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2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16 › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 3890.211. City Not Required to Pay District Obligations

Sec. 3890.211.  CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.  Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the city may not be required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16 › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 3890.212. Competitive Bidding

Sec. 3890.212.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.  Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16 › Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions › Section 3890.213. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3890.213.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The district may grant in the manner provided by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16 › Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated › Section 3890.251. Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3890.251.  AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16 › Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated › Section 3890.252. Procedure for Election

Sec. 3890.252.  PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.  (a)  Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under Section 3890.251, the board must call and hold an election as provided by Section 3890.210 only in the defined area or in the boundaries of the designated property.
(b)  The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16 › Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated › Section 3890.253. Declaring Result and Issuing Order

Sec. 3890.253.  DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.  (a)  If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and by order shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.
(b)  A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16 › Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated › Section 3890.254. Taxes for Services, Improvements, and Facilities in Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3890.254.  TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  On voter approval and adoption of the order described in Section 3890.253, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3890 - Harris County Improvement District No. 16 › Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated › Section 3890.255. Issuance of Bonds and Imposition of Taxes for Defined Area or Designated Property

Sec. 3890.255.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND IMPOSITION OF TAXES FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  After the order under Section 3890.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 2507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3891.001. Definitions

Sec. 3891.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2)  "Director" means a board member.
(3)  "District" means the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District.
(4)  "Recreational facilities" has the meaning assigned by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1011 (H.B. 4731), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3891.002. Nature of District

Sec. 3891.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1011 (H.B. 4731), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3891.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3891.003.  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.  By creating the district and in authorizing the City of Houston, Harris County, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
(b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.
(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County from providing the level of services provided, as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, to the area in the district.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county services provided in the area in the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3891.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3891.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.
(c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:
(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.
(d)  The district will:
(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, potential employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;
(2)  provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;
(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and
(4)  provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road,  and recreational facilities for the district.
(e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.
(f)  The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3891.005. Initial District Territory

Sec. 3891.005.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure.  A mistake 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 issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;
(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
(4)  legality or operation.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3891.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3891.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:
(1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;
(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or
(3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3891.007. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law

Sec. 3891.007.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3891.008. Inapplicability of Option to Select Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Sec. 3891.008.  INAPPLICABILITY OF OPTION TO SELECT EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.  Section 54.0163, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1011 (H.B. 4731), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3891.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3891.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3891.052. Appointment of Directors

Sec. 3891.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The board shall recommend to the Harris County Commissioners Court persons to serve on the succeeding board.
(b)  After reviewing the board's recommendations of persons to serve on the succeeding board, the commissioners court shall appoint as directors or disapprove the recommended persons.
(c)  If the governing body of the City of Houston objects to any of the board's recommendations of persons to serve on the succeeding board, the board, on the request of the commissioners court, shall submit additional recommendations.
(d)  Board members may serve successive terms.
(e)  If any provision of Subsections (a) through (d) is found to be invalid, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint the succeeding board from recommendations of persons to serve on the succeeding board submitted by the board.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3891.053. Eligibility

Sec. 3891.053.  ELIGIBILITY.  To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must meet the qualifications in Section 375.063, Local Government Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3891.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 3891.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3891.102. Municipal Management Powers and Duties

Sec. 3891.102.  MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general laws of this state, including Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applicable to a municipal management district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3891.103. Development Corporation Powers

Sec. 3891.103.  DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.  The district may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3891.104. Sports Venue

Sec. 3891.104.  SPORTS VENUE.  The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate a sports venue, including an arena, coliseum, stadium, or other type of area or facility used for one or more professional or amateur sports or athletic events.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3891.105. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3891.105.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.  The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3891.106. Membership in Charitable Organizations

Sec. 3891.106.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.  The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3891.107. Economic Development Programs

Sec. 3891.107.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.  (a)  The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district.
(b)  The district has all of the economic development authority that:
(1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code, grants to a municipality with a population of more than 100,000; and
(2)  Chapter 1509, Government Code, grants to a municipality.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3891.1071. Public Improvement District Powers

