Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 6611 - Willacy County Drainage District No. 2

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 6611.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the...
• Texas Section 6611.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for the sole purpose of the reclamation and drainage...
• Texas Section 6611.003 - 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...

SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

• Texas Section 6611.004 - District Territory
  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 11, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, as that territory may...
• Texas Section 6611.051 - Composition Of Board
  The board consists of five elected directors. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2017. Text...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 6611.052 - Duties Of County Officials In Connection With District; District Officers, Employees, And Agents
  (a) The county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, and county depository of Willacy County shall perform all duties in connection with the district that they are...
• Texas Section 6611.101 - General Powers And Duties
  To accomplish the purpose of reclaiming and draining the district's overflowed lands and other lands needing drainage, the district has all the rights, powers, privileges,...
• Texas Section 6611.102 - District Powers
  (a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, enlarge, extend, repair, maintain, or replace any wall, dam, dike, levee, embankment, canal, drain, tank, lateral, or pump...
• Texas Section 6611.103 - Eminent Domain
  The district's power of eminent domain is confined to Willacy County. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.01, eff....
• Texas Section 6611.104 - Cost Of Relocating Or Altering Property
  (a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a...

SUBCHAPTER D TAXES

• Texas Section 6611.105 - Addition Of Territory To District
  (a) In addition to adding land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the district may add land as provided by this section....
• Texas Section 6611.151 - Ad Valorem Tax For Maintenance And Operations
  (a) The board may impose a tax at a rate not to exceed 25 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS

• Texas Section 6611.152 - Tax Assessor-collector
  The Willacy County tax assessor-collector is the tax assessor-collector for the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.01,...
• Texas Section 6611.201 - Authority To Issue Bonds; Taxes For Bonds
  (a) The board may issue district bonds to acquire money to accomplish any district purpose or carry out any power granted under this chapter to...
• Texas Section 6611.202 - Limitation On Debt
  The total principal amount of bonds issued under Section 6611.201 that the district may have outstanding at any time may not exceed 15 percent of...
• Texas Section 6611.203 - Maturity
  District bonds issued under Section 6611.201 must mature not later than 30 years after their date of issuance. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 6611.204 - Bond Election
  (a) The board may submit a proposition for the issuance of district bonds under Section 6611.201 at an election called for that purpose at any...

Last modified: September 28, 2016