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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9003 - Aquilla-Hackberry Creek Conservation District › Subchapter D. Taxes and Bonds › Section 9003.153. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 9003.153.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  (a)  To accomplish district purposes, the board may borrow money and issue bonds in the manner provided by general law.
(b)  In the resolution authorizing the bonds, the district may set aside an amount from the bond proceeds for:
(1)  the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction;  and
(2)  a reserve interest and sinking fund.
(c)  Bond proceeds may be used to pay all expenses necessarily incurred in accomplishing district purposes, including the expenses of issuing and selling the bonds.
(d)  Pending the use of bond proceeds for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, the board may invest the proceeds in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States.
(e)  Bonds payable wholly from the district's net revenue, from the proceeds of any water contracts, or from any source other than ad valorem taxes may be issued pursuant to a board resolution without a hearing or election.  The resolution must be authorized by unanimous vote of all directors.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9003 - Aquilla-Hackberry Creek Conservation District › Subchapter D. Taxes and Bonds › Section 9003.154. Tax Status of Bonds

Sec. 9003.154.  TAX STATUS OF BONDS.  All bonds issued by the district, the transfer of the bonds, and the income from the bonds, including profits from the sale of the bonds, may not be taxed by the state or by any municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision or taxing district of the state.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9004 - South Buda Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9004.001. Definitions

Sec. 9004.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(3)  "District" means the South Buda Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1323 (H.B. 3479), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9004 - South Buda Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9004.002. Nature of District

Sec. 9004.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a water control and improvement district in Hays County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1323 (H.B. 3479), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9004 - South Buda Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9004.003. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 9004.003.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 9004.021 before September 1, 2010:
(1)  the district is dissolved September 1, 2010, except that:
(A)  any debts incurred shall be paid;
(B)  any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Hays County; and
(C)  the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and
(2)  this chapter expires September 1, 2013.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1323 (H.B. 3479), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9004 - South Buda Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9004.004. District Territory

Sec. 9004.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district includes the territory provided by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:
(1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
(2)  other law.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure.  A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:
(1)  the organization, existence, or validity of the district;
(2)  the right of the district to impose taxes; or
(3)  the legality or operation of the board.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1323 (H.B. 3479), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9004 - South Buda Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9004.005. Applicability of Other Law; Conflicts of Law

Sec. 9004.005.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; CONFLICTS OF LAW.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the following laws apply to the district:
(1)  Chapters 30, 49, and 51, including Section 51.331, Water Code; and
(2)  Chapter 441, Transportation Code, applicable to road  utility districts created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, to the extent those provisions can apply to the district.
(b)  If a provision of Chapter 441, Transportation Code, relating to road utility districts, conflicts with this chapter or Chapter 30, 49, or 51, Water Code, this chapter or Chapters 30, 49, and 51, Water Code, prevail.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1323 (H.B. 3479), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9004 - South Buda Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9004.051. Street or Security Lighting

Sec. 9004.051.  STREET OR SECURITY LIGHTING.  The district may purchase, install, operate, or maintain street lighting or security lighting within public utility easements or public rights-of-way in the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1323 (H.B. 3479), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9005.001. Definitions

Sec. 9005.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(1-a)  "Director" means a member of the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "District" means the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (H.B. 2105), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9005.002. Finding of Benefit

Sec. 9005.002.  FINDING OF BENEFIT.  The legislature finds that all property in the district will benefit from the improvements constructed, acquired, leased, or operated by the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9005.0025. Board

Sec. 9005.0025.  BOARD.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of seven elected directors.  In addition to the elected board members, a nonvoting member chosen by the Fort Hood Military Reservation represents the interests of the reservation.
(b)  The district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date in November of each even-numbered year.
(c)  The board shall divide the district into seven single-member director precincts that comply with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sections 10101 and 10301 et seq.) with:
(1)  the precincts each containing an approximately equal number of voters; and
(2)  the population of the City of Killeen divided into three precincts composed only of residents of the City of Killeen.
(d)  The board may redraw the single-member director precincts in a manner that is reasonable and equitable:
(1)  after any change in the boundaries of the district or of the City of Killeen; or
(2)  by a resolution redrawing the director precincts adopted by a two-thirds majority of the board based on changed circumstances.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (H.B. 2105), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9005.003. District Territory

