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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 True Ranch Municipal Utility |
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District No. 1. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8269 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 8269. TRUE RANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8269.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the |
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district. |
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(2) "Director" means a board member. |
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(3) "District" means the True Ranch Municipal Utility |
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District No. 1. |
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Sec. 8269.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a |
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municipal utility district in Hays 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. 8269.003. 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 8269.023 before September 1, 2012: |
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(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2012, |
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except that: |
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(A) any debts incurred shall be paid; |
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(B) any assets that remain after the payment of |
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debts shall be transferred to Hays County; and |
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(C) the organization of the district shall be |
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maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are |
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transferred; and |
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(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2015. |
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Sec. 8269.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) |
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All land and other property in the district will benefit from the |
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works and projects to be accomplished by the district under powers |
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conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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(b) The district is created to serve a public use and |
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benefit. |
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Sec. 8269.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The |
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district is initially composed of the territory described by |
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Section 2 of the act creating this chapter. |
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(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of |
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the act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the |
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field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process |
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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 right of the district to issue bonds, notes, or |
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other indebtedness or to pay the principal of and interest on a |
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bond; |
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(4) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or |
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other indebtedness; or |
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(5) the legality or operation of the district or the |
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board. |
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[Sections 8269.006-8269.020 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER A-1. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8269.021. 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 or |
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if a vacancy occurs in the office of temporary director, the vacancy |
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shall be filled as provided by Section 49.105, Water Code. |
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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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8269.023; or |
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(2) the date this chapter expires under Section |
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8269.003. |
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Sec. 8269.022. 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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directors shall meet at a location in the district agreeable to a |
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majority of the directors. If a location cannot be agreed upon, the |
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meeting shall be at the Hays County Courthouse. 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. 8269.023. CONFIRMATION AND INITIAL DIRECTORS' |
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ELECTION. (a) 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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(b) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to a |
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confirmation and initial directors' election held under this |
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section. |
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Sec. 8269.024. INITIAL ELECTED DIRECTORS; TERMS. The |
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directors elected under Section 8269.023 shall draw lots to |
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determine which two serve until the first regularly scheduled |
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election of directors under Section 8269.052 and which three shall |
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serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors. |
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Sec. 8269.025. DATE OF FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED ELECTION |
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OF DIRECTORS. The board by order may postpone the first election |
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under Section 8269.052 following the confirmation and initial |
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directors' election held under Section 8269.023 if: |
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(1) the election would otherwise occur not later than |
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the 60th day after the date on which the confirmation election is |
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held; or |
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(2) the board determines that there is not sufficient |
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time to comply with the requirements of law and to order the |
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election. |
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Sec. 8269.026. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
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expires September 1, 2015. |
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[Sections 8269.027-8269.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sec. 8269.051. 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. 8269.052. 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 8269.053-8269.100 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 8269.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has |
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the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for |
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which the district is created. |
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Sec. 8269.102. 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. 8269.103. 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 arterials or main |
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feeder roads or improvements in aid of those roads. |
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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 the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the |
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district is located. |
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Sec. 8269.104. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT |
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ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS. Subject to the limitations of Section |
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54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all valid and |
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applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by a |
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municipality in the corporate limits or extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of which the district is located, including an |
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ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2007, that |
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consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of |
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lands within the district. |
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[Sections 8269.105-8269.150 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8269.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a) |
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Except as provided by Section 8269.201(b), the district may issue, |
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without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue |
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or contract payments from any source other than ad valorem |
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taxation. |
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(b) The district must hold an election in the manner |
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provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval |
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before the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax or |
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issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes. |
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Sec. 8269.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If |
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authorized at an election held under Section 8269.151, the district |
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may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in |
