By: Brown S.B. No. 23
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1-1 relating to the boundaries, confirmation election, and taxing
1-2 authority of the Clear Creek Watershed Regional Flood Control
1-3 District.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 3, Chapter 699, Acts of the 74th
1-6 Legislature, 1995, is amended to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 3. BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICT. The district is composed of
1-8 land in Harris County, Galveston County, Brazoria County, and Fort
1-9 Bend County. The boundaries of the district can be described as
1-10 follows:
1-11 Being approximately 186.4-square miles of land in Harris County,
1-12 Galveston County, Brazoria County and Fort Bend County, Texas; and
1-13 being out of and a portion of the unincorporated areas of said
1-14 counties lying within the following described 186.4-square miles of
1-15 land; and being out of and a portion of the various incorporated
1-16 areas lying within the following described 186.4-square miles of
1-17 land; said approximately 186.4-square miles of land being more
1-18 particularly described by bounds as follows:
1-19 BEGINNING at the intersection of State Highway 3 and Genoa-Red
1-20 Bluff Road;
1-21 THENCE Easterly with Genoa-Red Bluff Road, approximately 2,187-feet
1-22 to Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road;
1-23 THENCE Easterly with Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road, approximately
2-1 3,238-feet to a Northerly bend in Old Genoa-Red Bluff Road;
2-2 THENCE South, approximately 7,435-feet to State Highway 3;
2-3 THENCE Southeasterly with State Highway 3, approximately 2,605-feet
2-4 to F.M. 1959;
2-5 THENCE Southwesterly with F.M. 1959, approximately 4,861-feet to
2-6 Gulf Breeze Street;
2-7 THENCE Southeasterly, 925-feet Easterly of and parallel with
2-8 Interstate Highway 45 South, approximately 7,760-feet to Clear Lake
2-9 City Boulevard;
2-10 THENCE Southwesterly with Clear Lake City Boulevard, approximately
2-11 853-feet to the Easterly right-of-way line Interstate Highway 45;
2-12 THENCE Southeasterly with the Easterly right-of-way line of
2-13 Interstate Highway 45, approximately 7,555-feet to Eldorado
2-14 Boulevard;
2-15 THENCE Northeasterly with Eldorado Boulevard, approximately
2-16 889-feet;
2-17 THENCE Southeasterly, 889-feet Easterly of and parallel with
2-18 Interstate Highway 45, approximately 5,864-feet to the City of
2-19 Houston - City of Webster corporate limits;
2-20 THENCE Northeasterly with the City of Houston - City of Webster
2-21 corporate limits, approximately 2,696-feet;
2-22 THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 2,470-feet to the intersection
2-23 of State Highway 3 and Bay Area Boulevard;
2-24 THENCE Northwesterly with State Highway 3, approximately 4,621-feet
2-25 to the Westerly extension of Buoy Street;
3-1 THENCE Northeasterly with the extension of and along Buoy Street
3-2 approximately 1,033-feet to La Cabana Street;
3-3 THENCE Northerly with La Cabana Street, approximately 582-feet to
3-4 Richvale Street;
3-5 THENCE Easterly with Richvale Street, approximately 764-feet to
3-6 Seaside Street;
3-7 THENCE Northerly with Seaside Street, approximately 1,507-feet to
3-8 El Dorado Boulevard;
3-9 THENCE Northeasterly with El Dorado Boulevard, approximately
3-10 1,090-feet to El Camino Real;
3-11 THENCE Southeasterly with El Camino Real, approximately 2,836-feet
3-12 to Resada Drive;
3-13 THENCE Northeasterly with Resada Drive, approximately 912-feet to
3-14 Diana Lane;
3-15 THENCE Southeasterly with Diana Lane, approximately 2,059-feet to
3-16 Ramada Drive;
3-17 THENCE Northeasterly with Ramada Drive, approximately 1,724-feet;
3-18 THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 982-feet to Bay Area Boulevard;
3-19 THENCE Northeasterly with Bay Area Boulevard, approximately
3-20 1,739-feet to University Green Boulevard;
3-21 THENCE Southeasterly with University Green Boulevard, approximately
3-22 574-feet to Broadlawn Drive;
3-23 THENCE Northeasterly with Broadlawn Drive, approximately 1,350-feet
3-24 to Abbeywood Drive;
3-25 THENCE Southeasterly with Abbeywood Drive, crossing Green Drive at
4-1 approximately 461-feet and continuing a total distance of
4-2 approximately 1,197-feet to the Westerly line of the Lyndon B.