Sec. 3891.1071.  PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.  The district has the powers provided by Chapter 372, Local Government Code, to a municipality or county.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1011 (H.B. 4731), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3891.108. No Eminent Domain

Sec. 3891.108.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 3891.151. Operation and Maintenance Tax

Sec. 3891.151.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3891.158, the district may impose an annual operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:
(1)  maintain and operate the district;
(2)  construct or acquire improvements; or
(3)  provide a service.
(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 3891.152. Contract Taxes

Sec. 3891.152.  CONTRACT TAXES.  (a)  In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
(b)  A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 3891.153. Authority to Issue Bonds and Other Obligations

Sec. 3891.153.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, sales and use taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 3891.154. Hotel Occupancy Tax

Sec. 3891.154.  HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.  (a)  The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax in the manner that Chapter 351, Tax Code, provides for a municipality.
(b)  A tax imposed under this section may not exceed the maximum rate under Section 351.003(a), Tax Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 3891.155. Sales and Use Tax

Sec. 3891.155.  SALES AND USE TAX.  (a)  The district may impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.  Revenue from the tax may be used for any district purpose for which ad valorem tax revenue is used.
(b)  The district may not impose a sales and use tax if as a result of the imposition of the tax the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed the amount allowable by law at any location in the district.
(c)  If the voters of the district approve the adoption of the tax at an election held on the same election date on which another political subdivision adopts a sales and use tax or approves an increase in the rate of its sales and use tax and as a result the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed the amount allowable by law at any location in the district, the election to adopt a sales and use tax under this chapter has no effect.
(d)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 321, Tax Code, applies to the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax imposed by this section.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 3891.156. Taxes for Bonds

Sec. 3891.156.  TAXES FOR BONDS.  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of an ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 3891.157. Bonds for Road Projects

Sec. 3891.157.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  At the time of issuance the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations incurred to finance a road project may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 3891.1571. Bonds for Recreational Facilities

Sec. 3891.1571.  BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.  The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1011 (H.B. 4731), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 3891.158. Elections Regarding Taxes and Bonds

Sec. 3891.158.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any source other than ad valorem taxes.
(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
(c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 4829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3891 - Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District › Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions › Section 3891.159. Powers of Municipal Utility District to Establish Defined Areas and Designated Property; Taxes; Bonds

Sec. 3891.159.  POWERS OF MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS AND DESIGNATED PROPERTY; TAXES; BONDS.  (a)  The district has the powers of a municipal utility district under Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, including the power to:
(1)  implement a plan;
(2)  issue bonds; and
(3)  impose a tax in a defined area established under that subchapter.
(b)  The district may exercise the powers described by Subsection (a) regardless of whether the district is composed of the minimum number of acres provided by Section 54.801, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 608 (H.B. 3173), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3892.001. Definitions

Sec. 3892.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)  "Director" means a board member.
(3)  "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 21.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3892.002. Harris County Improvement District No

Sec. 3892.002.  HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 21.  The Harris County Improvement District No. 21 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3892.003. Purpose; Declaration of Intent

Sec. 3892.003.  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.  By creating the district and in authorizing Harris County, the City of Houston, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
(b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the area of the district.
(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County or the City of Houston from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter to the area in the district or to release the county or the city from the obligations of each entity to provide services to that area.  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3892.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3892.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.
(c)  Each improvement project or service authorized by this chapter is essential to carry out a public purpose.
(d)  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.
(e)  The district will:
(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;
(2)  provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a community and business center;
(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing public art and pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty;
(4)  promote and benefit commercial development and commercial areas in the district; and
(5)  promote and develop public transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems using new and alternative means that are attractive, safe, and convenient, including securing expanded and improved transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems, to:
(A)  address the problem of traffic congestion in the district, the need to control traffic and improve pedestrian safety, and the limited availability of money; and
(B)  benefit the land and other property in the district and the residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district and the public.
(f)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.
(g)  The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3892.005. District Territory

