Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 7953 - Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 144

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 7953.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (3) "Director" means a board...
• Texas Section 7953.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 492 (S.B....
• Texas Section 7953.003 - Confirmation And Directors' Election Required
  The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102,...
• Texas Section 7953.004 - Consent Of Municipality Required
  The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7953.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located...
• Texas Section 7953.005 - Findings Of Public Purpose And Benefit
  (a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit. (b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of: (1) a municipal...
• Texas Section 7953.006 - 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...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 7953.007 - Eligibility For Inclusion In Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
  (a) The district is eligible to be included in a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code. (b) If the City of...
• Texas Section 7953.051 - Governing Body; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors. (b) Except as provided by Section 7953.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms. Added...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 7953.052 - Temporary Directors
  (a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of...
• Texas Section 7953.101 - 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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 7953.102 - Municipal Utility District Powers And Duties
  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal...
• Texas Section 7953.103 - Authority For Road Projects
  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state,...
• Texas Section 7953.104 - Road Standards And Requirements
  (a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial...
• Texas Section 7953.105 - Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinance Or Resolution
  (a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and...
• Texas Section 7953.106 - Effect Of Annexation By City Of Conroe
  (a) The City of Conroe may annex all or part of the district into its corporate limits without annexing the entire district under the terms...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 7953.107 - Limitation On Use Of Eminent Domain
  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district without the written consent of the City of Conroe. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 7953.151 - Elections Regarding Taxes Or Bonds
  (a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes. (b) The district must hold...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

• Texas Section 7953.152 - Operation And Maintenance Tax
  (a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7953.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district...
• Texas Section 7953.201 - Authority To Issue Bonds And Other Obligations
  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, tax increment payments, grants,...
• Texas Section 7953.202 - Taxes For Bonds
  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a...
• Texas Section 7953.203 - Bonds For Road Projects
  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad...

Last modified: September 28, 2016