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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Morning Star Ranch Municipal |
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Utility Districts Nos. 1 and 2 of Parker County; providing |
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authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of |
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eminent domain. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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ARTICLE 1. MORNING STAR RANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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SECTION 1.01. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local |
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Laws Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8229 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 8229. MORNING STAR RANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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OF PARKER COUNTY |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8229.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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(2) "Director" means a board member. |
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(3) "District" means the Morning Star Ranch Municipal |
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Utility District No. 1 of Parker County. |
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Sec. 8229.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a |
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municipal utility district in Parker County created under and |
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essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution. |
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Sec. 8229.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED. If the |
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creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation |
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election held under Section 8229.024 before September 1, 2011: |
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(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2011, |
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except that the district shall: |
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(A) pay any debts incurred; |
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(B) transfer any assets that remain after the |
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payment of debts to Parker County; and |
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(C) maintain the organization of the district |
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until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and |
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(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2014. |
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Sec. 8229.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The |
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district is initially composed of the territory described by |
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Section 1.02 of the Act creating this chapter. |
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(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 1.02 |
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of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in |
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the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative |
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process does not affect: |
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(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the |
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district; |
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(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; |
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(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or |
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indebtedness; or |
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(4) the legality or operation of the board. |
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[Sections 8229.005-8229.020 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER A-1. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8229.021. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) On or after |
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September 1, 2007, a person who owns land in the district may submit |
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a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the |
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five persons named in the petition. |
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(b) The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the |
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five persons named in the first petition received by the commission |
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under Subsection (a). |
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(c) If a temporary director fails to qualify for office, the |
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commission shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. |
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(d) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of: |
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(1) the date directors are elected under Section |
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8229.024; or |
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(2) the date this chapter expires under Section |
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8229.003. |
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Sec. 8229.022. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF TEMPORARY |
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DIRECTORS. As soon as practicable after all the temporary |
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directors have qualified under Section 49.055, Water Code, the |
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temporary directors shall meet at a location in the district |
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agreeable to a majority of the directors. At the meeting the |
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temporary directors shall elect officers from among the temporary |
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directors and conduct any other district business. |
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Sec. 8229.023. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The |
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temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8229.024 |
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until each municipality in whose corporate limits or |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located, if any, has |
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adopted a resolution confirming its consent to the creation of the |
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district after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter. |
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Sec. 8229.024. CONFIRMATION AND INITIAL DIRECTORS' |
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ELECTION. The temporary directors shall hold an election to |
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confirm the creation of the district and to elect five directors as |
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provided by Section 49.102, Water Code. |
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Sec. 8229.025. INITIAL ELECTED DIRECTORS; TERMS. The |
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directors elected under Section 8229.024 shall draw lots to |
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determine which two shall serve until the first regularly scheduled |
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election of directors under Section 8229.052 and which three shall |
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serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors. |
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Sec. 8229.026. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
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expires September 1, 2014. |
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[Sections 8229.027-8229.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sec. 8229.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The district is |
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governed by a board of five directors. |
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(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. |
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Sec. 8229.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. On the uniform |
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election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate |
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number of directors shall be elected. |
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[Sections 8229.053-8229.100 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 8229.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND |
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DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the |
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general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, |
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applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, |
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Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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Sec. 8229.102. ROAD PROJECTS. (a) To the extent authorized |
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by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may |
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construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, |
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graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, |
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inside the district. |
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(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction |
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standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory |
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ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits or |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. |
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(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless |
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each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or |
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resolution. |
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Sec. 8229.103. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES OR |
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RESOLUTIONS. The district shall comply with all applicable |
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requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the City |
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Council of the City of Fort Worth. |
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Sec. 8229.104. PAYMENT OF IMPACT FEES. (a) A municipality |
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that provides water or wastewater service to a new development |
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located in the district may impose impact fees as provided by |
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Chapter 395, Local Government Code. |
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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 395, Local |
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Government Code, regarding the time and method of payment of impact |
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fees, the fees may be paid by the district, the landowner, or the |
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developer under an agreement with the municipality. |
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Sec. 8229.105. LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district |
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may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only |
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to acquire an easement necessary for pipeline, storm water, or |
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drainage facilities that serve the district. |
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[Sections 8229.106-8229.150 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8229.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS. The district may impose |
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a tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued under |
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Section 8229.201. |
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[Sections 8229.152-8229.200 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS |
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Sec. 8229.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER |
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OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations |
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as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and to finance the |
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construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections |
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8229.101 and 8229.102. |
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(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects |
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authorized by Section 8229.102 unless the issuance is approved by a |
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vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an |
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election called for that purpose. |
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(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance |
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projects authorized by Section 8229.102 may not exceed one-fourth |
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of the assessed value of the real property in the district. |
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SECTION 1.02. The Morning Star Ranch Municipal Utility |
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District No. 1 of Parker County initially includes all the |
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territory contained in the following area: |
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BEING situated in the M. Teter Survey, Abstract Number 2070, |
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the J. Morris Survey, Abstract Number 927, the P. McClary Survey, |
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Abstract Number 907, and the W. Cagle Survey, Abstract Number 2373, |
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Parker County, Texas, and being a portion of that certain tract of |
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land described by deed to Boca Raton Apartments, LLC, et al as |
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recorded in Volume 2388, Page 295, Deed Records, Parker County, |
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Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as |
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follows: |
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BEGINNING at a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) |
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monument found at the northwest corner of said Boca Raton tract, |
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said monument also being the southwest corner of that certain Tract |
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1 described by deed to the Lyon Living Trust as recorded in Volume |
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1870, Page 1479, Deed Records, Parker County, Texas, and being in |
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the existing east right-of-way line of FM 3325 (a variable width |
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public right-of-way); |
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THENCE S 89°14'27"E, 2434.74 feet along the common line of |
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said Boca Raton tract and said Lyon tract to a fence post found at an |
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ell corner in the north line of said Boca Raton tract, said post |
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also being the southeast corner of said Tract 1, and being in the |
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west line of that certain Tract 2 described by deed to the Lyon |
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Living Trust as recorded in Volume 1870, Page 1479, Deed Records, |
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Parker County, Texas; |
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THENCE S 00°34'26"E, 247.95 feet along the common line of said |
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Boca Raton tract and said Tract 2 to a fence post found; |
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THENCE S 90°00'00"E, 4213.23 feet, continuing along said |
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common line of the Boca Raton tract and Tract 2 to a fence post found |
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at the northeast corner of said Boca Raton tract, said post also |
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being the southeast corner of said Tract 2; |
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THENCE S 00°23'50"W, 1811.87 feet to a fence post found in the |
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north line of that certain tract of land described by deed to W.C. |
