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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3832 - Waller County Road Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3832.103. Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 3832.103.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a municipality or county to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3832 - Waller County Road Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3832.104. Utilities

Sec. 3832.104.  UTILITIES.  (a)  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:
(1)  an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;
(2)  a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;
(3)  a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or
(4)  a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522, as amended.
(b)  The district shall bear the sole expense of the relocation, rerouting, or removal of electric, gas, water, sewer, communications, or other public utilities as required or requested by the district in the exercise of its powers under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3832 - Waller County Road Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 3832.151. Authority to Impose Ad Valorem Taxes, Assessments, and Impact Fees

Sec. 3832.151.  AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AD VALOREM TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND IMPACT FEES.  The district may impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee and use the proceeds of the tax, assessment, or impact  fee for:
(1)  any district purpose, including the payment of debt or other contractual obligations; or
(2)  the payment of maintenance and operating expenses.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3832 - Waller County Road Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 3832.152. Elections Regarding Taxes or Bonds

Sec. 3832.152.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes a maintenance tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
(b)  The board may include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3832 - Waller County Road Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 3832.153. Maintenance and Operation Tax

Sec. 3832.153.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX.  (a)  The district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for any district purpose, including to:
(1)  maintain and operate the district, including improvements constructed or acquired by the district; or
(2)  provide a service.
(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3832 - Waller County Road Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 3832.154. Assessments; Liens for Assessments

Sec. 3832.154.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The board by resolution may impose an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.
(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 proceeding.
(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.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3832 - Waller County Road Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 3832.155. Petition Required for Financing Services and Improvements

Sec. 3832.155.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  The board may not finance a service or improvement project through an assessment under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.
(b)  The petition must be signed by:
(1)  the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district that will be subject to the assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which the property is located; or
(2)  at least 25 owners of land in the district that will be subject to the assessment, if more than 25 persons own land in the district that will be subject to the assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which the property is located.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3832 - Waller County Road Improvement District No. 1 › Subchapter D. Financial Provisions › Section 3832.156. Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3832.156.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.
(b)  In exercising the district's power to borrow, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3833.001. Definitions

Sec. 3833.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "Bond" means any type of interest-bearing obligation, including a bond, note, bond anticipation note, certificate of participation, or other similar evidence of indebtedness.
(3)  "City" means the City of San Antonio.
(4)  "District" means the Espada Development District.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3833.002. Espada Development District

Sec. 3833.002.  ESPADA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.  The Espada Development District is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Section 1-g, Article VIII, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3833.003. Municipal Consent Required; Conditions

Sec. 3833.003.  MUNICIPAL CONSENT REQUIRED; CONDITIONS.  (a)  Unless the governing body of the city by resolution consents to the creation of the district before January 1, 2007:
(1)  the board may not hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect directors under Section 3833.024;
(2)  the district is dissolved on that date; and
(3)  this chapter expires September 1, 2008.
(b)  The governing body of the city by resolution may consent or withhold consent to the creation of the district and the governing body may condition its consent on any terms expressly provided by the resolution.  The governing body may include as a condition to its consent a requirement that certain territory be added to or excluded from the district before the confirmation election.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3833.004. Confirmation Election Required

Sec. 3833.004.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 3833.024 before September 1, 2009:
(1)  the district is dissolved September 1, 2009, except that:
(A)  the district shall pay any debts incurred;
(B)  the district shall transfer any assets that remain after the payment of debts to the city; and
(C)  the organization of the district is maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and
(2)  this chapter expires September 1, 2012.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3833.005. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3833.005.  PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.  (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.
(b)  The creation of the district is necessary to develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, economic development, and the public welfare of residents, employers, employees, and consumers in the district and adjacent areas.
(c)  Except as provided by this chapter, the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city from providing services to the area of the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the city services provided in the area of the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3833.006. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3833.006.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(b)  The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:
(1)  further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;
(2)  eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and
(3)  develop or expand transportation and commerce.
(c)  The district will provide needed funding for the district to maintain and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center.
(d)  The district may 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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3833.007. District Territory

Sec. 3833.007.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified to meet a condition of the city's resolution consenting to the district's creation.
(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 the district's:
(1)  organization, existence, or validity;
(2)  right to impose taxes;
(3)  right to issue or pay bonds; or
(4)  legality or operation.
(c)  After the confirmation election, the district may not add or exclude territory from the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3833.008. Compliance With Municipal Consent Resolutions

Sec. 3833.008.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT RESOLUTIONS.  The district shall comply with all terms and conditions of any resolution adopted by the governing body of the city that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion or exclusion of territory in the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3833.009. Applicability of Other Water Districts Law

Sec. 3833.009.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER WATER DISTRICTS LAW.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 49, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3833.010. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3833.010.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3833.051. Board of Directors; Terms

