Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3813 - Old Town Spring Improvement District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3813.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "District" means the Old Town Spring Improvement District. Acts 2003, 78th...
- Texas Section 3813.002 - Old Town Spring Improvement District
The Old Town Spring Improvement District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec....
- Texas Section 3813.003 - 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 3813.004 - Findings Of Benefit And Public Purpose; General Duties
(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...
SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 3813.005 - District Territory
(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 1371, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, enacting former Section...
- Texas Section 3813.051 - Board Of Directors
(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors who occupy numbered positions. The directors occupying positions one, two, and three are appointed...
- Texas Section 3813.052 - Election Of Directors
(a) The board shall hold an election of directors for positions four and five in each even-numbered year on the uniform election date in February...
- Texas Section 3813.053 - Law Governing Administration Of Board
Sections 375.066-375.070, Local Government Code, apply to the board as if it were established under Chapter 375 of that code. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch....
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 3813.054 - Voting By Board President Restricted
The board president may not vote except to break a tie vote. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
- Texas Section 3813.101 - District Powers
The district has: (1) all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; (2) the powers and duties of a municipal...
- Texas Section 3813.103 - Rules
The district may adopt rules for: (1) the administration and operation of the district; (2) the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of the...
- Texas Section 3813.104 - Specific Powers Relating To Improvement Projects Or Services
(a) The district may undertake an improvement project separately or jointly with another person and pay all or part of the costs of an improvement...
- Texas Section 3813.105 - Lease, Acquisition, Or Construction Of Building Or Facility; Economic Development Programs
The district may, as if the district were a home-rule municipality with a population of more than 100,000: (1) issue bonds and lease, acquire, or...
- Texas Section 3813.106 - Contracts; Grants; Donations
(a) The district may contract with any person to accomplish the purposes of this chapter on terms and for the period the board determines, including...
- Texas Section 3813.107 - Annexation Or Exclusion Of Territory
(a) The district may add or exclude territory in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. (b) Not later than the 10th...
- Texas Section 3813.108 - Eminent Domain
The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3813.109 - Peace Officers
The district may not employ peace officers. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
- Texas Section 3813.151 - Sales And Use Tax; Excise Tax
(a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Taxable items" includes all items subject to a sales and use tax that is imposed by Harris County....
- Texas Section 3813.152 - Tax Election Procedures
(a) The board may order an election to adopt, change the rate of, or abolish a sales and use tax. The election may be held...
- Texas Section 3813.153 - Ballot Wording
(a) In an election to adopt a sales and use tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The...
- Texas Section 3813.154 - Imposition, Computation, Administration, And Governance Of Taxes
(a) Chapter 323, Tax Code, to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter, governs the application, collection, and administration of the sales and use tax...
- Texas Section 3813.155 - Tax Rates
The district may impose the sales and use tax and the excise tax in increments of one-eighth of one percent, with a minimum tax of...
- Texas Section 3813.156 - Abolition Of Tax
The board by order and without an election may abolish the sales and use tax and the excise tax. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277,...
- Texas Section 3813.157 - Use Of Taxes
The district may use the proceeds from the sales and use tax and the excise tax only for the purposes for which the district was...
- Texas Section 3813.158 - Effective Date Of Tax Or Tax Change
The adoption of a tax rate or a change in the tax rate takes effect after the expiration of the first complete calendar quarter occurring...
- Texas Section 3813.159 - Ad Valorem Tax Prohibited
The district may not impose an ad valorem tax on property in the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1,
- Texas Section 3813.160 - Fees; Charges
The district may: (1) establish and collect user fees, concession fees, admission fees, rental fees, or other similar fees or charges; and (2) apply the...
- Texas Section 3813.161 - Borrowing Money
The district may borrow money for the corporate purposes of the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
- Texas Section 3813.162 - Payment Of Expenses
The district may provide or secure the payment or repayment of any district expense, including: (1) a district cost relating to an improvement project; (2)...
SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION
- Texas Section 3813.163 - Bonds
(a) The board may issue bonds as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. (b) In addition to the sources described in Subchapter...
- Texas Section 3813.201 - Dissolution By Board Order
The board by order may dissolve the district at any time unless the district has outstanding indebtedness or contractual obligations. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch....
- Texas Section 3813.202 - Dissolution By Petition Of Owners
(a) The board by order shall dissolve the district if the board receives a written petition signed by 75 percent or more of the individuals...
- Texas Section 3813.203 - Administration Of District Property Following Dissolution
(a) After the date the board orders the dissolution of the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to Harris County, except...
Last modified: September 28, 2016