Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3871 - Trinity River West Municipal Management District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3871.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "City" means the City of Dallas. (3) "District" means the Trinity River West...
- Texas Section 3871.002 - Creation And Nature Of District
The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1067 (H.B. 4720),...
- Texas Section 3871.003 - Purpose; Legislative Findings
(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 3871.004 - 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 3871.005 - District Territory
(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter, as that territory may have been modified...
SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 3871.006 - Eligibility For Inclusion In Special Zones
(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in: (1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by...
- Texas Section 3871.051 - Governing Body; Terms
(a) The district is governed by a board of nine directors composed of: (1) six directors appointed by the governing body of the city; and...
- Texas Section 3871.052 - Appointment Of Directors: Board Meetings
(a) Directors appointed under Section 3871.051(a)(1) must meet at least one of the qualifications prescribed by Section 3871.053. (b) A person may not be appointed...
- Texas Section 3871.053 - Qualifications Of Directors
(a) To be qualified to serve as a director appointed under Section 3871.051(a)(1), a person must be at least 18 years old and must be:...
- Texas Section 3871.054 - Vacancy
The governing body of the city shall fill a vacancy on the board by appointing a person who meets the qualifications prescribed by Section 3871.051(a)...
- Texas Section 3871.055 - Director's Oath Or Affirmation
A director's oath or affirmation of office shall be filed with the district and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district...
- Texas Section 3871.056 - Officers
The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices of chair and secretary may not be...
- Texas Section 3871.057 - Compensation; Expenses; Liability Insurance For Directors
(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 3871.058 - Conflicts Of Interest
(a) A director, including a director who qualifies under Section 3871.053(a)(2), (3), (4), or (5), may participate in all board votes and decisions if the...
- Texas Section 3871.101 - General Powers And Duties
The district has the powers and duties provided by this chapter and by: (1) the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under...
- Texas Section 3871.102 - Improvement Projects
(a) The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, the following types of improvement projects...
- Texas Section 3871.103 - General Powers Regarding Contracts
(a) The district may: (1) contract with any person to accomplish any district purpose, including a contract for: (A) the payment, repayment, or reimbursement of...
- Texas Section 3871.104 - Rules; Enforcement
(a) The district may adopt rules: (1) to administer or operate the district; (2) for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of the...
- Texas Section 3871.105 - Name Change
The board by resolution may change the district's name. The board shall give written notice of the change to the city. Added by Acts 2009,...
- Texas Section 3871.106 - Adding Or Removing Territory
The board may add or remove territory under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, and Section 54.016, Water Code, except that: (1) the addition or...
- Texas Section 3871.107 - Economic Development
(a) The district may create economic development and other programs under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and may impose and collect ad valorem taxes...
- Texas Section 3871.108 - No Eminent Domain Power
The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1067 (H.B. 4720), Sec. 1, eff. June...
- Texas Section 3871.109 - Terms Of Employment; Compensation
The board may employ and establish the terms of employment and compensation of an executive director or general manager and any other district employees the...
SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 3871.110 - Notice To Property Owners
(a) The board shall annually provide owners of real property in the district written notice that specifies the tax of the district for the district's...
- Texas Section 3871.151 - General Powers Regarding Financial Matters
(a) Except as provided by Section 3871.160, the district may: (1) impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable industrial and commercial property in the...
- Texas Section 3871.152 - Borrowing Money
(a) The district may borrow money for a district purpose by issuing or executing bonds, notes, credit agreements, or other obligations of any kind found...
- Texas Section 3871.153 - Assessments; Exemption
(a) The district may impose an assessment on property in the district, including an assessment on commercial, industrial, or office property, only in the manner...
- Texas Section 3871.154 - Residential Property Exempt
The district may not impose taxes, assessments, fees, or any other requirement for payment, construction, alteration, or dedication on single-family detached residential property, residential condominiums,...
- Texas Section 3871.155 - Maintenance And Operation Tax; Election
(a) The district may impose a tax for maintenance and operation purposes, including for: (1) planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating all improvement projects,...
- Texas Section 3871.156 - Use Of Surplus Maintenance And Operation Money
If the district has surplus maintenance and operation tax money that is not needed for the purposes for which it was collected, the money may...
- Texas Section 3871.157 - Bonds And Other Obligations
(a) Subject to the requirements of Sections 3871.159 and 3871.160, the district may issue by public or private sale bonds, notes, or other obligations payable...
- Texas Section 3871.158 - Bond Maturity
Bonds may mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1067 (H.B. 4720), Sec....
- Texas Section 3871.159 - Taxes For Bonds And Other Obligations
At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued: (1) the board shall impose a continuing direct...
SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION
- Texas Section 3871.160 - Development And Operating Agreement Required
(a) After the district's board is organized, but before the district may undertake any improvement project, issue bonds, impose taxes, levy assessments or fees, or...
- Texas Section 3871.251 - Dissolution By City Ordinance
(a) The city by ordinance may dissolve the district. (b) The city may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding indebtedness or contractual obligations...
- Texas Section 3871.252 - Collection Of Assessments And Other Revenue
(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes,...
- Texas Section 3871.253 - Concurrence On Additional Powers
If the legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of...
- Texas Section 3871.254 - Assumption Of Assets And Liabilities
(a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any...
Last modified: September 28, 2016