Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8301 - True Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8301.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a board member. (3) "District" means the True Ranch...
• Texas Section 8301.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a municipal utility district in Hays County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution....
• Texas Section 8301.003 - Confirmation Election Required
  If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8301.023 before September 1, 2012: (1) the district is...
• Texas Section 8301.004 - Findings Of Benefit And Public Purpose
  (a) All land and other property in the district will benefit from the works and projects to be accomplished by the district under powers conferred...

SUBCHAPTER A-1 TEMPORARY PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8301.005 - Initial District Territory
  (a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 10.02 of the Act creating this chapter. (b) The boundaries and field notes...
• Texas Section 8301.021 - Temporary Directors
  (a) On or after September 1, 2007, a person who owns land in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental...
• Texas Section 8301.022 - Organizational Meeting Of Temporary Directors
  As soon as practicable after all the temporary directors have qualified under Section 49.055, Water Code, the directors shall meet at a location in the...
• Texas Section 8301.023 - 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 8301.024 - Initial Elected Directors; Terms
  The directors elected under Section 8301.023 shall draw lots to determine which two serve until the first regularly scheduled election of directors under Section 8301.052...
• Texas Section 8301.025 - Date Of First Regularly Scheduled Election Of Directors
  The board by order may postpone the first election under Section 8301.052 following the confirmation and initial directors' election held under Section 8301.023 if: (1)...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 8301.026 - Expiration Of Subchapter
  This subchapter expires September 1, 2015. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 10.01, eff. June 16, 2007. Renumbered from...
• Texas Section 8301.051 - Directors; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of five directors. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 8301.052 - 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 2007, 80th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 8301.101 - General Powers And Duties
  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 8301.102 - Municipal Utility District Powers And Duties
  The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal...
• Texas Section 8301.103 - Road Projects
  (a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate arterials or main feeder...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8301.104 - Compliance With Municipal Consent Ordinances Or Resolutions
  Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all valid and applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted...
• Texas Section 8301.151 - Elections Regarding Taxes Or Bonds
  (a) Except as provided by Section 8301.201(b), the district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

• Texas Section 8301.152 - Operation And Maintenance Tax
  (a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8301.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district...
• Texas Section 8301.201 - Authority To Issue Bonds And Other Obligations
  (a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money,...
• Texas Section 8301.202 - Taxes For Bonds
  At the time bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued: (1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem...

Last modified: September 28, 2016