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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Chapter 6601 Angleton Drainage DistrictLegal Research Home > Texas Laws > Special District Local Laws Code > Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Chapter 6601 Angleton Drainage District In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the ... (a) The Angleton Drainage District is a conservation and reclamation district re-created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for the reclamation and drainage of ... The legislature finds that: (1) all land and other property included in the district is, and will be, benefited by the district and by the ... The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 9, Special Laws, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 4th Called Session, 1930, as ... The board consists of three directors. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005. ... An application for a place on the ballot for a directors election must be filed with the secretary of the district not later than the ... A candidate for director must: (1) be more than 21 years of age; and (2) own land subject to taxation in the district. Acts 2003, ... The board shall meet at: (1) the Angleton City Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday in February, May, August, and November of each ... (a) If territory is added to the district and the board considers it advisable, the size of the board may be increased to not more ... (a) If the number of directors is reduced to one, the remaining director shall call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining ... (a) To accomplish the purposes of Section 6601.002(a), the district has all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties conferred and imposed by general law on ... (a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, enlarge, extend, repair, maintain, or replace all walls, dams, dikes, levees, embankments, canals, drains, tanks, laterals, and pumps ... (a) Not by way of limitation, the district may exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire the right-of-way over and through private land, except ... (a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a ... (a) In addition to adding territory as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the district may add territory as provided by this section. ... (a) The legislature finds that to properly drain and reclaim overflowed lands and other lands needing drainage within the district and to restore and preserve ... A contract for the making or construction of a district improvement and all necessary work related to the improvement shall be awarded to the lowest ... The total principal amount of bonds that the district may have outstanding at any time may not exceed 10 percent of the assessed value of ... Before the district spends any money received from the sale of its bonds, the district must submit the plans and specifications of the proposed improvements ... The district may continue to levy a maintenance tax authorized by Chapter 9, Special Laws, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 4th Called Session, 1930. Acts ... The assessor and collector of taxes for Brazoria County is the assessor and collector of taxes for the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |
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