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TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3910.113. Coordination With East End District

Sec. 3910.113.  COORDINATION WITH EAST END DISTRICT.  In determining the improvement projects or services the district provides, the district shall coordinate its efforts with the efforts of the East End district to achieve governmental efficiency and avoid duplication of improvement projects or services.  The district may not duplicate an improvement project or service that the East End district provides in the same territory.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3910.114. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3910.114.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3910.151. Disbursements and Transfers of Money

Sec. 3910.151.  DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.  The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3910.152. Money Used for Improvements or Services

Sec. 3910.152.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.  The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3910.153. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements With Assessments

Sec. 3910.153.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.(b)  A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3910.154. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3910.154.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.(b)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:(1)  are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and(3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.(c)  The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid.  The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.(d)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3910.155. Residential Property Not Exempt

Sec. 3910.155.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax authorized or approved by the voters of the district or a required payment for a service provided by the district, including water and sewer services.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3910.156. Notice to East End District

Sec. 3910.156.  NOTICE TO EAST END DISTRICT.  The district shall send to the board of directors of the East End district notice of a hearing regarding an improvement project or service that is to be financed with assessments under this chapter.  The district shall send the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by another method determined by the board to provide adequate proof that the notice was timely mailed, not later than the 30th day before the date of the hearing.  The notice must contain the information required by Section 375.115(b), Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions; Assessments|Section 3910.157. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3910.157.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of district taxes or assessments on property in the zones.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3910.201. Elections Regarding Taxes and Bonds

Sec. 3910.201.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or(2)  contract payments described by Section 3910.203.(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(c)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.(d)  All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3910.202. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3910.202.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3910.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:(1)  maintain and operate the district;(2)  construct or acquire improvements; or(3)  provide a service.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.(c)  Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3910.203. Contract Taxes

Sec. 3910.203.  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. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3910.204. Authority to Borrow Money and to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3910.204.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.  Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.(b)  The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.(c)  The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3910.205. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 3910.205.  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 annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that 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. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3910.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3910 - Harris County Improvement District No. 23|Subchapter E. Taxes and Bonds|Section 3910.206. City Not Required to Pay District Obligations

Sec. 3910.206.  CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.  Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (S.B. 690), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3911.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3911 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3911.001. Definitions

Sec. 3911.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Midlothian, Texas.(3)  "County" means Ellis County, Texas.(4)  "Development agreement" means the development agreement between the city and ECOM Real Estate Management, Inc., Trustee.(5)  "Director" means a board member.(6)  "District" means the Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2.(7)  "Improvement project" means a project authorized by Subchapter C-1.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (H.B. 3852), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3911.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3911 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3911.002. Precondition; Expiration

Sec. 3911.002.  PRECONDITION; EXPIRATION.  (a)  In this section, "finance plan" means a finance plan between the city and the district that includes a general description of improvement projects that will be financed by the district, an estimate of the costs for the improvement projects, an estimate of the amount of the costs for the improvement projects that the district will pay directly or that will be reimbursed to the developer, and the means of financing costs related to the planning, design, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of the improvement projects.(b)  The district may not exercise any powers under this chapter until the development agreement and finance plan are executed.(c)  This chapter, including Section 3911.062, expires September 1, 2015, if the development agreement and finance plan are not executed by that date.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (H.B. 3852), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3911.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3911 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3911.003. Creation and Nature of District

Sec. 3911.003.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (H.B. 3852), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3911.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3911 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3911.004. Purpose; Legislative Findings

Sec. 3911.004.  PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  (a)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.  By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.(b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city and county services provided in the district.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (H.B. 3852), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3911.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3911 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3911.005. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3911.005.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.(c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:(1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the state;(2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment;(3)  providing quality residential housing; and(4)  developing or expanding transportation and commerce.(d)  The district will:(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;(2)  provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business center; and(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.(e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.(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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (H.B. 3852), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3911.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3911 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3911.006. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3911.006.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.(b)  A mistake in the field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:(1)  the district's organization, existence, or validity;(2)  the district's right to contract, including the right to issue any type of bond or other obligation for a purpose for which the district is created;(3)  the district's right to impose or collect an assessment, ad valorem taxes, or any other revenue; or(4)  the legality or operation of the board.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (H.B. 3852), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3911.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3911 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3911.007. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3911.007.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  (a)  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:(1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 311, Tax Code;(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or(3)  an enterprise zone created by the city under Chapter 2303, Government Code.(b)  If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (H.B. 3852), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3911.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3911 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3911.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3911.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring May 31 of each even-numbered year.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (H.B. 3852), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3911.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3911 - Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 2|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3911.052. Qualifications

Sec. 3911.052.  QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  To be qualified to serve as a director appointed by the governing body of the city, a person must be:(1)  a resident of the district who is also a registered voter of the city;(2)  an owner of property in the district; or(3)  an agent, employee, or tenant of a person described by Subdivision (2).(b)  Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (H.B. 3852), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|