Sec. 9005.003.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a) The district is composed of the territory described by Subsection (b) and Section 1, Chapter 523, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955 (Article 8280-189, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that territory may have been modified under:
(1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;
(2)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code, before September 1, 1995;
(3)  former Section 4A, Chapter 523, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955 (Article 8280-189, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or
(4)  other law.
(b)  Effective September 1, 2019, the territory of the district includes the following areas as those areas are legally described on that date:
(1)  the territory inside the corporate boundaries of:
(A)  the City of Harker Heights;
(B)  the City of Copperas Cove;
(C)  the City of Belton; and
(D)  the City of Killeen;
(2)  the service area of the 439 Water Supply Corporation;
(3)  the territory of the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3; and
(4)  the Bell County portion of the Fort Hood Military Reservation.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (H.B. 2105), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9005.004. Annexation of Territory

Sec. 9005.004.  ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.  (a)  The board may submit for approval at an election the question of whether to automatically annex to the district territory later annexed by the City of Killeen or a political subdivision described by Section 9005.003(b) or to include territory added to the service area of the 439 Water Supply Corporation that is not already included in the district.
(b)  An automatic annexation authorized under Subsection (a) is effective only after:
(1)  the annexed area assumes its pro rata share of all bonds, notes, or other obligations or taxes owed, contracted, or authorized by the district; and
(2)  that assumption is approved by a majority of the voters voting at an election held in the district territory as enlarged as a result of the annexation.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (H.B. 2105), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9005.051. General Powers; Applicability of Other Law

Sec. 9005.051.  GENERAL POWERS; APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  The district has all powers granted to water control and improvement districts under the general laws of this state.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9005.0515. Limitation of District Power

Sec. 9005.0515.  LIMITATION OF DISTRICT POWER.  In the territory of the district that coincides with the territory of the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3, the powers of the district, including the power to issue bonds and exercise eminent domain, are limited to the powers necessary to provide wholesale water service.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (H.B. 2105), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9005.052. Contracts to Lease and Operate Federal Facilities or Properties

Sec. 9005.052.  CONTRACTS TO LEASE AND OPERATE FEDERAL FACILITIES OR PROPERTIES.  (a)  The district may contract with the United States or any officer of the United States to lease or operate a facility or other property owned by the United States, inside or outside the district, to:
(1)  supply, transport, and distribute fresh water, including a contract regarding water rights to appropriate and use public waters from the Leon River or Belton Reservoir; and
(2)  collect, treat, and dispose of wastewater and sewage, including a contract regarding maintenance, repair, extension, or improvement of the facilities or other property.
(b)  The contract provisions must be, as determined by the board, in the district's best interests in providing a water supply and sanitary sewer service for persons who reside in and in the vicinity of the district.
(c)  The contract's initial period may not exceed 40 years.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties › Section 9005.053. Purchase or Use of Water

Sec. 9005.053.  PURCHASE OR USE OF WATER.  (a)  The district may:
(1)  acquire a water or a water supply facility inside or outside the district from any person, including:
(A)  this state or any agency or subdivision of this state; and
(B)  the United States; and
(2)  treat, use, distribute, and sell, inside or outside the district, any water the district acquires.
(b)  Before exercising a power under Subsection (a), the board must determine that adequate provisions can be made to continue to serve the water requirements in the district.
(c)  The district's powers under this section are under the continuing supervision of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Chapters 5 and 6, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Financial Provisions › Section 9005.101. Tax Method

Sec. 9005.101.  TAX METHOD.  The district shall use the ad valorem method of taxation for all authorized taxes.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Financial Provisions › Section 9005.102. Authority to Issue Bonds

Sec. 9005.102.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, acquiring, owning, operating, repairing, improving, enlarging, or extending any district works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances needed or useful to accomplish or carry out the purposes, powers, functions, or obligations of the district, including works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances needed to provide a waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, or solid waste disposal system.
(b)  To provide for the payment of bonds issued under this section, the district may:
(1)  impose ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the district;
(2)  pledge all or any part of revenue available to the district from any source, including all or part of the revenue:
(A)  resulting from the ownership or operation of the district's works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances; or
(B)  available under specific contracts for a period of time the district determines; or
(3)  pledge any combination of the sources of taxes or revenue described by Subdivisions (1) and (2).
(c)  Bonds secured by and payable solely from revenue under Subsection (b)(2):
(1)  may be issued without an election; and
(2)  are not subject to Section 49.181, Water Code.
(d)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
(e)  The district may exercise any of the rights or powers granted to the governing body of an issuer under Chapter 1371, Government Code.
(f)  This section is wholly sufficient authority for the issuance of bonds, the pledge of revenues, taxes, or any combination of revenues and taxes, and the performance of other acts and procedures authorized by this section by the district  without reference to any other provision of law or any restriction or limitation contained in those provisions, except as specifically provided by this section.
(g)  To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between this section and any other law, this section controls.
(h)  The district may use any law not in conflict with this section to the extent convenient or necessary to carry out any power or authority, express or implied, granted by this section.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 60 (H.B. 1551), Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9005 - Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Financial Provisions › Section 9005.103. Cancellation of Certain Bond Authority

Sec. 9005.103.  CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN BOND AUTHORITY.  The district may cancel, by order adopted by the board, the authority to issue the $4.5 million bonds authorized at an election held within the district on August 30, 1952, to construct or purchase water and sewer facilities the United States has undertaken to construct.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9006.001. Definitions

Sec. 9006.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Authority" means the Clear Creek Watershed Authority.
(2)  "Board" means the authority's board of directors.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9006.002. Nature of Authority

Sec. 9006.002.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY.  The Clear Creek Watershed Authority is a conservation and reclamation district created to control, store, preserve, and distribute storm and flood waters along Clear Creek and tributaries in Cooke, Denton, Montague, and Wise Counties, as authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9006.003. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 9006.003.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(b)  All territory and other property included within the boundaries of the authority will benefit from the projects, improvements, works, and measures to be constructed and accomplished by the authority under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9006.004. Authority Territory; Exclusion

Sec. 9006.004.  AUTHORITY TERRITORY; EXCLUSION.  (a)  The authority is composed of portions of Cooke, Denton, Montague, and Wise Counties as described by Sections 2 and 2a, Chapter 372, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959 (Article 8280-234, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that territory may have been modified under:
(1)  Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code, before September 1, 1995;
(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
(3)  other law.
(b)  An error or discrepancy in the field notes of the authority's boundaries contained in Section 2, Chapter 372, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959 (Article 8280-234, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), does not affect the validity of the authority or any of its powers.
(c)  Territory in the authority that is annexed by a municipality on or after January 1, 2009, remains in the authority.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 878 (S.B. 2519), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9006.005. Applicability of Other Law

Sec. 9006.005.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  Except as provided in this chapter, general laws pertaining to water control and improvement districts govern the authority.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 9006.051. Composition

Sec. 9006.051.  COMPOSITION.  The board consists of nine directors.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 9006.052. Eligibility to Serve

Sec. 9006.052.  ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE.  A director of the authority or any subordinate district must be a landowner within the authority and reside in Cooke, Denton, Montague, or Wise County.  A director who fails to meet the requirements of this section shall vacate the director's office.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9006.101. General Powers

Sec. 9006.101.  GENERAL POWERS.  To accomplish a purpose for which the authority is created, the authority has the powers conferred by the general laws of this state on water control and improvement districts, including the power to:
(1)  construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or repair a dam or other structure; and
(2)  acquire land, easements, equipment, or other property needed to use, control, or distribute storm or flood waters that may be impounded, diverted, or controlled by the authority.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9006.102. Limit on Impounding Water

Sec. 9006.102.  LIMIT ON IMPOUNDING WATER.  The authority's right to impound water is subject to a prior grant or permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9006.103. Restriction on Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 9006.103.  RESTRICTION ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The authority may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside authority boundaries.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 9006.104. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property

Sec. 9006.104.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.  If the authority in the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other powers granted under this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the authority or the subordinate district is solely responsible for the expense of that necessary action.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 9006.201. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 9006.201.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  To accomplish an authority purpose and to obtain money necessary to furnish land or easements or permanent improvements on the land or easements, the authority may issue and secure bonds as provided by general law for water control and improvement districts.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 9006.202. Pledge of Revenue to Pay Bonds

Sec. 9006.202.  PLEDGE OF REVENUE TO PAY BONDS.  When the board selects a plan of taxation, the board may pledge authority revenue to pay bonds authorized by voters.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 9006.203. Use of Ad Valorem Taxation Plan

Sec. 9006.203.  USE OF AD VALOREM TAXATION PLAN.  The authority shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 9006.204. Plan or Method of Taxation; Hearing

Sec. 9006.204.  PLAN OR METHOD OF TAXATION; HEARING.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), after adopting a plan or method of taxation, the authority may call a hearing to consider changing the method of taxation.  The authority shall call the hearing in the same manner used for the hearing to adopt the original plan of taxation.
(b)  Once bonds are approved by the attorney general or district court, the political subdivision issuing the bonds may not change its plan of taxation.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 9006.205. Maintenance Tax Election Procedures