Sec. 3833.051.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.  The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered four-year terms, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each even-numbered year.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3833.052. Qualifications

Sec. 3833.052.  QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years of age and be eligible to vote in the:
(1)  city, if fewer than 1,000 individuals reside in the district; or
(2)  district, if 1,000 or more individuals reside in the district.
(b)  A change in the number of individuals who reside in the district does not affect a director's entitlement to serve out the remainder of the director's term.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3833.053. Appointment of Directors

Sec. 3833.053.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.  The governing body of the city shall appoint the district's directors.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3833.054. Nonvoting Directors

Sec. 3833.054.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  The following persons serve as nonvoting directors:
(1)  the directors of the following departments of the city or a person designated by that director:
(A)  finance; and
(B)  public works; and
(2)  the city manager of the city or a person designated by the city manager.
(b)  If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting director.  If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3833.055. Quorum

Sec. 3833.055.  QUORUM.  Nonvoting directors are not counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3833.056. Vacancy

Sec. 3833.056.  VACANCY.  A vacancy on the board is filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3833.057. General Voting Requirements

Sec. 3833.057.  GENERAL VOTING REQUIREMENTS.  Except as provided by Section 3833.251, three directors must approve any official district action.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3833.058. Compensation

Sec. 3833.058.  COMPENSATION.  A director is not entitled to compensation for service on the board but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a director.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3833.059. Removal of Directors

Sec. 3833.059.  REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.  A board majority may petition the city's governing body to remove a director for misconduct or failure to carry out the director's duties.  The governing body, after notice and hearing, may remove the director for the misconduct or failure.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3833.060. Applicability of Other Water Districts Law

Sec. 3833.060.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER WATER DISTRICTS LAW.  Subchapter C, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district, except for Sections 49.053, 49.055, and 49.060.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.101. General Improvements Powers; Limit

Sec. 3833.101.  GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS POWERS; LIMIT.  (a)  The district has all powers necessary to acquire, construct, and maintain improvements specified by this subchapter.
(b)  The district may not exercise a power granted by this subchapter outside the district's boundaries.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.102. Water-Related Improvements

Sec. 3833.102.  WATER-RELATED IMPROVEMENTS.  The district may acquire, construct, or maintain stormwater, drainage and detention facilities, sanitary sewer lines and pump stations, and water lines and pump stations.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.103. Road-Related Improvements; Reimbursement to Private Party

Sec. 3833.103.  ROAD-RELATED IMPROVEMENTS; REIMBURSEMENT TO PRIVATE PARTY.  (a)  The district may acquire, construct, or maintain streets and alleys, including sidewalks, streetscapes, street signs, traffic signals, and street lights.
(b)  For construction that occurs after the district's creation, the district may reimburse a private person for money spent to construct a road or related improvement that will be transferred under Subchapter D or to purchase a road or improvement constructed by the private person.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.104. Transit Facilities

Sec. 3833.104.  TRANSIT FACILITIES.  The district may acquire, construct, or maintain transit facilities.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.105. Public Parking Facilities

Sec. 3833.105.  PUBLIC PARKING FACILITIES.  The district may acquire, construct, or maintain public parking facilities.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.106. Public Art

Sec. 3833.106.  PUBLIC ART.  The district may acquire, construct, or maintain public art.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.107. Parks and Open Spaces

Sec. 3833.107.  PARKS AND OPEN SPACES.  The district may acquire, construct, or maintain parks and open spaces.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.108. Pedestrian Linkages

Sec. 3833.108.  PEDESTRIAN LINKAGES.  The district may acquire, construct, or maintain pedestrian linkages.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.109. Library, Police Station, Fire Station; City Consent Required

Sec. 3833.109.  LIBRARY, POLICE STATION, FIRE STATION; CITY CONSENT REQUIRED.  After obtaining the city's consent by resolution, the district may acquire, construct, and maintain a library, police station, or a fire station.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.110. Gas and Electric Transmission Lines

Sec. 3833.110.  GAS AND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES.  The district may acquire, construct, or maintain gas or electric transmission lines and related appurtenances.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.111. City Consent Required for Certain Roads and City Property

Sec. 3833.111.  CITY CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ROADS AND CITY PROPERTY.  Before the district begins a project that involves the use of the rights-of-way of streets, roads, or highways or the use of municipal land or any easements granted by the city, the district must obtain the approval of the city's governing body in the form of a resolution approving the plans and specifications of the project, including a substantial alteration to a plan or specification.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.112. Application of Interlocal Cooperation Act

Sec. 3833.112.  APPLICATION OF INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT.  For purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code, the implementation of an improvement under this subchapter is a governmental function or service.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter C. Public Improvements › Section 3833.113. Acquisition of Certain Encumbered Property Prohibited

