Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8846.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Commissioners court" means the Kinney County Commissioners Court. (3) "Director" means a board...
• Texas Section 8846.002 - Nature Of District
  The district is a groundwater conservation district in Kinney County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution....
• Texas Section 8846.003 - Findings Of Public Use And Benefit
  (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 8846.004 - District Territory
  The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Kinney County, Texas, unless the district's territory has been modified under: (1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36,...
• Texas Section 8846.005 - District Name Change
  The board may change the district's name when the district annexes territory. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05,...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 8846.006 - Contracts For Election Services
  The district shall contract with the county clerk of Kinney County to conduct the district's elections. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139...
• Texas Section 8846.051 - Composition Of Board; Terms
  (a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. (c) A director may serve consecutive terms. Added...
• Texas Section 8846.052 - Election Of Directors
  (a) Directors are elected according to the method provided by this section. (b) Three at-large directors are elected by the voters of the entire district....
• Texas Section 8846.053 - Election Date
  On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 8846.054 - Eligibility
  (a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director at large, a person must be a registered voter in...
• Texas Section 8846.055 - Board Vacancy
  (a) The commissioners court shall appoint a replacement to fill a vacancy in the office of director. (b) The appointed replacement serves until the next...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 8846.056 - Compensation; Expenses
  (a) A director may not receive compensation for performing duties as a director. (b) A director shall be reimbursed for actual reasonable expenses incurred in...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 8846.101 - 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 8846.151 - Taxes
  To pay the district's maintenance and operating expenses, each year the district may impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed 10...
• Texas Section 8846.152 - Fees
  The district may: (1) impose a fee on water exported from the district; and (2) assess other fees as authorized by Chapter 36, Water Code....

Last modified: September 28, 2016