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TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6908.002. Nature of District

Sec. 6908.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a fresh water supply district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6908.003. Findings of Public Purpose and Benefit

Sec. 6908.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.  All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 6908.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 6908.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 6908.052. Qualifications

Sec. 6908.052.  QUALIFICATIONS.  To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be:(1)  at least 18 years of age;(2)  a resident of this state; and(3)  an owner of land subject to taxation in the district or a qualified voter of the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 6908.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 6908.101.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 6908.102. Fresh Water Supply District Powers and Duties

Sec. 6908.102.  FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state applicable to fresh water supply districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 53, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 6908.103. Authority for Drainage Projects

Sec. 6908.103.  AUTHORITY FOR DRAINAGE PROJECTS.  The district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, or improve all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary to gather, conduct, divert, and control local stormwater or other local harmful excesses of water in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 6908.104. Division of District

Sec. 6908.104.  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 territory of the district as it existed on the date the district was created.(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 to confirm the district's creation.(f)  An order dividing the district shall:(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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 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 provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.(i)  Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.(j)  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.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 6908.105. Addition of Land

Sec. 6908.105.  ADDITION OF LAND.  Land that is adjacent to the district may be added to the district in the manner provided by and in accordance with the requirements of Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, whether or not the land is located in the same county.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 6908.151. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 6908.151.  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 6908.153.(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 53, 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 6908.152. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 6908.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 6908.151, 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 6908.153. Contract Taxes

Sec. 6908.153.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 6908.154. Tax Assessor and Collector

Sec. 6908.154.  TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.  Sections 53.072-53.075, Water Code, do not apply to the district.  The board may employ or contract with a tax assessor and collector for the district as provided by Chapter 49, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 6908.201. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 6908.201.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 6908.202. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 6908.202.  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 Section 53.188, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6908.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6908 - Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter E. Bonds and Other Obligations|Section 6908.203. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 6908.203.  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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 56 (S.B. 914), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6909.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6909 - Midland County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6909.001. Definitions

Sec. 6909.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of supervisors.(2)  "District" means the Midland County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1.(3)  "Supervisor" means a board member.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6909.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6909 - Midland County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6909.002. Tort Liability

Sec. 6909.002.  TORT LIABILITY.  (a)  The district is a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and the operations of the district are essential government functions and are not proprietary functions for any purpose, including the application of that chapter.(b)  The district, a supervisor, or a district employee is not liable for damages arising out of the performance of a governmental function of the district, except as provided by Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6909.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6909 - Midland County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6909.003. No Liability for Joint Enterprise

Sec. 6909.003.  NO LIABILITY FOR JOINT ENTERPRISE.  The common law doctrine of vicarious liability because of participation in a joint enterprise does not impose liability on the district or a municipality that contracts with the district for a claim brought under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6909.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6909 - Midland County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6909.004. Mandatory Venue

Sec. 6909.004.  MANDATORY VENUE.  Venue for an action brought against the district is in Midland County.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6910.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6910 - Hull Fresh Water Supply District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6910.001. Definitions

Sec. 6910.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of supervisors of the district.(2)  "District" means the Hull Fresh Water Supply District.(3)  "Supervisor" means a member of the board.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6910.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6910 - Hull Fresh Water Supply District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6910.002. Nature of District

Sec. 6910.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is:(1)  a conservation and reclamation district in Liberty County under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;(2)  a fresh water supply district; and(3)  a municipal corporation.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6910.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6910 - Hull Fresh Water Supply District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6910.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 6910.003.  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 creation of the district and the improvements that the district will purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire.(c)  The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6910.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6910 - Hull Fresh Water Supply District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6910.004. District Territory

Sec. 6910.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 533, Acts of the 57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961, as that territory may have been modified under:(1)  Subchapter G, Chapter 53, Water Code, before September 1, 1995;(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or(3)  other law.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6910.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6910 - Hull Fresh Water Supply District|Subchapter B. Board of Supervisors|Section 6910.051. Composition of Board

Sec. 6910.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  The board consists of five elected supervisors.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6910.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6910 - Hull Fresh Water Supply District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 6910.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 6910.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a fresh water supply district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 53, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6910.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6910 - Hull Fresh Water Supply District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 6910.102. Acquisition of Improvements

Sec. 6910.102.  ACQUISITION OF IMPROVEMENTS.  The district may make, construct, or otherwise acquire improvements inside or outside the district that are necessary to carry out a power granted to the district under this chapter or a general law described by Section 6910.101.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6910.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6910 - Hull Fresh Water Supply District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 6910.103. Limit on Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 6910.103.  LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6910.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6910 - Hull Fresh Water Supply District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 6910.104. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property

Sec. 6910.104.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.  (a)  In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value of the old facility.(b)  If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted under this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6910.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6910 - Hull Fresh Water Supply District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 6910.151. District Tax Assessor-Collector

Sec. 6910.151.  DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.  (a)  The board shall appoint a tax assessor-collector for the district for a term not to exceed the term of office of the supervisors making the appointment.(b)  The district's tax assessor-collector is not required to be a resident or voter of the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6912.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6912 - Memorial Villages Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6912.001. Definitions

Sec. 6912.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Authority" means the Memorial Villages Water Authority.(2)  "Board" means the board of supervisors of the authority.(3)  "Supervisor" means a member of the board.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 6912.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts|Chapter 6912 - Memorial Villages Water Authority|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 6912.002. Nature of Authority

Sec. 6912.002.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY.  The authority is a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and a political subdivision of this state.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2017.|