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and Mildred F. Onken as recorded in Volume 1142, Page 646, Deed |
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Records, Parker County, Texas; |
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THENCE S 89°36'00"W, 2076.68 feet along the common line of |
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said Boca Raton tract and said Onken tract to a fence post found at |
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the northwest corner of said Onken tract; |
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THENCE S 00°39'57"E, 4818.20 feet to a fence post found in the |
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north right-of-way line of Mary's Creek Road (a variable width |
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public right-of-way); |
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THENCE along said north right-of-way line of Mary's Creek |
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Road the following bearings and distances: |
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N 68°41'38"W, 340.65 feet to a fence post found; |
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N 78°22'46"W, 382.24 feet to a fence post found; |
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S 78°58'08"W, 296.38 feet to a fence post found; |
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S 72°22'40"W, 628.68 feet to a fence post found; |
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S 83°35'04"W, 195.27 feet to a fence post found; |
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N 83°41'56"W, 75.28 feet; |
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THENCE N 01°11'35"E, 386.71 feet, departing said north |
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right-of-way line of Mary's Creek Road; |
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THENCE N 40°54'11"E, 314.22 feet; |
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THENCE N 77°08'44"E, 400.56 feet; |
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THENCE N 83°48'14"E, 1204.34 feet; |
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THENCE N 00°39'57"W, 2061.29 feet; |
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THENCE S 84°59'09"W, 1081.20 feet; |
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THENCE S 89°44'43"W, 512.63 feet; |
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THENCE S 79°47'16"W, 43.34 feet; |
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THENCE S 58°06'48"W, 45.86 feet; |
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THENCE S 55°14'07"W, 85.21 feet to the beginning of a |
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non-tangent curve to the left; |
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THENCE 279.90 feet with said non-tangent curve to the left, |
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through a central angle of 30°15'31", having a radius of 530.00 |
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feet, the long chord of which bears N 35°08'14"W, 276.66 feet; |
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THENCE N 50°15'59"W, 544.29 feet to the beginning of a curve |
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to the right; |
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THENCE 412.70 feet with said curve to the right, through a |
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central angle of 50°18'37", having a radius of 470.00 feet, the long |
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chord of which bears N 25°06'41"W, 399.57 feet; |
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THENCE N 00°02'38"E, 1271.27 feet to the beginning of a curve |
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to the right; |
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THENCE 176.02 feet with said curve to the right, through a |
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central angle of 21°27'27", having a radius of 470.00 feet, the long |
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chord of which bears N 10°46'21"E, 174.99 feet; |
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THENCE N 21°30'05"E, 188.51 feet to the beginning of a |
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non-tangent curve to the right; |
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THENCE 55.01 feet with said non-tangent curve to the right, |
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through a central angle of 02°45'09", having a radius of 1145.00 |
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feet, the long chord of which bears N 68°37'26"W, 55.00 feet; |
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THENCE N 21°30'05"E, 177.23 feet; |
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THENCE N 68°29'55"W, 56.74 feet to the beginning of a curve to |
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the right; |
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THENCE 169.63 feet with said curve to the right, through a |
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central angle of 20°27'40", having a radius of 475.00 feet, the long |
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chord of which bears N 58°16'05"W, 168.73 feet; |
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THENCE N 48°02'15"W, 111.56 feet; |
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THENCE N 41°57'45"E, 239.52 feet to the beginning of a curve |
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to the right; |
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THENCE 121.19 feet with said curve to the right, through a |
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central angle of 13°13'35", having a radius of 525.00 feet, the long |
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chord of which bears N 48°34'33"E, 120.92 feet; |
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THENCE N 55°11'20"E, 171.72 feet; |
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THENCE N 34°48'40"W, 40.32 feet to the beginning of a curve to |
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the left; |
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THENCE 34.63 feet with said curve to the left, through a |
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central angle of 13°13'35", having a radius of 150.00 feet, the long |
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chord of which bears N 41°25'27"W, 34.55 feet; |
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THENCE N 48°02'15"W, 41.28 feet; |
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THENCE N 44°48'57"E, 133.15 feet; |
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THENCE N 28°05'58"E, 65.00 feet; |
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THENCE N 15°08'17"E, 96.62 feet; |
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THENCE N 00°04'22"W, 232.45 feet; |
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THENCE S 90°00'00"E, 51.12 feet; |
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THENCE N 00°34'26"W, 350.18 feet; |
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THENCE N 89°14'27"W, 1398.20 feet; |
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THENCE S 00°04'22"E, 274.34 feet; |
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THENCE S 41°57'45"W, 244.70 feet; |
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THENCE S 35°36'14"W, 67.56 feet; |
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THENCE S 14°44'51"W, 168.36 feet; |
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THENCE S 03°02'39"W, 189.13 feet; |
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THENCE S 85°53'56"E, 7.08 feet; |
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THENCE S 00°10'00"E, 796.20 feet; |
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THENCE S 79°19'36"W, 682.91 feet to a TxDOT monument found in |
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the east right-of-way line of FM 3325, said monument also being the |
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beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right; |
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THENCE 581.35 feet with said non-tangent curve to the right, |
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through a central angle of 18°00'22", having a radius of 1849.86 |
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feet, the long chord of which bears N 09°24'15"W, 578.96 feet to a |
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TxDOT monument found; |
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THENCE N 00°25'13"W, 796.84 feet along said east right-of-way |
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line of FM 3325 to a TxDOT monument found at the beginning of a curve |
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to the right; |
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THENCE 461.63 feet with said curve to the right, through a |
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central angle of 03°29'23", having a radius of 7579.44 feet, the |
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long chord of which bears N 01°21'16"E, 461.56 feet to the POINT OF |
