Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3802 - Westchase District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3802.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Westchase District. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277,...
- Texas Section 3802.002 - Westchase District
A special district in Harris County known as the "Westchase District" is a governmental agency and political subdivision of this state. Acts 2003, 78th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 3802.003 - 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...
- Texas Section 3802.004 - 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...
- Texas Section 3802.0045 - Parking
A parking improvement is considered to be a street or road improvement. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 2496), Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 3802.005 - District Territory
(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 23.04(b), Chapter 165, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, enacting former Section...
- Texas Section 3802.0055 - 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 by a...
- Texas Section 3802.006 - Applicability Of Other Law
Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff....
- Texas Section 3802.007 - Liberal Construction Of Chapter
This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1,...
SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 3802.008 - Tort Liability
The district is a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and the operations of the district are essential government functions and...
- Texas Section 3802.051 - Board Of Directors; Terms
(a) The district is governed by a board of 17 directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with eight or nine directors' terms expiring...
- Texas Section 3802.052 - Appointment Of Directors
(a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board. (b) The...
- Texas Section 3802.053 - Ex Officio Directors
The board may appoint nonvoting ex officio directors to serve on the board. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 3802.054 - Quorum
For purposes of determining whether a quorum of the board is present, the following are not counted: (1) a board position vacant for any reason,...
- Texas Section 3802.101 - District Powers
The district has: (1) all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; (2) the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions...
- Texas Section 3802.102 - 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...
- Texas Section 3802.103 - Contracts; Grants
(a) To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or the city to...
- Texas Section 3802.1045 - Membership In Charitable Organizations
The district may join and pay dues to an organization that: (1) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of...
- Texas Section 3802.105 - Approval Of Certain Improvement Projects
The district must obtain the City of Houston's approval of the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land...
- Texas Section 3802.106 - No Eminent Domain Power
The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 684 (S.B. 224), Sec. 2, eff. June 17,
SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3802.107 - Conference And Convocation Centers
The district may finance, acquire, lease as a lessor or lessee, construct, improve, operate, or maintain conference and convocation centers and supporting facilities. The district...
- Texas Section 3802.151 - Petition Required For Financing Services And Improvements
The board may not finance a service or an improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been...
- Texas Section 3802.152 - Disbursements And Transfers Of Money
The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money. Acts...
- Texas Section 3802.153 - Authority To Impose Ad Valorem Taxes, Assessments, And Impact Fees
The district may impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee as provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to provide an improvement or...
- Texas Section 3802.154 - Maintenance Tax
(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3802.159, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in...
- Texas Section 3802.155 - Assessments; Liens For Assessments
(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter. (b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an...
- Texas Section 3802.156 - Tax And Assessment Abatements
Without additional procedures, the district may grant, consistent with Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district. Acts...
- Texas Section 3802.157 - Property Exempt From Assessment And Impact Fees
The district may not impose an assessment or impact fee on the property, equipment, or facilities of: (1) an electric utility, as defined by Section...
- Texas Section 3802.1575 - Use Of Electrical Or Optical Lines
(a) The district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of: (1) burying or removing electrical power lines, telephone lines, cable or fiber-optic lines,...
- Texas Section 3802.158 - Obligations; Approval By City Of Houston
(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or...
- Texas Section 3802.159 - Elections Regarding Taxes Or Bonds
(a) In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided...
SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION
- Texas Section 3802.160 - Sales And Use Tax Prohibited
The district may not impose a sales and use tax. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
- Texas Section 3802.201 - Dissolution Of District With Outstanding Debt
Despite this section and Section 375.264, Local Government Code, the district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, if...
Last modified: September 28, 2016