4-3 Johnson Space Center;
4-4 THENCE Southwesterly with the Westerly line of the Lyndon B.
4-5 Johnson Space Center and the extension of same, approximately
4-6 4,368-feet;
4-7 THENCE Southeasterly parallel to Saturn Drive, approximately
4-8 835-feet;
4-9 THENCE Northeasterly parallel to the Westerly line of the Lyndon B.
4-10 Johnson Space Center, approximately 3,005-feet;
4-11 THENCE Northeasterly approximately 3,688-feet to Avenue "B";
4-12 THENCE Southeasterly with Avenue "B", approximately 1,643-feet to
4-13 Second Street;
4-14 THENCE Southwesterly with Second Street, approximately 2,858-feet
4-15 to an internal Space Center road;
4-16 THENCE Southeasterly with said internal road, approximately
4-17 2,275-feet to Fifth Street;
4-18 THENCE Northeasterly with Fifth Street, approximately 2,810-feet to
4-19 East Linkage Road;
4-20 THENCE Southeasterly with East Linkage Road, approximately
4-21 1,197-feet to Space Center Boulevard;
4-22 THENCE Southeasterly with Space Center Boulevard, approximately
4-23 1,294-feet to NASA Road One;
4-24 THENCE Easterly with NASA Road One, approximately 4,410-feet to the
4-25 East line of Clear Lake Park;
5-1 THENCE North with the East line of the Clear Lake Park,
5-2 approximately 798-feet to the Westerly extension of Shirleen Drive;
5-3 THENCE Easterly with the extension of and along Shirleen Drive,
5-4 approximately 1,090-feet to Lakeview Street;
5-5 THENCE Northerly with the extension of and along the City of
5-6 Pasadena corporate limits and the City of Taylor Lake Village
5-7 corporate limits, approximately 1,146-feet;
5-8 THENCE Easterly approximately 1,055-feet to Kirby Street;
5-9 THENCE Northerly with Kirby Street, approximately 3,650-feet to the
5-10 North City of Taylor Lake Village corporate limits;
5-11 THENCE Northeasterly with the North City of Taylor Lake Village
5-12 corporate limits, approximately 6,330-feet to the North City of
5-13 Seabrook corporate limits;
5-14 THENCE Northeasterly with the North City of Seabrook corporate
5-15 limits, approximately 2,209-feet;
5-16 THENCE Easterly with the North City of Seabrook corporate limits,
5-17 approximately 1,338-feet to State Highway 146;
5-18 THENCE Southerly with State Highway 146, approximately 10,592-feet
5-19 to Delabrook Street;
5-20 THENCE Easterly with Delabrook Street, approximately 2,331-feet to
5-21 North Meyer Avenue;
5-22 THENCE Southeasterly with Delabrook Court, approximately 420-feet;
5-23 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 211-feet to the Northerly
5-24 extension of Hester Street;
5-25 THENCE Southeasterly with the extension of and along Hester Street,
6-1 approximately 1,364-feet to Toddville Road;
6-2 THENCE Southwesterly with Toddville Road, approximately 5,202-feet
6-3 to Eleventh Street;
6-4 THENCE Southeasterly with Eleventh Street, approximately 1,933-feet
6-5 to the North shoreline of the Clear Creek outlet;
6-6 THENCE Southerly across the Clear Creek outlet, approximately
6-7 1,064-feet to the intersection of Fourth Street and Bradford
6-8 Street;
6-9 THENCE Southerly along Bradford Street and the extension thereof,
6-10 approximately 2,564-feet;
6-11 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 395-feet to the intersection of
6-12 F.M. Highway 518 and State Highway 146;
6-13 THENCE Southeasterly along State Highway 146, approximately
6-14 4,731-feet to the Northeasterly extension of the City of League
6-15 City corporate limits;
6-16 THENCE Southwesterly with the bends and meanders of the extension
6-17 of and along the City of League City corporate limits, a total
6-18 distance of approximately 9,473-feet to the intersection of South
6-19 Kemah Street and Lawerence Road;
6-20 THENCE Westerly with the extension of and along Tucker Road,
6-21 approximately 4,628-feet to the East line of Meadow Bend
6-22 Subdivision;
6-23 THENCE Southerly with the East line of Meadow Bend Subdivision,
6-24 approximately 66-feet to the Southeast corner of Meadow Bend
6-25 Subdivision;
7-1 THENCE Westerly with the South line of Meadow Bend Subdivision,
7-2 approximately 3,692-feet to the Easterly line of the Houston Gulf
7-3 Airport;
7-4 THENCE Southeasterly with the Easterly line of the Houston Gulf
7-5 Airport, approximately 5,214-feet to F.M. Highway 1266;