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BEGINNING and containing 360.991 acres of land, more or less. |
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ARTICLE 2. MORNING STAR RANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 |
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SECTION 2.01. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local |
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Laws Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8230 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 8230. MORNING STAR RANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY |
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DISTRICT NO. 2 OF PARKER COUNTY |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8230.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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(2) "Director" means a board member. |
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(3) "District" means the Morning Star Ranch Municipal |
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Utility District No. 2 of Parker County. |
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Sec. 8230.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a |
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municipal utility district in Parker County created under and |
|
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essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, |
|
|
Texas Constitution. |
|
|
Sec. 8230.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED. If the |
|
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creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation |
|
|
election held under Section 8230.024 before September 1, 2011: |
|
|
(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2011, |
|
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except that the district shall: |
|
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(A) pay any debts incurred; |
|
|
(B) transfer any assets that remain after the |
|
|
payment of debts to Parker County; and |
|
|
(C) maintain the organization of the district |
|
|
until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and |
|
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(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2014. |
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|
Sec. 8230.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The |
|
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district is initially composed of the territory described by |
|
|
Section 2.02 of the Act creating this chapter. |
|
|
(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2.02 |
|
|
of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in |
|
|
the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative |
|
|
process does not affect: |
|
|
(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the |
|
|
district; |
|
|
(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; |
|
|
(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or |
|
|
indebtedness; or |
|
|
(4) the legality or operation of the board. |
|
|
[Sections 8230.005-8230.020 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER A-1. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS |
|
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Sec. 8230.021. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) On or after |
|
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September 1, 2007, a person who owns land in the district may submit |
|
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a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
|
|
requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the |
|
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five persons named in the petition. |
|
|
(b) The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the |
|
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five persons named in the first petition received by the commission |
|
|
under Subsection (a). |
|
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(c) If a temporary director fails to qualify for office, the |
|
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commission shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. |
|
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(d) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of: |
|
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(1) the date directors are elected under Section |
|
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8230.024; or |
|
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(2) the date this chapter expires under Section |
|
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8230.003. |
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Sec. 8230.022. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF TEMPORARY |
|
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DIRECTORS. As soon as practicable after all the temporary |
|
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directors have qualified under Section 49.055, Water Code, the |
|
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temporary directors shall meet at a location in the district |
|
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agreeable to a majority of the directors. At the meeting the |
|
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temporary directors shall elect officers from among the temporary |
|
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directors and conduct any other district business. |
|
|
Sec. 8230.023. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The |
|
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temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8230.024 |
|
|
until each municipality in whose corporate limits or |
|
|
extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located, if any, has |
|
|
adopted a resolution confirming its consent to the creation of the |
|
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district after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter. |
|
|
Sec. 8230.024. CONFIRMATION AND INITIAL DIRECTORS' |
|
|
ELECTION. The temporary directors shall hold an election to |
|
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confirm the creation of the district and to elect five directors as |
|
|
provided by Section 49.102, Water Code. |
|
|
Sec. 8230.025. INITIAL ELECTED DIRECTORS; TERMS. The |
|
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directors elected under Section 8230.024 shall draw lots to |
|
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determine which two shall serve until the first regularly scheduled |
|
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election of directors under Section 8230.052 and which three shall |
|
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serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors. |
|
|
Sec. 8230.026. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
|
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expires September 1, 2014. |
|
|
[Sections 8230.027-8230.050 reserved for expansion] |
|
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SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sec. 8230.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The district is |
|
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governed by a board of five directors. |
|
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(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. |
|
|
Sec. 8230.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. On the uniform |
|
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election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate |
|
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number of directors shall be elected. |
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[Sections 8230.053-8230.100 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 8230.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND |
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DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the |
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general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, |
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applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, |
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Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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Sec. 8230.102. ROAD PROJECTS. (a) To the extent authorized |
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by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may |
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construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, |
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graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, |
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inside the district. |
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(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction |
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standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory |
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ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits or |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. |
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(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless |
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each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or |
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resolution. |
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Sec. 8230.103. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES OR |
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RESOLUTIONS. The district shall comply with all applicable |
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requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the City |
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Council of the City of Fort Worth. |
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Sec. 8230.104. PAYMENT OF IMPACT FEES. (a) A municipality |
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that provides water or wastewater service to a new development |
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located in the district may impose impact fees as provided by |
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Chapter 395, Local Government Code. |
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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 395, Local |
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Government Code, regarding the time and method of payment of impact |
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fees, the fees may be paid by the district, the landowner, or the |
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developer under an agreement with the municipality. |
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Sec. 8230.105. LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district |
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may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only |
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to acquire an easement necessary for pipeline, storm water, or |
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drainage facilities that serve the district. |
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[Sections 8230.106-8230.150 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8230.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS. The district may impose |
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a tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued under |
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Section 8230.201. |
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[Sections 8230.152-8230.200 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS |
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Sec. 8230.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER |
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OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations |
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as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and to finance the |
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construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections |
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8230.101 and 8230.102. |
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(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects |
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authorized by Section 8230.102 unless the issuance is approved by a |
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vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an |
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election called for that purpose. |
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(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance |
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projects authorized by Section 8230.102 may not exceed one-fourth |
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of the assessed value of the real property in the district. |
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SECTION 2.02. The Morning Star Ranch Municipal Utility |
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District No. 2 of Parker County initially includes all the |
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territory contained in the following area: |
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BEING situated in the M. Teter Survey, Abstract Number 2070, |
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the P. McClary Survey, Abstract Number 907, and the W. Cagle Survey, |
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Abstract Number 2373, Parker County, Texas, and being a portion of |
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that certain tract of land described by deed to Boca Raton |
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Apartments, LLC, et al as recorded in Volume 2388, Page 295, Deed |
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Records, Parker County, Texas, and all of that certain tract of land |
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described by deed to Boca Raton Apartments, LLC, et al as recorded |
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in Volume 2388, Page 306, Deed Records, Parker County, Texas, and |
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being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: |
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COMMENCING at a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) |
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monument found at the northwest corner of said Boca Raton tract |
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recorded in Volume 2388, Page 295, said monument also being the |
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southwest corner of that certain Tract 1 described by deed to the |
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Lyon Living Trust as recorded in Volume 1870, Page 1479, Deed |
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Records, Parker County, Texas, and being in the existing east |
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right-of-way line of FM 3325 (a variable width public right-of-way) |
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and the beginning of a curve to the left; |
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THENCE 461.63 feet along said east right-of-way line of FM |
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3325 and with said curve to the left, through a central angle of |
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03°29'23", having a radius of 7579.44 feet, the long chord of which |
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bears S 01°21'16"W, 461.56 feet to a TxDOT monument found; |
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THENCE S 00°25'13"E, 796.84 feet, continuing along said east |
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right-of-way line of FM 3325 to a TxDOT monument found at the |
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beginning of a curve to the left; |
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THENCE 581.35 feet, continuing along said east right-of-way |
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line of FM 3325 and with said curve to the left, through a central |
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angle of 18°00'22", having a radius of 1849.86 feet, the long chord |
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of which bears S 09°24'15"E, 578.96 feet to a TxDOT monument found at |
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the POINT OF BEGINNING; |
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THENCE N 79°19'36"E, 682.91 feet, departing said east |
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right-of-way line of FM 3325; |
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THENCE N 00°10'00"W, 796.20 feet; |
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THENCE N 85°53'56"W, 7.08 feet; |
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THENCE N 03°02'39"E, 189.13 feet; |
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THENCE N 14°44'51"E, 168.36 feet; |
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THENCE N 35°36'14"E, 67.56 feet; |
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THENCE N 41°57'45"E, 244.70 feet; |
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THENCE N 00°04'22"W, 274.34 feet; |
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THENCE S 89°14'27"E, 1398.20 feet; |
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THENCE S 00°34'26"E, 350.18 feet; |
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THENCE N 90°00'00"W, 51.12 feet; |
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THENCE S 00°04'22"E, 232.45 feet; |
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THENCE S 15°08'17"W, 96.62 feet; |
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THENCE S 28°05'58"W, 65.00 feet; |
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THENCE S 44°48'57"W, 133.15 feet; |
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THENCE S 48°02'15"E, 41.28 feet to the beginning of a curve to |
