SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 8109.001 - 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 8109.002 - Nature Of District
The district is a municipal utility district in Bell and Williamson Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI,...
- Texas Section 8109.0025 - Purpose; Declaration Of Intent
(a) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other...
- Texas Section 8109.0026 - 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 8109.003 - Confirmation Election Required
If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8109.023 before September 1, 2011: (1) the district is...
- Texas Section 8109.004 - 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...
SUBCHAPTER A1 TEMPORARY PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 8109.005 - Applicability Of Other Law
Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 30, 49, and 54, Water Code, apply to the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch....
- Texas Section 8109.021 - Temporary Directors
(a) The temporary board consists of: (1) Bobby Steiner; (2) S. Tim Casey; (3) Raymond James Chatelain; (4) Glenn Russell Chiappe; and (5) William M....
- Texas Section 8109.022 - Organizational Meeting Of Temporary Directors
As soon as practicable after all the temporary directors have qualified under Section 49.055, Water Code, a majority of the temporary directors shall convene the...
- Texas Section 8109.023 - Confirmation And Initial Directors' Election
(a) The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five directors as provided by Section 49.102,...
- Texas Section 8109.024 - Initial Elected Directors; Terms
The directors elected under Section 8109.023 shall draw lots to determine which two shall serve terms expiring June 1 following the first regularly scheduled election...
SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Texas Section 8109.025 - Expiration Of Subchapter
This subchapter expires September 1, 2014. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 566 (H.B. 1346), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
- Texas Section 8109.051 - Directors; Terms
(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms that expire June 1 of even-numbered years. Added...
SUBCHAPTER C DIVISION OF DISTRICT TO MULTIPLE DISTRICTS
- Texas Section 8109.052 - 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 2005, 79th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 8109.101 - Division Of District; Prerequisites
(a) At any time before the district issues indebtedness secured by taxes or net revenues, the district, including any annexed territory, may be divided into...
- Texas Section 8109.102 - District Division By Election
(a) Except as provided by Section 8109.103, the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as...
- Texas Section 8109.103 - District Division By Consent
(a) The board may approve and order the division of the district without an election if the board has received written consent to the proposed...
- Texas Section 8109.104 - Notice Of Division
Not later than the 30th day after the date of a division under this subchapter, the district shall provide written notice of the plan for...
- Texas Section 8109.105 - District Names Following Division
The area designated by the board as the original district retains the name of the original district. The resulting new districts are assigned consecutive letters...
- Texas Section 8109.106 - Election Of Directors Of New Districts
(a) After a division under this subchapter, the board shall continue to act as the board of the original district. (b) Not later than the...
- Texas Section 8109.107 - Continuing Powers And Obligations Of New Districts
(a) Each new district may incur and pay debts and has all powers of the original district created by this chapter. (b) If the district...
SUBCHAPTER D POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 8109.108 - Contract Authority Of New Districts
The new districts may contract with each other and with the original district for: (1) water and wastewater services; or (2) any other matter the...
- Texas Section 8109.151 - Municipal Management District Powers
The district has the powers provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1194 (H.B. 3845), Sec. 2,...
- Texas Section 8109.152 - Exercise Of Powers Of Development Corporation
The district may exercise the powers of a corporation created under Section 380.001(c) or Chapter 501, Local Government Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg.,...
- Texas Section 8109.153 - Airport
The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate an airport and improvements in aid of the airport. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 8109.154 - Authority For Road Projects
(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a...
- Texas Section 8109.155 - Approval Of Road Project
(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8109.154 unless: (1) each county that will operate and maintain the road has...
- Texas Section 8109.156 - No Toll Roads
The district may not construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a toll road. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1194 (H.B. 3845), Sec. 2,...
- Texas Section 8109.157 - Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinance Or Resolution
The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that...
SUBCHAPTER E IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
- Texas Section 8109.158 - Limitation On Use Of Eminent Domain
(a) The district may only exercise the power of eminent domain described by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code. (b) The district may not exercise...
- Texas Section 8109.201 - Improvement Projects; Services
The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, the improvement projects and services described by...
- Texas Section 8109.202 - Board Determination Required
The district may not undertake a project under this subchapter unless the board determines the project to be necessary to accomplish a public purpose of...
- Texas Section 8109.203 - Water
An improvement project may include a: (1) wastewater treatment and disposal facility; (2) water quality protection facility; and (3) facility to enhance groundwater recharge. Added...
- Texas Section 8109.204 - Irrigation And Drainage
An improvement project may include facilities for irrigation and drainage. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1194 (H.B. 3845), Sec. 2, eff. June...
- Texas Section 8109.205 - Solid Waste Services
An improvement project may include solid waste management services, including garbage collection, recycling, and composting. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1194 (H.B....
- Texas Section 8109.206 - Convention Center
An improvement project may include the planning, design, construction, acquisition, lease, rental, improvement, maintenance, installation, and management of and provision of furnishings for a facility...
- Texas Section 8109.207 - Miscellaneous Design, Construction, And Maintenance
In addition to the projects and services described by Section 375.112, Local Government Code, an improvement project may include the planning, design, construction, improvement, and...
SUBCHAPTER F GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 8109.208 - Similar Improvement Projects
An improvement project may include a public improvement, facility, or service similar to a project described by this subchapter. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg.,...
SUBCHAPTER G BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
- Texas Section 8109.251 - Assessments
The district may levy and collect special assessments in the same manner and for the same purposes as a municipal management district as provided in...
- Texas Section 8109.301 - 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, hotel occupancy taxes,...
- Texas Section 8109.302 - Elections Regarding Taxes And Bonds
(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the...
- Texas Section 8109.303 - 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...
SUBCHAPTER H SALES AND USE TAX
- Texas Section 8109.304 - 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 and payable from ad...
- Texas Section 8109.351 - Applicability Of Certain Tax Code Provisions
(a) Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to...
- Texas Section 8109.352 - Election; Adoption Of Tax
(a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election...
- Texas Section 8109.353 - Sales And Use Tax Rate
(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date the results are declared of an election held under Section 8109.352, at which the voters...
SUBCHAPTER I HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX
- Texas Section 8109.354 - Use Of Revenue
Revenue from the sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of the district and may be used for...
- Texas Section 8109.401 - Applicability Of Certain Tax Code Provisions
(a) In this subchapter: (1) a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 351, Tax Code, to a municipality is a reference to the district; and (2)...
- Texas Section 8109.402 - Tax Authorized; Use Of Revenue
The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax for any purpose authorized by Section 351.101, Tax Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch....
- Texas Section 8109.403 - Tax Rate
(a) The amount of the hotel occupancy tax may not exceed the maximum rate provided by Section 351.003(a), Tax Code. (b) The district may not...