Texas Local Government Code Title 10, Chapter 325 - Sports Facility District Established By County
SUBCHAPTER A CREATION OF DISTRICT
- Texas Section 325.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means a...
- Texas Section 325.002 - Creation And Purpose Of District
The commissioners court of a county by order may create a sports facility district to finance and effect the construction, acquisition, or operation of a...
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 325.003 - Boundaries
A sports facility district is composed of the area of the county that created the district. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 437, Sec....
- Texas Section 325.011 - Board Of Directors; Term Of Office
(a) The district is governed by a board of directors composed of five members, with two directors appointed by the commissioners court of the county,...
- Texas Section 325.012 - Vacancy On Board
A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment of the remaining members. The person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only for...
- Texas Section 325.013 - Compensation
Each director is entitled to receive an amount set by the board in its budget, not to exceed $25 a day, for each day the...
- Texas Section 325.014 - Organization Of Board
(a) After each directors' appointment, the board shall hold a regular meeting at the district office and shall organize by electing from the members of...
- Texas Section 325.015 - Other Officers
(a) The board shall appoint a person to serve as treasurer for the district. (b) The persons appointed under this section are entitled to the...
- Texas Section 325.016 - General Manager
(a) The board may employ a general manager to be the chief administrative officer of the district and may delegate to the general manager full...
- Texas Section 325.017 - Personnel
(a) The board or the general manager at the direction of the board shall employ persons necessary for the proper handling of district business and...
- Texas Section 325.018 - Office
The board shall maintain an office within the boundaries of the district for conducting the business of the district. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg.,...
- Texas Section 325.019 - Meetings Of Board
The board shall hold regular meetings at the district's office at least once each month on a date established by rule of the board. Added...
- Texas Section 325.020 - Minutes And Records
(a) The board shall keep a complete written account of all its meetings and other proceedings and shall preserve its minutes, contracts, records, plans, notices,...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 325.021 - Seal
The board shall adopt a seal for the district. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 437, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
- Texas Section 325.031 - General Powers
To carry out this chapter, the district may: (1) apply for, accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, loans, and other funds available from any source;...
- Texas Section 325.032 - Contracts
The board may enter into contracts as provided by this subchapter, and those contracts shall be executed by the board in the name of the...
- Texas Section 325.033 - Rules
The board may adopt rules to carry out this subchapter. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 437, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
- Texas Section 325.034 - Suits; Payment Of Judgments
(a) The district may, through its board, sue and be sued in any court of this state in the name of the district. Service of...
- Texas Section 325.035 - Insurance
The board may purchase insurance insuring the district and its employees for any liability incurred under this chapter and may purchase insurance coverage to cover...
- Texas Section 325.036 - Acquisition Of Property For Site
(a) The district may acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation any land, easements, rights-of-way, and other property interests necessary to construct or improve a...
- Texas Section 325.037 - Eminent Domain
(a) The district may acquire land for a sports facility by condemnation if the board determines, after notice and hearing, that it is necessary. (b)...
- Texas Section 325.038 - District To Enter Into Construction Contracts
The district may contract with any person to construct or improve any part of a sports facility. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 437,...
- Texas Section 325.039 - Bids On Contracts For Construction
Construction contracts requiring an expenditure of more than $15,000 may be made only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government...
- Texas Section 325.040 - Change Orders
After a construction contract is awarded, if the district determines that additional work is needed or if the character or type of work, facilities, or...
- Texas Section 325.041 - Attachments To Construction Contracts
A construction contract must contain, or have attached to it, the specifications, plans, and details for work included in the contract, and work shall be...
- Texas Section 325.042 - Execution And Availability Of Construction Contracts
(a) A construction contract must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the district and the contractor. (b) The contract is a...
- Texas Section 325.043 - Contractor's Bond
(a) A contractor shall execute a bond. The bond must be in an amount determined by the board, not to exceed the contract price, payable...
- Texas Section 325.044 - Monitoring Construction Work
(a) The board has control of any construction, acquisition, or improvement of the sports facility for which it has contracted. The board shall determine whether...
- Texas Section 325.045 - Payment For Construction Work
(a) The district shall make monthly progress payments under construction contracts as the work proceeds, or at more frequent intervals as determined by the board....
- Texas Section 325.046 - Contracts For Purchase Of Vehicles, Equipment, And Supplies Over $5,000
Sec. 325.046. CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE OF VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES OVER $5,000. (a) If the estimated amount of a proposed contract for the purchase of...
SUBCHAPTER D DISTRICT FINANCES
- Texas Section 325.047 - Fees And Charges
(a) The board may adopt and enforce all necessary charges, fees, or rentals for providing any district facilities or service. (b) The board may require...
- Texas Section 325.061 - Fiscal Year
(a) The district shall be operated on the basis of a fiscal year established by the board. (b) The fiscal year may not be changed...
- Texas Section 325.062 - Annual Audit
Annually, the board shall have an audit made of the financial condition of the district. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 437, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 325.063 - Annual Budget
(a) The board shall prepare and approve an annual budget. (b) The budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of the: (1)...
- Texas Section 325.064 - Amending Budget
After the annual budget is adopted, the board may amend the budget. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 437, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28,
- Texas Section 325.065 - Limitation On Expenditures
Money may not be spent for an expense not included in the annual budget or an amendment to it. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg.,...
- Texas Section 325.066 - Sworn Statement
As soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year, the general manager shall prepare for the board a sworn statement of the amount...
- Texas Section 325.067 - Depository
(a) The board shall name one or more banks to serve as depository for district funds. (b) District funds, other than those transmitted to a...
- Texas Section 325.068 - Investments
(a) Funds of the district may be invested and reinvested by the board or its authorized representative in direct or indirect obligations of the United...
- Texas Section 325.069 - Repayment Of Organizational Expenses
(a) The board may pay all costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the creation and organization of the district, legal fees, and other incidental expenses...
SUBCHAPTER E DISTRICT BONDS
- Texas Section 325.070 - Borrowing Money
The district may borrow money for any purpose authorized under this chapter or any combination of those purposes. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch....
- Texas Section 325.081 - Issuance Of Bonds
The board may issue revenue bonds in the name of the district to acquire land and construct facilities as provided by this chapter. Added by...
- Texas Section 325.082 - Manner Of Repayment Of Bonds
The board may provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds from revenues of the district, including fees and lease...
- Texas Section 325.083 - Form Of Bonds
(a) A district may issue its bonds in various series or issues. (b) Bonds may mature serially or otherwise not more than 50 years from...
- Texas Section 325.084 - Provisions Of Bonds
(a) In the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, the board may provide for the flow of funds, the establishment and maintenance of...
- Texas Section 325.085 - Approval By Attorney General; Registration By Comptroller
(a) Bonds issued by a district must be submitted to the attorney general for examination. (b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have...
- Texas Section 325.086 - Bonds As Investments
District bonds are legal and authorized investments for: (1) banks; (2) trust companies; (3) savings and loan associations; (4) insurance companies; (5) fiduciaries; (6) trustees;...
- Texas Section 325.087 - Bonds As Security For Deposits
District bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state....
- Texas Section 325.088 - Tax Status Of Bonds
Bonds issued by a district under this chapter, any transaction relating to the bonds, and profits made in the sale of the bonds, are free...
- Texas Section 325.089 - Mandamus By Bondholders
In addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, if the district defaults in the payment of principal, interest, or redemption price on...
- Texas Section 325.090 - Application Of Other Laws
Bonds of the district are considered public securities under Chapter 1201, Government Code. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 437, Sec. 1, eff. Aug....
Last modified: September 28, 2016