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the right; |
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THENCE 34.63 feet with said curve to the right, through a |
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central angle of 13°13'35", having a radius of 150.00 feet, the long |
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chord of which bears S 41°25'27"E, 34.55 feet; |
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THENCE S 34°48'40"E, 40.32 feet; |
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THENCE S 55°11'20"W, 171.72 feet to the beginning of a curve |
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to the left; |
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THENCE 121.19 feet with said curve to the left, through a |
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central angle of 13°13'35", having a radius of 525.00 feet, the long |
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chord of which bears S 48°34'33"W, 120.92 feet; |
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THENCE S 41°57'45"W, 239.52 feet; |
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THENCE S 48°02'15"E, 111.56 feet to the beginning of a curve |
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to the left; |
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THENCE 169.63 feet with said curve to the left, through a |
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central angle of 20°27'40", having a radius of 475.00 feet, the long |
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chord of which bears S 58°16'05"E, 168.73 feet; |
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THENCE S 68°29'55"E, 56.74 feet; |
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THENCE S 21°30'05"W, 177.23 feet to the beginning of a |
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non-tangent curve to the left; |
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THENCE 55.01 feet with said non-tangent curve to the left, |
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through a central angle of 02°45'09", having a radius of 1145.00 |
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feet, the long chord of which bears S 68°37'26"E, 55.00 feet; |
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THENCE S 21°30'05"W, 188.51 feet to the beginning of a curve |
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to the left; |
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THENCE 176.02 feet with said curve to the left, through a |
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central angle of 21°27'27", having a radius of 470.00 feet, the long |
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chord of which bears S 10°46'21"W, 174.99 feet; |
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THENCE S 00°02'38"W, 1271.27 feet to the beginning of a curve |
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to the left; |
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THENCE 412.70 feet with said curve to the left, through a |
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central angle of 50°18'37", having a radius of 470.00 feet, the long |
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chord of which bears S 25°06'41"E, 399.57 feet; |
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THENCE S 50°15'59"E, 544.29 feet to the beginning of a curve |
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to the right; |
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THENCE 279.90 feet with said curve to the right, through a |
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central angle of 30°15'31", having a radius of 530.00 feet, the long |
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chord of which bears S 35°08'14"E, 276.66 feet; |
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THENCE N 55°14'07"E, 85.21 feet; |
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THENCE N 58°06'48"E, 45.86 feet; |
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THENCE N 79°47'16"E, 43.34 feet; |
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THENCE N 89°44'43"E, 512.63 feet; |
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THENCE N 84°59'09"E, 1081.20 feet; |
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THENCE S 00°39'57"E, 2061.29 feet; |
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THENCE S 83°48'14"W, 1204.34 feet; |
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THENCE S 77°08'44"W, 400.56 feet; |
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THENCE S 40°54'11"W, 314.22 feet; |
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THENCE S 01°11'35"W, 386.71 feet to a point in the south line |
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of said Boca Raton tract recorded in Volume 2388, Page 295, said |
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point also being in the north right-of-way line of Mary's Creek Road |
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(a variable width public right-of-way); |
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THENCE along said north right-of-way line of Mary's Creek |
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Road the following bearings and distances: |
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N 83°41'56"W, 57.44 feet to a fence post found; |
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N 64°18'37"W, 160.48 feet to a fence post found; |
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N 80°29'46"W, 540.38 feet to a fence post found; |
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N 89°24'18"W, 1436.95 feet to a TxDOT monument found at the south end |
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of a corner clip at the intersection of said north right of way line |
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of Mary's Creek Road and the aforementioned east right-of-way line |
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of FM 3325; |
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THENCE N 44°34'43"W, 71.60 feet to a TxDOT monument found at |
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the north end of said corner clip; |
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THENCE along said east right-of-way line of FM 3325 the |
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following bearings and distances: |
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N 00°30'28"W, 851.96 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the |
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southeast corner of the aforementioned Boca Raton tract recorded in |
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Volume 2388, Page 306; |
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N 00°31'16"W, 292.31 feet to a TxDOT monument found; |
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N 00°38'05"W, 13.24 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the |
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northeast corner of said Boca Raton tract recorded in Volume 2388, |
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Page 306; |
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N 00°29'35"W, 1786.94 feet to a TxDOT monument found; |
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N 04°58'56"E, 50.19 to a TxDOT monument found; |
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N 00°28'54"W, 100.03 feet to a TxDOT monument found; |
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N 06°09'53"W, 50.19 feet to a TxDOT monument found; |
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N 00°23'20"W, 47.37 feet to a TxDOT monument found; |
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N 02°01'08"W, 155.70 feet to a TxDOT monument found; |
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N 06°25'30"E, 104.34 feet to a TxDOT monument found; |
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N 06°42'02"W, 309.02 feet to a TxDOT monument found; |
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N 28°47'19"W, 106.85 feet to a TxDOT monument found at the beginning |
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of a non-tangent curve to the left; |
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248.63 feet with said non-tangent curve to the left, through a |
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central angle of 04°52'14", having a radius of 2924.79 feet, the |
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long chord of which bears N 15°59'46"W, 248.56 feet to a TxDOT |
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monument found; |
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N 18°25'34"W, 877.10 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing |
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376.395 acres of land, more or less. |
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ARTICLE 3. NOTICE; EFFECTIVE DATE |
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SECTION 3.01. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
|
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
|
|
Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 3.02. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |