Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 3877 - Waller Town Center Management District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3877.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Director" means a board member. (3) "District" means the Waller Town Center Management...
• Texas Section 3877.002 - Nature Of District
  The Waller Town Center Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 3877.003 - 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 3877.004 - 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 3877.005 - Initial District Territory
  (a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter. (b) The boundaries and field notes...
• Texas Section 3877.006 - 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 under Chapter...
• Texas Section 3877.007 - Applicability Of Municipal Management Districts Law
  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 3877.008 - Liberal Construction Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch....
• Texas Section 3877.051 - Governing Body; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors. (b) Except as provided by Section 3877.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms, with...
• Texas Section 3877.052 - Temporary Directors
  (a) The initial temporary board consists of: Pos. No. Name of Director 1 Cindy Gayle 2 Wendell Halley 3 Larry Boudloche 4 John Isom 5...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 3877.053 - Compensation
  A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070,...
• Texas Section 3877.101 - Development Corporation Powers
  The district may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct,...
• Texas Section 3877.102 - 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 3877.103 - Agreements; Grants
  (a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person. (b) The implementation of a project is...
• Texas Section 3877.104 - Authority To Contract For Law Enforcement
  To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including Harris County or the City of Waller, for the provision of...
• Texas Section 3877.105 - Membership In Charitable Organizations
  The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance...
• Texas Section 3877.106 - Economic Development Programs
  (a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate...
• Texas Section 3877.107 - Strategic Partnership Agreement
  The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership with the City of Waller under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 3877.108 - Limited Eminent Domain
  (a) Section 375.094, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. (b) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain in accordance with...

SUBCHAPTER D PUBLIC PARKING FACILITIES

• Texas Section 3877.109 - Annexation Or Exclusion Of Land
  (a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. (b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter...
• Texas Section 3877.151 - Parking Facilities Authorized; Operation By Private Entity
  (a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including:...
• Texas Section 3877.152 - Rules
  The district may adopt rules covering its public parking system. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 587 (S.B. 2467), Sec. 1, eff. June...

SUBCHAPTER E GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 3877.153 - Financing Of Parking Facilities
  (a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, or grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring or...
• Texas Section 3877.201 - 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. Added...
• Texas Section 3877.202 - Money Used For Improvements Or Services
  The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any...
• Texas Section 3877.203 - Petition Required For Financing Services And Improvements With Assessments
  (a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement...
• Texas Section 3877.204 - Method Of Notice For Hearing
  The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine...
• Texas Section 3877.205 - Assessments; Liens For Assessments
  (a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the...
• Texas Section 3877.206 - Utility Property Exempt From Impact Fees And Assessments
  The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of: (1) an electric utility...
• Texas Section 3877.207 - Residential Property
  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax imposed by the district or a requirement for payment for a service provided by...
• Texas Section 3877.208 - Operation And Maintenance Tax
  (a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3877.212, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in...
• Texas Section 3877.209 - Contract Taxes
  (a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue...
• Texas Section 3877.210 - Authority To Borrow Money And To Issue Bonds
  (a) The district may borrow money on terms and conditions as determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a...
• Texas Section 3877.211 - Taxes For Bonds
  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a...
• Texas Section 3877.212 - Elections Regarding Taxes And Bonds
  (a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by: (1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or (2) contract...
• Texas Section 3877.213 - Competitive Bidding
  Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district. Added by...

SUBCHAPTER F TAXES FOR CERTAIN DEFINED AREAS AND DESIGNATED

• Texas Section 3877.214 - Tax And Assessment Abatements
  The district may grant in the manner authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district. Added...
• Texas Section 3877.251 - Authority To Establish Defined Areas Or Designated Property
  The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or...
• Texas Section 3877.252 - Procedure For Election
  (a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property,...
• Texas Section 3877.253 - Declaring Result And Issuing Order
  (a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order,...
• Texas Section 3877.254 - Taxes For Improvements And Facilities In Defined Areas Or Designated Property
  On voter approval and adoption of the order described in Section 3877.253, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and...

SUBCHAPTER G SALES AND USE TAX

• Texas Section 3877.255 - Issuance Of Bonds And Levy Of Taxes For Defined Area Or Designated Property
  After the order under Section 3877.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for...
• Texas Section 3877.301 - Meanings Of Words And Phrases
  Words and phrases used in this subchapter that are defined by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code, have the meanings assigned by Chapters 151 and...
• Texas Section 3877.302 - Applicability Of Certain Tax Code Provisions
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, Subtitles A and B, Title 2, Tax Code, and Chapter 151, Tax Code, apply to taxes imposed...
• Texas Section 3877.303 - Authorization; Election
  (a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax to serve the purposes of the district after an election in which a majority of...
• Texas Section 3877.304 - Abolishing Sales And Use Tax
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the sales and use tax without an election. (b) The board may not abolish...

SUBCHAPTER H MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION AND DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 3877.305 - Sales And Use Tax Rate
  (a) On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable...
• Texas Section 3877.351 - Municipal Annexation; Dissolution
  (a) Section 43.071, Local Government Code, applies to the district and the district is a "water or sewer district" for purposes of that section. (b)...

Last modified: September 28, 2016