Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3845 - Tornillo Management District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3845.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Director" means a board member. (3) "District" means the Tornillo Management District. Added...
• Texas Section 3845.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2009,...
• Texas Section 3845.003 - Findings Of Public Purpose And Benefit
  (a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit. (b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 3845.004 - Initial District Territory
  (a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter. (b) The boundaries and field notes...
• Texas Section 3845.051 - Governing Body; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of seven voting directors. Four directors are elected as provided by Section 3845.052 and three directors are...
• Texas Section 3845.052 - Election Of Directors
  On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg.,...
• Texas Section 3845.053 - Appointment Of Directors
  (a) One director shall be appointed by a majority vote of the board of directors of the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District. (b)...
• Texas Section 3845.054 - Qualifications
  (a) To be qualified to serve as an appointed director, a person must be at least 18 years old and a state resident. (b) To...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 3845.055 - Initial Directors
  (a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of...
• Texas Section 3845.101 - 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 2009, 81st Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 3845.102 - Municipal Management District Powers And Duties
  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applicable to municipal management...
• Texas Section 3845.103 - Eminent Domain
  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 4759), Sec. 1, eff. June...
• Texas Section 3845.104 - Water And Wastewater Facilities And Services
  (a) The district may not provide wholesale or retail water or wastewater services to any land inside or outside the boundaries of the district or...
• Texas Section 3845.105 - Rail Facilities
  The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate rail facilities and improvements in aid of those facilities. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S.,...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3845.106 - Development Corporation Powers
  The district may exercise the powers given to a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease,...
• Texas Section 3845.151 - Elections Regarding Taxes Or Bonds
  (a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any source other than ad valorem...
• Texas Section 3845.152 - Operation And Maintenance Tax
  (a) If authorized at an election held under Section 3845.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district...
• Texas Section 3845.153 - Contract Taxes
  (a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may make payments under a contract from taxes other than operation and maintenance taxes after...
• Texas Section 3845.154 - Taxes For Water, Wastewater, And Drainage Purposes
  Taxes the district imposes for water, wastewater, and drainage facility construction and maintenance purposes, if any, are for the particular benefit of the area inside...
• Texas Section 3845.155 - Hotel Occupancy Tax
  (a) The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax in the manner provided by Section 351.002, Tax Code. A tax imposed under this section may...
• Texas Section 3845.156 - Sales And Use Tax
  (a) The district may impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

• Texas Section 3845.157 - Authority To Tax
  The district may impose taxes only inside the district's boundaries. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 4759), Sec. 1, eff. June...
• Texas Section 3845.201 - 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, grants, revenue from economic...
• Texas Section 3845.202 - Taxes For Bonds
  (a) At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of...
• Texas Section 3845.203 - 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 may not exceed one-fourth...
• Texas Section 3845.204 - Financial Responsibility Of El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District
  (a) This chapter may not be construed as creating an obligation of the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District for a debt incurred by...

Last modified: September 28, 2016