)  promote or support an active military base located in the same county as the authority to prevent closure or realignment of the base and attract new military missions to the base;(5)  exercise the powers granted to a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and(6)  promote regional economic development and job creation inside the district's boundaries and outside of the district's boundaries in Bowie County and adjacent counties.(b)  The property described by Subsection (a)(1) consists of any kind of property, whether real, personal, or mixed, and any rights, whether tangible or intangible, assets, benefits, or improvements related to the existence, development, operation, or maintenance of the property, of the authority.(c)  The creation of the authority is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, economic development, and the public welfare, and to conserve the natural resources of this state, and is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 49-d, 52, and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, in an area previously established and developed by the United States government for military support purposes that will no longer be similarly maintained for those purposes by the federal government.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1245 (S.B. 1879), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (H.B. 967), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3503.004. Authority Territory

Sec. 3503.004.  AUTHORITY TERRITORY.  (a)  The authority is composed of the territory described by Section 8A, Chapter 831, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, as added by Section 5, Chapter 1312, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, as that territory may have been modified under this chapter or other law.(b)  The boundaries of the authority are the same as the boundaries of the real property described by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3503.005. Expansion of Territory

Sec. 3503.005.  EXPANSION OF TERRITORY.  The authority's territory may be expanded as additional:(1)  real property is conveyed or leased to the authority by the United States; or(2)  counties or municipalities approve annexations.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 987 (H.B. 3802), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3503.006. Relation to Other Law

Sec. 3503.006.  RELATION TO OTHER LAW.  This chapter does not limit the power of the authority or other person, including another governmental entity, to use other law not in conflict with this chapter to the extent convenient or necessary to carry out a power, express or implied, granted by this chapter. |Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3503.007. Legislative Intent on Applicability of Other Laws

Sec. 3503.007.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT ON APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.  The legislature intends that the authority shall have all power necessary to fully qualify and gain the benefits of any law that is helpful in carrying out the purposes for which the authority is created.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3503.008. Applicability of State Regulatory Authority

Sec. 3503.008.  APPLICABILITY OF STATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY.  The authority is subject to the regulatory authority of the state, including any state agency, to the same extent as a municipal corporation.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3503.009. Applicability of Open Government Laws

Sec. 3503.009.  APPLICABILITY OF OPEN GOVERNMENT LAWS.  Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code, apply to the authority.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3503.051. General Duties

Sec. 3503.051.  GENERAL DUTIES.  The board shall manage, control, and operate the authority. |Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3503.052. Composition

Sec. 3503.052.  COMPOSITION.  The board is composed of the following 15 directors:(1)  two directors appointed by the county judge of Bowie County;(2)  one director appointed by the commissioners court of Bowie County;(3)  three directors appointed by the mayor of Texarkana;(4)  one director appointed by the mayor of New Boston;(5)  one director appointed by the mayor of Hooks;(6)  one director appointed by the mayor of Nash;(7)  one director appointed by the mayor of Wake Village;(8)  one director appointed by the mayor of Leary;(9)  one director appointed by the mayor of Redwater;(10)  one director appointed by the mayor of Maud;(11)  one director appointed by the mayor of DeKalb; and(12)  one director appointed by the mayor of Red Lick.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3503.053. Term; Service by Elected Officials

Sec. 3503.053.  TERM; SERVICE BY ELECTED OFFICIALS.  (a)  Each director serves for a term of two years.(b)  The board by rule or resolution may:(1)  provide for the appointment of directors of the board in alternating years; and(2)  determine the number of directors and the manner of deciding which directors shall be appointed in odd-numbered years and which directors shall be appointed in even-numbered years.(c)  A director who is also an elected official serves for a term coinciding with the term of the elected office. |Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3503.054. Vacancies

Sec. 3503.054.  VACANCIES.  A vacancy on the board is filled in the same manner as the original appointment. |Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3503.055. Officers

Sec. 3503.055.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board shall elect from among its membership a president and a vice president.(b)  The vice president shall preside in the absence of the president.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3503.056. Recall

Sec. 3503.056.  RECALL.  A director may be recalled at any time by the appointing official.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3503.057. Compensation; Reimbursement

Sec. 3503.057.  COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.  A director is not entitled to compensation for service on the board but is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of a director.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3503.058. Compensation; Board Position Not Civil Office of Emolument

Sec. 3503.058.  COMPENSATION; BOARD POSITION NOT CIVIL OFFICE OF EMOLUMENT.  (a)  A position on the board may not be construed to be a civil office of emolument for any purpose, including a purpose described in Section 40, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(b)  Elected officials of Bowie County and municipalities may serve on the board without penalty or forfeiture of office.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3503.059. Rules; Proceedings

Sec. 3503.059.  RULES; PROCEEDINGS.  The board shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings. |Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3503.060. Conflict of Interest; Applicability of Other Law

Sec. 3503.060.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST; APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  A conflict of interest, under either statutory or common law, for a director regarding a particular matter to come before the board, is governed by Chapter 171, Local Government Code. |Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.1015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.1015. Additional Powers of Other Entities; Bonds

Sec. 3503.1015.  ADDITIONAL POWERS OF OTHER ENTITIES; BONDS.  The authority may exercise the powers given to:(1)  the governing body of a "unit," as defined by Section 501.002(17), Local Government Code, and may issue district bonds for a purpose specified by Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code;(2)  an emergency services district under Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code; or(3)  a rural or urban transit district under Chapter 458, Transportation Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 998 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.021, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.102. General Property Powers

Sec. 3503.102.  GENERAL PROPERTY POWERS.  The authority may acquire, purchase, construct, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, or extend, lease, or sell on terms, including rentals or sale prices, on which the parties agree, any work, improvement, facility, plant, building, structure, equipment, or appliance and any property or any interest in related property that is incident to or necessary to carry out or perform an authority power.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.103. Water, Sewer, and Natural Gas Projects; Eminent Domain

Sec. 3503.103.  WATER, SEWER, AND NATURAL GAS PROJECTS;  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The authority may undertake a project under Section 3503.003(a)(3) to develop water, sewer, and natural gas projects to benefit the authority.(b)  The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain for a project under this section. |Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.104. Waste Disposal

Sec. 3503.104.  WASTE DISPOSAL.  (a)  The authority may provide for the collection, transmission, treatment, disposal, and control of municipal, domestic, industrial, and commercial waste water and sewage.(b)  The authority may exercise the powers granted to a district under Chapter 30, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.105. Other Powers Related to Water

Sec. 3503.105.  OTHER POWERS RELATED TO WATER.  The authority may provide for the construction, storage, transmission, treatment, supply, and distribution of water for any useful purpose, including for a municipal, domestic, industrial, or commercial purpose.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.106. Contracts

Sec. 3503.106.  CONTRACTS.  The authority and any person may contract with each other in any manner and on terms on which the parties agree regarding a power the authority may exercise or a facility or service that the authority may provide or finance.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.107. Employees

Sec. 3503.107.  EMPLOYEES.  The board may employ persons to carry out the powers and duties of the authority.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.108. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 3503.108.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  Except as provided by Section 3503.103, the authority may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 998 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.109. Indemnity

Sec. 3503.109.  INDEMNITY.  The authority may indemnify an authority employee or board member or former authority employee or board member for necessary expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by that person in connection with a claim asserted against that person if:(1)  the claim relates to an act or omission of the person when acting in the scope of the person's board membership or authority employment; and(2)  the person has not been found liable or guilty on the claim.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 987 (H.B. 3802), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.110. Assumed Name

Sec. 3503.110.  ASSUMED NAME.  The authority may conduct business under an assumed name by filing an assumed name certificate under Subchapter C, Chapter 71, Business & Commerce Code, and complying with that chapter in the same manner as an incorporated business.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 49 (S.B. 410), Sec. 3, eff. May 12, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.111. Nonprofit Corporations

Sec. 3503.111.  NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.  (a)  The authority may authorize by resolution the incorporation of a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code to exercise the powers granted to the authority.  A corporation created under this section must be a nonmember, nonstock corporation.(b)  Each nonprofit corporation created under this section may:(1)  acquire and hold title to real property and improvements to that property; and(2)  collect and remit to the authority income, less expenses, from that real property and from improvements to that property.(c)  The board shall appoint the board of directors of each nonprofit corporation created under this section.  A board member is not required to reside in the authority.(d)  A board member or employee of the authority may simultaneously serve as a member of the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation.  A person serving as a board member of the authority and of a nonprofit corporation created by the authority may participate in all votes relating to the business of the authority or the corporation, regardless of any statutory prohibition.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1563), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.112. Nonprofit Corporations for Special Projects

Sec. 3503.112.  NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS.  (a)  The authority may authorize by resolution the creation of a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code solely to undertake on behalf of the authority a project described by Section 3503.003(a)(3).(b)  The board shall appoint the board of directors of each nonprofit corporation created under this section.  A board member is not required to reside in the authority.(c)  A board member or employee of the authority may simultaneously serve as a member of the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation.  A person serving as a board member of the authority and of a nonprofit corporation created under this section may participate in all votes relating to the business of the authority or the corporation.(d)  The nonprofit corporation may not exercise the power of eminent domain.(e)  A nonprofit corporation created under this section is subject to Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (H.B. 967), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3503.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle B - Defense Base Development|Chapter 3503 - Texamericas Center|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3503.113. Powers and Authorities of Defense Base Development Authority

Sec. 3503.113.  POWERS AND AUTHORITIES OF DEFENSE BASE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.  (a)  The authority may exercise the powers given to a defense base development authority created under Chapter 379B, Local Government Code.(b)  This chapter prevails over Chapter 379B, Local Government Code, in the event of a conflict.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 33 (S.B. 479), Sec. 2, eff. May 15, 2021.|