Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8839 - Gateway Groundwater Conservation District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8839.001 - Definitions
  Sec. 8839.001. DEFINITIONS.In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Director" means a board member. (3) "District" means the Gateway Groundwater...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 8839.002 - District Territory
  Sec. 8839.002. DISTRICT TERRITORY.The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Foard and Hardeman Counties unless the district's territory has been modified under: (1)...
• Texas Section 8839.051 - Composition Of Board; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board in the manner provided by Section 36.051, Water Code. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. Added by...
• Texas Section 8839.052 - Appointment Of Directors
  (a) The commissioners court of each county in the district shall appoint an equal number of directors. (b) The appropriate commissioners court shall appoint a...
• Texas Section 8839.053 - Board Vacancy
  Sec. 8839.053. BOARD VACANCY.If there is a vacancy on the board, the appropriate commissioners court shall appoint a director to serve the remainder of the...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 8839.054 - Compensation; Expenses
  A director may not receive a salary or other compensation for service as a director but may be reimbursed for actual expenses of attending meetings....

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8839.101 - Groundwater Conservation District Powers And Duties
  The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to...
• Texas Section 8839.151 - Taxing Authority
  The district may impose an ad valorem tax in the district at a rate not to exceed one cent on each $100 of assessed valuation....

Last modified: September 28, 2016