Sec. 9006.205.  MAINTENANCE TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  A maintenance tax election shall be called and notice given in the same manner as provided for a bond election.
(b)  This chapter does not prevent the calling of a later maintenance tax election to establish or increase the amount of tax if the board determines that a maintenance tax election is required.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 9006.206. Maintenance Tax Rate

Sec. 9006.206.  MAINTENANCE TAX RATE.  In calling a maintenance tax election, the board must specify the maximum proposed tax rate.  To impose a maintenance tax at a rate that exceeds the maximum proposed rate approved by the voters, the board must submit the question of a tax rate increase to the voters.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9006 - Clear Creek Watershed Authority › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 9006.207. Authority Property Not Subject to Taxation

Sec. 9006.207.  AUTHORITY PROPERTY NOT SUBJECT TO TAXATION.  Property owned by the authority is exempt from ad valorem taxes imposed by a county, municipality, school district, or other entity.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 878 (S.B. 2519), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9007.001. Definitions

Sec. 9007.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "District" means the Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 9007.051. Composition; Term

Sec. 9007.051.  COMPOSITION; TERM.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of seven directors elected to staggered four-year terms.
(b)  Five directors are elected from single-member precincts.  Two directors are elected at large.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 9007.052. Director Qualifications

Sec. 9007.052.  DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  A person seeking to represent a single-member precinct of the district must own land in the precinct the person seeks to represent.
(b)  A person seeking to represent the district at large must own land in the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 9007.053. Application for Placement on Ballot

Sec. 9007.053.  APPLICATION FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT.  A person seeking to be placed on the ballot for a board election must:
(1)  indicate that the person wishes to run for a position representing the district at large; or
(2)  identify the single-member precinct from which the person wishes to run.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 9007.054. Employment of General Manager; Applicability of Other Law

Sec. 9007.054.  EMPLOYMENT OF GENERAL MANAGER; APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  Section 49.056(c), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 9007.055. Compensation

Sec. 9007.055.  COMPENSATION.  Notwithstanding Section 49.060(a), Water Code, a director is not entitled to receive a fee of more than $150 a month for performing the duties of a director.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1061 (H.B. 4706), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Exclusion of Land by Resolution › Section 9007.101. Authority to Exclude Land

Sec. 9007.101.  AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE LAND.  (a)  The board by resolution may exclude from the district land that:
(1)  is inside the district but was not included in the district when the district was created; and
(2)  has been subdivided into town lots and blocks, with streets or other thoroughfares dedicated to the use of the public.
(b)  A map and the dedication of the land must be filed for record with the county clerk of the county in which the land is located before the board adopts the resolution to exclude the land.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Exclusion of Land by Resolution › Section 9007.102. Entry of Exclusion Into Minutes

Sec. 9007.102.  ENTRY OF EXCLUSION INTO MINUTES.  The secretary of the district shall enter a resolution passed under Section 9007.101 in the board's minutes.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Exclusion of Land by Resolution › Section 9007.103. Effect of Exclusion Resolution

Sec. 9007.103.  EFFECT OF EXCLUSION RESOLUTION.  From and after the time the secretary of the district enters a resolution under Section 9007.102, the excluded land is no longer:
(1)  part of the district; or
(2)  entitled to be served with water by the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Exclusion of Property After Hearing › Section 9007.151. Authority to Exclude Property

Sec. 9007.151.  AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE PROPERTY.  The board may exclude property from the district if the board, after notice and hearing, finds that exclusion of the property is in the best interest of the district and that:
(1)  the property is not irrigable with water purchased from the district because:
(A)  the district cannot deliver water by gravity flow to a high point on the property to irrigate the property;
(B)  the property is subdivided into tracts of less than 10 acres; or
(C)  the property is subdivided into town lots, town lots and blocks, or similar small parcels of any size that will not be used for agricultural purposes or are suitable for a residential, commercial, or other nonagricultural purpose; or
(2)  the property has not been irrigated with water purchased from the district for a period of not less than three years before the date the notice for the hearing is mailed.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Exclusion of Property After Hearing › Section 9007.152. Grounds for Hearing

Sec. 9007.152.  GROUNDS FOR HEARING.  If the board has information that property located in the district is not irrigated or irrigable, the board may call and hold a hearing to determine whether to exclude the property from the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Exclusion of Property After Hearing › Section 9007.153. Notice of Hearing; Publication

