Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 6, Chapter 9019 - Brookshire Municipal Water District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 9019.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "City" means the city of Brookshire, Texas. (3) "Director" means a board member....
• Texas Section 9019.002 - Nature Of District
  (a) The district is a conservation and reclamation district. (b) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 9019.003 - District Territory
  (a) The district consists of the territory included in the incorporated city of Brookshire in Waller County, Texas, on April 1, 1951. The district's territory...
• Texas Section 9019.051 - Composition Of Board
  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff....

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 9019.052 - Qualifications For Office
  A director must be: (1) at least 18 years of age; (2) a resident of the state; and (3) the owner of property subject to...
• Texas Section 9019.101 - General Powers
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district: (1) has all the powers and duties granted water control and improvement districts by Chapters...
• Texas Section 9019.102 - Power To Acquire Property And Assume Indebtedness
  (a) The district may purchase or otherwise acquire from the city any property owned by the city, for the production, distribution, and sale of water...
• Texas Section 9019.103 - Powers Relating To Waterworks Or Sanitary Sewer System
  The district may: (1) purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire a waterworks or sanitary sewer system; (2) own and operate a system described by Subdivision (1);...
• Texas Section 9019.104 - Powers Relating To Fire Department
  The district may: (1) purchase or otherwise acquire, maintain, and operate a firefighting facility and equipment to protect property belonging to the district and other...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 9019.105 - Project Approval
  The board is not required to secure the approval of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for any district project. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS

• Texas Section 9019.151 - Tax Method
  The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April...
• Texas Section 9019.201 - Authority To Issue Bonds
  To carry out a power the district is authorized to perform, the district may issue bonds payable from and secured by: (1) ad valorem taxes;...
• Texas Section 9019.202 - Bond Election Required
  The district may issue bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election called by the...
• Texas Section 9019.203 - Notice Of Bond Election
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, notice of a bond election must be given in the manner required of bond elections in water...
• Texas Section 9019.204 - Refunding Bonds
  (a) The district may issue refunding bonds to refund: (1) outstanding bonds issued by the district and interest on those bonds; or (2) outstanding bonds...
• Texas Section 9019.205 - Refunding Bond Election
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, refunding bonds may be issued without an election. (b) The district may not issue refunding bonds to...
• Texas Section 9019.206 - Bond Approval
  The board is not required to secure the approval of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for district bonds. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg.,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016