Sec. 3892.005.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:
(1)  Section 3892.251;
(2)  Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or
(3)  other law.
(b)  The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:
(1)  the district's organization, existence, and validity;
(2)  the district's right to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;
(3)  the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax; or
(4)  the legality or operation of the district or the board.
(c)  A description of the district's boundaries shall be filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.  The commission by order may correct a mistake in the description of the district's boundaries.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 3892.006. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 3892.006.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3892.051. Board of Directors; Terms

Sec. 3892.051.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of 10 voting directors appointed by a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, of the City of Houston.  Voting directors serve staggered terms of four years with five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
(b)  The board by order or resolution may increase or decrease the number of voting directors on the board, but only if a majority of the voting directors finds that it is in the best interest of the district to do so.  The board may not:
(1)  increase the number of voting directors to more than 15; or
(2)  decrease the number of voting directors to fewer than five.
(c)  Sections 49.053, 49.054, 49.056, 49.057, 49.058, and 49.060, Water Code, apply to the board.
(d)  Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the board to the extent that subchapter does not conflict with this chapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3892.052. Appointment of Directors on Increase in Board Size

Sec. 3892.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS ON INCREASE IN BOARD SIZE.  If the board increases the number of directors under Section 3892.051, the board shall appoint eligible persons to fill the new director positions and shall provide for the staggering of terms of the new directors.  On expiration of the term of a director appointed under this section, a succeeding director shall be appointed and qualified as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.  The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.  A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3892.053. Nonvoting Directors

Sec. 3892.053.  NONVOTING DIRECTORS.  (a)  The following persons shall serve as nonvoting directors:
(1)  the directors of the following departments of the City of Houston or a person designated by that director:
(A)  parks and recreation;
(B)  planning and development; and
(C)  public works; and
(2)  the City of Houston's chief of police.
(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 the duties performed by the abolished department.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3892.054. Quorum

Sec. 3892.054.  QUORUM.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), six voting directors constitute a quorum of the board.
(b)  If the board is composed of an odd number of directors, a majority of the voting directors constitutes a quorum.
(c)  Nonvoting directors and vacant director positions are not counted for the purposes of establishing a quorum of the board.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3892.055. Conflicts of Interest; One-Time Affidavit

Sec. 3892.055.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; ONE-TIME AFFIDAVIT.  (a)  Except as provided by this section:
(1)  a voting director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and
(2)  Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest for directors.
(b)  Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.  A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file a one-time affidavit declaring the interest.  An additional affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes.  After the affidavit is filed with the board secretary, the director may participate in a discussion or vote on that action if:
(1)  a majority of the directors have a similar interest in the same entity; or
(2)  all other similar business or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.
(c)  A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in the discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that public entity.
(d)  For purposes of this section, a director has a substantial interest in a charitable entity in the same manner that a person would have substantial interest in a business entity under Section 171.002, Local Government Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter B. Board of Directors › Section 3892.056. Compensation of Voting Directors

Sec. 3892.056.  COMPENSATION OF VOTING DIRECTORS.  Voting directors may receive fees of office and reimbursement of expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3892.101. District Powers

Sec. 3892.101.  DISTRICT POWERS.  The district may exercise the powers given to:
(1)  a district created under Chapter 375, Local Government Code;
(2)  a district by Subchapters H and I, Chapter 49, Water Code;
(3)  a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain the projects described by that chapter; and
(4)  a housing finance corporation created under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3892.102. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 3892.102.  NONPROFIT CORPORATION.  (a)  The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.
(b)  The nonprofit corporation:
(1)  has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and
(2)  may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.
(c)  The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation.  The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as, for the same term as, and on the same conditions as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3892.103. Agreements; Grants

Sec. 3892.103.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.  (a)  The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
(b)  The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Special District Local Laws Code › Title 4 - Development and Improvement › Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management › Chapter 3892 - Harris County Improvement District No. 21 › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties › Section 3892.104. Elections

Sec. 3892.104.  ELECTIONS.  (a)  District elections must be held in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
(b)  The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 4828), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.