Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 6602 - Brazoria County Drainage District Number Five

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 6602.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the Brazoria County...
• Texas Section 6602.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
• Texas Section 6602.003 - Legislative Findings
  The legislature finds that: (1) providing the district with the powers authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, benefits the citizens and property in...

SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 6602.004 - District Territory
  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 36, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1929, as that territory...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 6602.051 - Board Of Directors
  (a) The board consists of three directors. (b) The board has all the powers conferred on a board of directors under Chapter 56, Water Code....

SUBCHAPTER D FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 6602.101 - General Powers And Duties
  The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and duties of a drainage district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including the right to:...
• Texas Section 6602.151 - Depositing Revenue
  (a) Tax collections, after deductions of discounts and fees for collecting taxes, shall be deposited in the depository of the district. The collections may be...

SUBCHAPTER E TAXES

• Texas Section 6602.152 - Responsibility For District Money
  (a) The board is responsible for all money the district receives. (b) The county judge does not have a duty to countersign any warrants or...
• Texas Section 6602.201 - Imposition Of Taxes
  Not later than October 1 of each year, for the benefit of the district, the board shall: (1) impose a tax on all property subject...
• Texas Section 6602.202 - Tax Assessor-collector
  (a) The tax assessor-collector of Brazoria County is the tax assessor-collector for the district. (b) The tax assessor-collector shall charge and deduct from payments to...

Last modified: September 28, 2016