7-6 THENCE Southerly with F.M. Highway 1266, approximately 4,211-feet
7-7 to the South City of League City corporate limits;
7-8 THENCE Southwesterly with the South City of League City corporate
7-9 limits, approximately 6,556-feet to G.H.& H. Railroad;
7-10 THENCE Northwesterly with the G.H.& H. Railroad, approximately
7-11 12,792-feet to Walker Street;
7-12 THENCE Southwesterly along Walker Street, approximately 1,521-feet
7-13 to State Highway 3;
7-14 THENCE Southeasterly along State Highway 3, approximately
7-15 3,067-feet;
7-16 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 379-feet to the Northerly
7-17 extension of Bradshaw Street;
7-18 THENCE Southerly with the extension of and along Bradshaw Street,
7-19 approximately 2,115-feet to Link Road;
7-20 THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 1,428-feet to a point
7-21 approximately 1100-feet Northerly of and parallel with Link Road;
7-22 THENCE Westerly, approximately 1,100-feet Northerly of and parallel
7-23 with Link Road, approximately 3,516-feet;
7-24 THENCE Southerly, approximately 1,078-feet;
7-25 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 1,562-feet to the Easterly
8-1 right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 45;
8-2 THENCE Southeasterly with the Easterly right-of-way line of
8-3 Interstate Highway 45, approximately 1,882-feet to the Easterly
8-4 extension of Turner Avenue;
8-5 THENCE Westerly with the extension of and along Turner Avenue,
8-6 approximately 2,411-feet to Butler Avenue;
8-7 THENCE Southerly with Butler Avenue, approximately 796-feet;
8-8 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 6,363-feet to the American
8-9 Canal at a point approximately 569-feet West of a Southerly bend in
8-10 said Canal;
8-11 THENCE Westerly with the general bends and meanders of the American
8-12 Canal, approximately 25,636-feet;
8-13 THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 3,273-feet to the South City of
8-14 Friendswood corporate limits and the West City of League City
8-15 corporate limits;
8-16 THENCE Northerly with the South City of Friendswood corporate
8-17 limits and the West City of League City corporate limits,
8-18 approximately 1,815-feet to the most Westerly Northwest corner of
8-19 the City League City corporate limits;
8-20 THENCE Westerly, approximately 4,152-feet to the intersection of
8-21 F.M. Highway 528 and County Club Drive;
8-22 THENCE Southerly with F.M. Highway 528, approximately 2,897-feet to
8-23 William Moore Road;
8-24 THENCE Westerly with William Moore Road, approximately 7,614-feet
8-25 to State Highway 35;
9-1 THENCE Southerly with State Highway 35, approximately 465-feet;
9-2 THENCE West, approximately 710-feet to the West City of Alvin
9-3 corporate limits;
9-4 THENCE South with the West City of Alvin corporate limits,
9-5 approximately 405-feet to the Easterly extension of Mattes Road;
9-6 THENCE West with the extension of and along Mattes Road and the
9-7 Westerly extension of same, approximately 2,833-feet to the
9-8 American Canal;
9-9 THENCE North with the American Canal, approximately 438-feet to an
9-10 angle point in the Canal;
9-11 THENCE West, approximately 1,762-feet to a bend in Herring Road;
9-12 THENCE West with Herring Road, approximately 7,275-feet to Heights
9-13 Road;
9-14 THENCE Northwesterly with Heights Road, approximately 2,778-feet to
9-15 Pearland Sites Road;
9-16 THENCE Southwesterly with Pearland Sites Road, approximately
9-17 3,081-feet;
9-18 THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 4,602-feet to the intersection
9-19 of Wink-Wyn Road with Brazoria County Road 397;
9-20 THENCE Westerly, approximately 3,678-feet to the East City of
9-21 Manvel corporate limits;
9-22 THENCE Northerly with the East City of Manvel corporate limits,
9-23 approximately 1,510-feet to an angle point in said corporate
9-24 limits;
9-25 THENCE Westerly with the East City of Manvel corporate limits,
10-1 approximately 430-feet to an angle point in said corporate limits;
10-2 THENCE Northeasterly with the East City of Manvel corporate limits,
10-3 approximately 787-feet to Belcher Road;
10-4 THENCE Northwesterly with Belcher Road, approximately 2,533-feet;
10-5 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 6,621-feet to the American
10-6 Canal;
10-7 THENCE Northwesterly with the American Canal, approximately
10-8 2,692-feet to an angle point in said Canal;
10-9 THENCE Northerly with the American Canal, approximately 1,554-feet;
10-10 THENCE Westerly, approximately 2,928-feet to the intersection of
10-11 Manvel Road and an oil field road;
10-12 THENCE Northerly with Manvel Road, approximately 2,835-feet to the
10-13 intersection with an oil field road;
10-14 THENCE Westerly with an oil field road, approximately 1,235-feet to
10-15 a Southerly bend in said oil field road;
10-16 THENCE Northwesterly, approximately 647-feet to Allen Road;
10-17 THENCE Northerly with Allen Road, approximately 996-feet;
10-18 THENCE Westerly, approximately 1,884-feet;
10-19 THENCE Northerly, approximately 1,319-feet to the American Canal;
10-20 THENCE Westerly with the American Canal, approximately 5,796-feet
10-21 to a bend in said Canal;
10-22 THENCE Northwesterly with the American Canal, approximately
10-23 6,527-feet;
10-24 THENCE Northerly, approximately 4,828-feet to Dallas Road;
10-25 THENCE Westerly with Dallas Road, at approximately 2,130-feet
11-1 passing State Highway 288, and continuing a total distance of
11-2 approximately 2,719-feet;
11-3 THENCE Southwesterly, approximately 4,427-feet;
11-4 THENCE Southerly, approximately 804-feet to the American Canal;
11-5 THENCE Westerly with the general bends and meanders of the American
11-6 Canal, approximately 43,760-feet to the City of Houston corporate
11-7 limits;
11-8 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 4,207-feet to Texas Parkway;
11-9 THENCE Easterly with Texas Parkway, approximately 12,908-feet to
11-10 Park Manor Street;
11-11 THENCE Northerly with Park Manor Street, approximately 1,787-feet
11-12 to the Northeasterly extension of Ridge Harbor Drive;
11-13 THENCE Southeasterly with the extension of and along Ridge Harbor
11-14 Drive, approximately 1,224-feet to Rapid Creek Drive;
11-15 THENCE Northerly with Rapid Creek Drive, approximately 569-feet to
11-16 Court Road;
11-17 THENCE Southeasterly with Court Road, approximately 746-feet to
11-18 Bunker Ridge Drive;
11-19 THENCE Northeasterly with Bunker Ridge Road, approximately 938-feet
11-20 to Ridgeton Drive;
11-21 THENCE Southeasterly with Ridgeton Road, approximately 436-feet to
11-22 Hiram Clark Road;
11-23 THENCE Northeasterly with Hiram Clark Road, approximately
11-24 1,405-feet to Ridge Creek Drive;
11-25 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 1,021-feet to the intersection
12-1 of the City of Houston corporate limits with the Harris County -
12-2 Fort Bend County line;
12-3 THENCE Easterly, approximately 5,885-feet to the intersection of
12-4 the Union Pacific Railroad and Riley Road;
12-5 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 3,576-feet to the intersection
12-6 of White Road and Almeda School Road;
12-7 THENCE Northerly with Almeda School Road, approximately 1,303-feet
12-8 to Fellows Road;
12-9 THENCE Easterly with Fellows Road, approximately 5,283-feet to
12-10 Woods Road;
12-11 THENCE Northerly with Woods Road, approximately 2,575-feet to a
12-12 bend in Anderson Road;
12-13 THENCE Easterly with the extension of Anderson Road, approximately
12-14 1,384-feet;
12-15 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 1,425-feet to Lew Briggs Road;
12-16 THENCE Easterly, approximately 1,322-feet to McGrath Road;
12-17 THENCE Southerly with the extension of McGrath Road, approximately
12-18 486-feet;
12-19 THENCE Easterly, approximately 1,937-feet;
12-20 THENCE Northerly, approximately 611-feet;
12-21 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 749-feet to the City of Houston
12-22 corporate limits;
12-23 THENCE Northerly with the City of Houston corporate limits,
12-24 approximately 1,421-feet to Almeda-Genoa Road;
12-25 THENCE Easterly with Almeda-Genoa Road, approximately 5,308-feet to
13-1 Segrest Road;
13-2 THENCE Southerly with Segrest Road, approximately 1,641-feet to
13-3 Fuqua Road;
13-4 THENCE Easterly with Fuqua Road, approximately 2,826-feet to Cullen
13-5 Boulevard;
13-6 THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 1,142-feet;
13-7 THENCE Easterly, approximately 3,108-feet;
13-8 THENCE Southeasterly, approximately 1,021-feet to the intersection
13-9 of Cottingham Street and Schurimer Road;
13-10 THENCE Easterly with Schurmier Road, approximately 747-feet;
13-11 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 3,245-feet to the Westerly
13-12 extension of Fuqua Road;
13-13 THENCE Easterly with the extension of and along Fuqua Road,
13-14 approximately 8,799-feet to Mykawa Road;
13-15 THENCE Northwesterly with Mykawa Road, approximately 3,322-feet to
13-16 Almeda-Genoa Road;
13-17 THENCE Northeasterly, approximately 2,245-feet to a Westerly
13-18 extension of Almeda-Genoa Road;
13-19 THENCE Easterly, approximately 4,399-feet to the intersection of
13-20 Almeda-Genoa Road and State Highway 35;
13-21 THENCE Easterly with Almeda-Genoa Road, approximately 17,535-feet
13-22 to Kleckley Drive;
13-23 THENCE Southerly with Kleckley Drive, approximately 2,672-feet to
13-24 Kingspoint Road;
13-25 THENCE Easterly with Kingspoint Road, approximately 2,710-feet to
14-1 the intersection of Interstate Highway 45 and North Broadway;
14-2 THENCE Northerly with North Broadway, approximately 521-feet to
14-3 Almeda-Genoa Road;
14-4 THENCE Easterly with Almeda-Genoa Road, approximately 7,272-feet to
14-5 State Highway 3;
14-6 THENCE Southeasterly with State Highway 3, approximately 160-feet
14-7 to the PLACE OF BEGINNING [Brazoria County tracts 0601.10, 0601.20,
14-8 0602.12, 0602.22, and 0602.32; and that part of Brazoria County
14-9 tract 0602.11 included in block group 1 and blocks 201A, 201B,
14-10 202A, 202B, 202C, 206B, 301A, and 301B; and that part of Brazoria
14-11 County tract 0602.21 included in blocks 101, 102, 103, 104, 105,
14-12 106, 107, 108, 109A, 109B, 110, 111, 112A, 112B, 113A, 113B, 114,
14-13 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 301A, 301B, 302A, 302B, 303B,
14-14 304, 305A, 305B, 306A, 306B, 307A, 307B, 308, 309, 310A, 310B, and
14-15 311; and that part of Brazoria County tract 0603.10 included in
14-16 blocks 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 308A,
14-17 308B, 308C, 312, 317, 318A, 318B, 319, 320, 321, 322, 326A, and
14-18 327; and that part of Fort Bend County tract 0701.15 included in
14-19 blocks 607A, 607B, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616A,
14-20 and 616B; and that part of Fort Bend County tract 0701.25 included
14-21 in blocks 101, 102, 103A, 103C, 104, 105, 122, 123, 201, 202, 203,
14-22 204, and 205; Galveston County tracts 1201.01, 1201.02, 1205,
14-23 1206.10, and 1206.20; and that part of Galveston County tract 1202
14-24 included in block groups 1, 2, 5, and blocks 301, 302, 303, 304,
14-25 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 313, 314, 315, 316A,
15-1 316B, 316C, 317, 319, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409,
15-2 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, and 415; and that part of Galveston County
15-3 tract 1203 included in block groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and blocks 601,
15-4 and 602; and that part of Galveston County tract 1204 included in
15-5 block groups 1 and 2 and blocks 304, 305, 306, and 307; and that
15-6 part of Galveston County tract 1207 included in block groups 1, 3,
15-7 4, 5, and blocks 201A, 201B, 201E, 202, 203, 204A, 204B, 205, 206,
15-8 207, 208, 209, 210, and 211; and that part of Galveston County
15-9 tract 1208 included in block 407A; and that part of Galveston
15-10 County tract 1209 included in blocks 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,
15-11 107, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 123, 124, 125, 126, 130,
15-12 and 131; Harris County tracts 0337, 0341, 0345.02, 0371.02,
15-13 0371.11, 0371.21, 0372, 0373.04, 0374, and 0375; and that part of
15-14 Harris County tract 0336 included in blocks 403B, 408, 409, 410,
15-15 411, and 412; and that part of Harris County tract 0338 included in
15-16 blocks 401 and 413; and that part of Harris County tract 0340
15-17 included in blocks 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, and 609; and that part
15-18 of Harris County tract 0342 included in blocks 113, 126, 128, 129,
15-19 130, 131, 132, and 133; and that part of Harris County tract 0344
15-20 included in block 426; and that part of Harris County tract 0345.01
15-21 included in block groups 4, 5, 6, and blocks 303, 304, 305, 306,
15-22 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319,