Sec. 3833.113.  ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ENCUMBERED PROPERTY PROHIBITED.  The district may not acquire an improvement under this subchapter that has a lien on it or is otherwise encumbered.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter D. Transfer of Public Improvements › Section 3833.151. Transfer of Certain Improvements Required

Sec. 3833.151.  TRANSFER OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED.  (a)  Subject to Section 3833.155, the district shall transfer an improvement as provided by this section when the district acquires or completes the improvement and the receiving entity approves the transfer.
(b)  The district shall transfer a:
(1)  water line or system, including a pump station or other ancillary improvement, that is located in a portion of the district that is in the certificated service area of the:
(A)  San Antonio Water System, to that system; and
(B)  Bexar Metropolitan Water District, to that district;
(2)  wastewater line or system, including a pump station or other ancillary improvement, to the San Antonio Water System;
(3)  library, police station, or fire station to the city;
(4)  stormwater, drainage, or detention line or detention facility, to the city;
(5)  road, alley, or street, to the city;
(6)  sidewalk, to the city;
(7)  streetscape, to the city;
(8)  street light, to the city;
(9)  street sign, to the city;
(10)  traffic signal, to the city;
(11)  pedestrian linkage, to the city; and
(12)  gas or electric transmission lines and related appurtenances to CPS Energy.
(c)  The district is not required to transfer an improvement described by Subsections (b)(4)-(11) if the district and city enter into a written agreement that the transfer is not required.  The district and the city may agree on other terms under this subsection.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter D. Transfer of Public Improvements › Section 3833.152. Construction Standards

Sec. 3833.152.  CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.  A public improvement required to be transferred under this subchapter must be constructed in compliance with the requirements and specifications established by the appropriate receiving entity at the time construction of the improvement begins.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter D. Transfer of Public Improvements › Section 3833.153. Optional Transfer for Certain Improvements

Sec. 3833.153.  OPTIONAL TRANSFER FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  The district may retain bus terminals or may transfer the bus terminals to the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority or any successor regional transportation authority or district with the agreement of the authority.
(b)  The district may retain public parking areas, parks and open space improvements and public art, or may transfer these to the city with the agreement of the city.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter D. Transfer of Public Improvements › Section 3833.154. Partial Transfer in Stages

Sec. 3833.154.  PARTIAL TRANSFER IN STAGES.  The district may transfer part of an improvement as provided by this subchapter if the district constructs the improvement in stages.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter D. Transfer of Public Improvements › Section 3833.155. Transfer Without Debt Required

Sec. 3833.155.  TRANSFER WITHOUT DEBT REQUIRED.  The district shall convey all improvements that it is required to transfer under this subchapter without debt or other encumbrance.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter D. Transfer of Public Improvements › Section 3833.156. Ownership and Responsibility After Transfer

Sec. 3833.156.  OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY AFTER TRANSFER.  (a)  After a transfer under this subchapter, the receiving entity owns the improvement and has sole jurisdiction and control over the improvement.  On acceptance of the transfer, the receiving entity is responsible for all maintenance of the public improvement and the district is not responsible for the public improvement or its maintenance.
(b)  This section does not affect any authority of the receiving entity to alter, relocate, close, or discontinue maintenance of an improvement.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter D. Transfer of Public Improvements › Section 3833.157. Contract With District to Maintain Improvement After Transfer

Sec. 3833.157.  CONTRACT WITH DISTRICT TO MAINTAIN IMPROVEMENT AFTER TRANSFER.  The district may contract with the receiving entity to provide a higher level of maintenance to an improvement transferred under this subchapter.  The district shall pay the receiving entity for the higher level of maintenance.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter D. Transfer of Public Improvements › Section 3833.158. Effect of Conveyance on District Debt

Sec. 3833.158.  EFFECT OF CONVEYANCE ON DISTRICT DEBT.  Conveyance of a public improvement to the appropriate entity under this subchapter does not affect:
(1)  the sole responsibility of the district to pay in full the principal of and interest and any premium on any outstanding district bonds or other debt; or
(2)  the district's responsibility to perform the obligations provided by the orders or resolutions authorizing the bonds or other debt.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.201. Contracts

Sec. 3833.201.  CONTRACTS.  In addition to the powers granted by Section 49.057, Water Code, the district may contract with any person for any district purpose, including governmental entities, under terms and conditions the board considers advisable.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.202. Contract Elections

Sec. 3833.202.  CONTRACT ELECTIONS.  Section 49.108, Water Code, applies to the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.203. Grants; Loans

Sec. 3833.203.  GRANTS; LOANS.  The district may accept a grant or loan from any person for any district purpose.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.204. Property