Sec. 9007.153.  NOTICE OF HEARING; PUBLICATION.  (a)  The board, by certified mail, return receipt requested, shall issue to each owner of property in the area proposed to be excluded a written notice of a hearing to be held under this subchapter.  For purposes of this subsection, the board shall use the current tax rolls of the district to determine property ownership.
(b)  The board shall issue a notice under Subsection (a) not earlier than the 21st day and not later than the 16th day before the date of a hearing held under this subchapter.  The notice must:
(1)  describe the property proposed to be excluded;
(2)  describe the basis for the proposed exclusion;
(3)  state the time, date, and location of the hearing; and
(4)  advise that an interested property owner has the right to appear at the hearing to offer evidence to contest the proposed exclusion.
(c)  The board shall publish notice of a hearing to be held under this subchapter at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the property proposed to be excluded is located.  The first published notice must appear in the newspaper not earlier than the 40th day and not later than the 16th day before the date of the hearing.  The notice must:
(1)  describe the property proposed to be excluded;
(2)  state the time, date, and location of the hearing; and
(3)  advise that an interested property owner has the right to appear at the hearing and to offer evidence to contest the proposed exclusion.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Exclusion of Property After Hearing › Section 9007.154. Consent From Holders of Indebtedness

Sec. 9007.154.  CONSENT FROM HOLDERS OF INDEBTEDNESS.  If the district has outstanding bonded indebtedness, or indebtedness under a loan from a governmental agency, a written consent from an authorized representative of the holder or holders of the indebtedness consenting to an exclusion of land from the district under this subchapter shall be obtained and filed with the district before a hearing is held under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Exclusion of Property After Hearing › Section 9007.155. Suit to Review Order; Appeal

Sec. 9007.155.  SUIT TO REVIEW ORDER; APPEAL.  An interested person may:
(1)  bring a suit to review an exclusion order issued under this subchapter in the manner provided by Section 49.308, Water Code; and
(2)  appeal as provided by Section 49.308(c), Water Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Exclusion of Property After Hearing › Section 9007.156. Notice and Record of Exclusion

Sec. 9007.156.  NOTICE AND RECORD OF EXCLUSION.  (a)  The district shall record a copy of an exclusion order issued under this subchapter in the real property records of the county in which the excluded property is located.  The copy of the order must be certified and acknowledged by the secretary of the board.
(b)  The board shall provide a copy of the order to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality not later than the 30th day after the date the board issues the order.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Exclusion of Property After Hearing › Section 9007.157. Effect of Exclusion

Sec. 9007.157.  EFFECT OF EXCLUSION.  (a)  Property excluded under this subchapter is not a part of the district and is not entitled to purchase water from or to receive any other service from the district.
(b)  A tax, assessment, or other charge on the excluded property that is owed to the district at the time the exclusion order takes effect remains the obligation of the owner of the excluded property and continues to be secured by any statutory liens on the property.
(c)  After property is excluded under this subchapter, the owner of the property is not liable to the district for future taxes, assessments, or other charges of the district based on the excluded property.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Exclusion of Property After Hearing › Section 9007.158. District Facilities and Easements

Sec. 9007.158.  DISTRICT FACILITIES AND EASEMENTS.  An exclusion order issued under this subchapter does not affect or interfere with any rights that the district has to maintain and continue operation of an easement, canal, ditch, pipeline, pump, or other district facility that is located on the excluded property for the purpose of servicing property remaining in the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9007 - Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Exclusion of Property After Hearing › Section 9007.159. Substitution for Excluded Property

Sec. 9007.159.  SUBSTITUTION FOR EXCLUDED PROPERTY.  (a)  At the sole discretion of the board, after the board issues an exclusion order under this subchapter, property may be added to the district if the property is:
(1)  practically irrigable with water purchased from the district; and
(2)  in the aggregate less than or equal to the acreage of property excluded under the exclusion order.
(b)  Property may be added to the district under this section only if the owner of the property files a petition requesting inclusion. If the owner requesting inclusion already has acreage within the district, all taxes and other assessments owed to the district by the owner must be current before the board may consider the petition requesting inclusion.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.08, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9008 - La Salle Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9008.001. Definitions

Sec. 9008.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(3)  "District" means the La Salle Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 467 (S.B. 1891), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 6 - Water and Wastewater › Subtitle I - Water Control and Improvement Districts › Chapter 9008 - La Salle Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 9008.002. Nature of District

Sec. 9008.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The La Salle Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 is a water control and improvement district in Calhoun County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 467 (S.B. 1891), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.