15-23 and 320; and that part of Harris County tract 0346 included in
15-24 blocks 204, 209, 210, 212, and 304; and that part of Harris County
15-25 tract 0347.03 included in block 202; and that part of Harris County
16-1 tract 0367 included in blocks 131B, 132, and 133; and that part of
16-2 Harris County tract 0368.01 included in block groups 5, 6, 7, 8,
16-3 and blocks 402A, 402B, 402C, 402D, 402E, 403, 404, 499A, 499B,
16-4 499C, 499D, and 499E; and that part of Harris County tract 0368.02
16-5 included in blocks 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 202, 203, 204,
16-6 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 305, 308, 309, 312,
16-7 315, 316, 319, 320, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331,
16-8 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344,
16-9 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 358, 359,
16-10 364, 365, and 399; and that part of Harris County tract 0369
16-11 included in blocks 101B, 101C, 101D, 101E, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,
16-12 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 199A, 199B, 199C, 201, 202, 203,
16-13 204, 205, 206, 207A, 207C, 208, 209, 212, 299, 301B, and 301D; and
16-14 that part of Harris County tract 0370.10 included in block groups 1
16-15 and 2 and blocks 301A, 301B, and 303; and that part of Harris
16-16 County tract 0373.02 included in block group 6 and blocks 305, 308,
16-17 309, 702, 703, 704, and 705; and that part of Harris County tract
16-18 0373.03 included in block groups 1, 2, 3, and blocks 401A, 401B,
16-19 403, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420,
16-20 421, 422, 423, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, and 512; and that
16-21 part of Harris County tract 0373.11 included in blocks 101A, 101B,
16-22 102, 103, 104, 301A, 301B, 302, 303A, and 303B; and that part of
16-23 Harris County tract 0373.21 included in block groups 2 and 3 and
16-24 blocks 111, and 112].
16-25 SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 5, Chapter 699, Acts of
17-1 the 74th Legislature, 1995, is amended to read as follows:
17-2 (a) The district may not exercise a power granted by this
17-3 Act other than a power granted by this section until the creation
17-4 of the district is confirmed by a majority of the resident electors
17-5 of the district voting at a confirmation election called under this
17-6 section. The initial board shall call a confirmation election to
17-7 be held not later than three [two] years after the effective date
17-8 of this Act within the boundaries of the proposed district. The
17-9 board may call subsequent confirmation elections if the district is
17-10 not confirmed at the first election. Expenses of a confirmation
17-11 election shall be paid in equal shares by each of the commissioners
17-12 courts and shall be repaid by the district if creation of the
17-13 district is confirmed. Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not
17-14 apply to a confirmation election.
17-15 SECTION 3. Subsections (a) and (b), Section 37, Chapter 699,
17-16 Acts of the 74th Legislature, 1995, are amended to read as follows:
17-17 (a) An ad valorem maintenance tax under Subsection (b) must
17-18 be authorized by a majority vote of the voters qualified to vote
17-19 and voting in the district at an election called and held for that
17-20 purpose.
17-21 (b) If approved by the voters, the [The] district may levy,
17-22 assess, and collect an annual ad valorem tax on all taxable
17-23 property in the district for the maintenance, operation, upkeep,
17-24 and improvement of the district and its facilities, properties, and
17-25 improvements.
18-1 [(b) An ad valorem maintenance tax under Subsection (a) must
18-2 be authorized by a majority vote of the voters qualified to vote
18-3 and voting in the district at an election called and held for that
18-4 purpose.]
18-5 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
18-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
18-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
18-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
18-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
18-10 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
18-11 passage, and it is so enacted.