Sec. 3833.204.  PROPERTY.  The district may acquire or dispose of any property right in any manner necessary, convenient, or useful to exercise a district power.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.205. Surplus Property

Sec. 3833.205.  SURPLUS PROPERTY.  (a)  The district may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any property right that is not necessary for or, if the property right is a lease, that is inconsistent with the efficient operation and maintenance of the district's improvements.
(b)  The district may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any surplus property that is not necessary to implement a district purpose.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.206. Recreational Facilities

Sec. 3833.206.  RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  In addition to the district's powers under Section 3833.106 or 3833.107, Subchapter N, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.207. Hearings

Sec. 3833.207.  HEARINGS.  The district may conduct hearings and take testimony and proof, under oath or affirmation, at public hearings, on any matter necessary to implement a district purpose.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.208. Notices, Reports, and Bankruptcy

Sec. 3833.208.  NOTICES, REPORTS, AND BANKRUPTCY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), Subchapter M, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.
(b)  Section 49.454, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.209. Annexation of Developer's Property; Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone; Services

Sec. 3833.209.  ANNEXATION OF DEVELOPER'S PROPERTY; TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE; SERVICES.  (a)  In this section, "developer" means a person who owns a tract of land in the district and who has divided or proposes to divide the tract into two or more parts to lay out a subdivision of the tract, including an addition to a municipality, or to lay out suburban, building, or other lots, and to lay out streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts of the tract intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts.
(b)  The developer may petition the city to annex the developer's property in the district and for the formation of a tax increment reinvestment zone in the annexed property under Chapter 311, Tax Code.
(c)  The developer and the city may negotiate the terms and levels of services to be provided in the annexed area based on the developer's projected development plan.  The plan may provide that one or more city services is not required unless and until the property actually develops sufficiently to justify the service.
(d)  In negotiating an agreement for services under this section, the parties may agree to:
(1)  any term allowed under Section 42.044 or 43.0751, Local Government Code, regardless of whether the city or the area proposed for annexation would have otherwise been able to agree to the term under those sections; and
(2)  any other provision to which both parties agree to satisfactorily resolve any dispute between the parties.
(e)  The terms and conditions of the negotiated service plan bind the city for the period provided by Section 43.056(l), Local Government Code, and the developer, the developer's heirs, successors, and assigns, and any person taking title to all or a portion of the property annexed under the annexation petition for that period.
(f)  The developer and the city may amend the negotiated service plan.  An amendment binds only the property owned or controlled by the developer at the time of the approval of the amendment by the developer and the city.
(g)  The developer and the city shall forward the negotiated service plan and any later amendments to the board.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.210. Prohibition on Utility Services

Sec. 3833.210.  PROHIBITION ON UTILITY SERVICES.  The district may not provide electric, gas, water, sewer, drainage, or flood control services to residential, retail, or commercial customers in or outside the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.211. Use and Alteration of Public Ways

Sec. 3833.211.  USE AND ALTERATION OF PUBLIC WAYS.  (a)  The district may not change, alter, or damage the property, including facilities, of the state or any other governmental entity or of owners providing public services, or disrupt those services being provided by others, or otherwise inconvenience the owners of that property or those facilities without having first obtained the written consent of those owners.
(b)  If the owners of the property, including facilities, desire to handle the change, alteration, or damage of the property, including facilities, with their own personnel or to have the work done by contractors of their own choosing, the district may agree with the owners to provide for the necessary changes, alterations, or damage of the property, including facilities, by the owners or contractors and the reimbursement by the district to those owners of the costs incurred by the owners in making those changes, alterations, or damages or having them accomplished by contractors.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter E. Other General Powers and Duties › Section 3833.212. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3833.212.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions › Section 3833.251. Board Vote Required to Impose Taxes or Issue Bonds

Sec. 3833.251.  BOARD VOTE REQUIRED TO IMPOSE TAXES OR ISSUE BONDS.  The district may not impose a tax or issue bonds unless four directors vote in favor of the tax or the issuance of bonds.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions › Section 3833.252. Borrowing Money

Sec. 3833.252.  BORROWING MONEY.  The district may borrow money on terms and conditions the board determines.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions › Section 3833.253. Applicability of Water Districts Law on General Fiscal Provisions

Sec. 3833.253.  APPLICABILITY OF WATER DISTRICTS LAW ON GENERAL FISCAL PROVISIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), Subchapter E, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.
(b)  Section 49.153, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3833 - Espada Development District › Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions › Section 3833.254. Insurance

Sec. 3833.254.  INSURANCE.  The district may obtain insurance and pay premiums to insurers for insurance of any type in amounts considered necessary or advisable by the board.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 468 (S.B. 1892), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2006.