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the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code. |
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(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not |
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exceed the rate approved at the election. |
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[Sections 8269.153-8269.200 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS |
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Sec. 8269.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER |
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OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations |
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payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, |
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revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of |
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those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose. |
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(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects |
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authorized by Section 8269.103 unless the issuance is approved by a |
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vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting |
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at an 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 8269.103 may not exceed one-fourth |
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of the assessed value of the real property in the district. |
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Sec. 8269.202. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time bonds payable |
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wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued: |
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(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual |
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ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year |
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that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and |
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(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem |
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tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient |
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to: |
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(A) pay the interest on the bonds as the interest |
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becomes due; |
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(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the |
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principal of the bonds when due or the redemption price at any |
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earlier required redemption date; and |
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(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes. |
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SECTION 2. The True Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 |
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includes all the territory contained in the following area: |
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BEING ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING 465.71 |
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ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF LAND AREA IN THE JOHN INGRAIM SURVEY, |
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ABSTRACT NO. 256, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING A PORTION OF THAT TRACT |
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DESCRIBED AS 1279.69 ACRES IN A DEED FROM LESLIE TRUE VESPER ET AL |
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TO LESLIE TRUE VESPER DATED AUGUST 10, 1992 AND RECORDED IN VOLUME |
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948, PAGE 789 OF THE HAYS COUNTY OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS, AND BEING |
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MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: |
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BEGINNING at a ½" iron rod found in the southwest line of R.M. |
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Highway No. 2325 and that tract described as an 80' R.O.W. in a deed |
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from Cecil H. Hale, et al to the State of Texas dated August 29, 1956 |
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and recorded in Volume 169, Page 304 of the Hays County Deed Records |
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for the most northerly northwest corner of the panhandle portion of |
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this description and the Vesper 1279.69 acre tract and east corner |
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of that tract described as 592.30 acres in a deed from Leslie True |
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Vesper et al to Ameritrust Texas, N.A., Trustee dated August 10, |
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1992 and recorded in Volume 949, Page 572 of the Hays County |
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Official Public Records, from which a TXDOT concrete monument found |
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bears N 69°45'42" W 162.75 feet; |
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THENCE leaving the Ameritrust Texas 592.30 acre tract and the |
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PLACE OF BEGINNING as shown on that plat numbered 24587-06-3-d |
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dated May 30, 2006 prepared for Leslie Vesper by Byrn & Associates, |
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Inc., of San Marcos, Texas with the common northeast line of the |
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Vesper 1279.69 acre tract and southwest line of R.M. Highway No. |
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2325 and the State of Texas 80' R.O.W. tract S 69°48'34" E 599.94 |
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feet to a ½" iron rod set for the northwest corner of that tract |
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described as "Tract 1-1.00 acres" in a deed from Thomas W. Slaughter |
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et ux to Randy C. Brown et ux dated February 12, 1996 and recorded in |
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Volume 1206, Page 780 of the Hays County Official Public Records, |
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from which A TXDOT concrete monument found bears S 69°47'57" E |
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120.11 feet; |
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THENCE leaving R.M. Highway No. 2325 and the State of Texas |
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80' R.O.W. tract with the common east line of the Vesper 1279.69 |
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acre tract and west and south lines of the Brown 1.00 acre Tract 1 |
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the following two courses: |
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1. S 20°06'33" W 226.56 feet to a 2.5" pipe fence corner post |
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found for corner, and |
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S 69°41'58" E 234.42 feet to a 2" pipe fence corner post found |
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in the west line of that tract described as "Tract 2-5.347 acres" in |
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the previously mentioned deed to Randy C. Brown et ux for the |
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southeast comer of the Brown 1.00 acre Tract 1; |
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THENCE leaving the Brown 1.00 acre Tract 1 and continuing |
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with the common east line of the Vesper 1279.69 acre tract and west |
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line of the Brown 5.347 acre Tract 2, as fenced and used, the |
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following three courses: |
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S 00°10'12" E 410.74 feet to a ½" iron rod set at the |
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approximate centerline of an underground pipeline for angle point, |
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S 00°04'22" E 196.11 feet to a 2.5" pipe fence post found for |
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angle point, and |
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S 00°24'09" E 15.83 feet to an iron rod found with an aluminum |
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cap stamped "Pro-Tech Eng" at fence corner for the southwest corner |
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of the Brown 5.347 acre Tract 2 and northwest corner of the |
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remaining portion of that tract described as 187.78 acres in a deed |
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from Henry Polvado & Lillie Polvado to Wesley Springs dated May 6, |
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1983 and recorded in Volume 393, Page 570 of the Hays County Deed |
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Records (the Brown 5.347 acre Tract 2 being a portion of the Springs |
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187.78 acre tract); |
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THENCE leaving the Brown 5.347 acre Tract 2 and continuing |
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with the east line of the Vesper 1279.69 acre tract and west line of |
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the Springs 187.78 acre tract, as fenced and used, the following |
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three courses: |
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S 00°00'57" E 1012.24 feet to a 2.5" pipe fence post found for |
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angle point, |
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S 00°06'57" W 908.05 feet to a 4" pipe fence corner post found |
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for angle point, and |
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S 00°03'12" E 354.80 feet to a 4" pipe fence corner post found |
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for the southwest corner of the springs 187.78 acre tract and |
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northwest corner of that tract described as 126.97 acres in a deed |
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from Stanual W. Farris to the Stanual W. Farris Living Trust dated |
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March 10, 2005 and recorded in Volume 2646, Page 385 of the Hays |
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County Official Public Records; |
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THENCE leaving the Springs 187.78 acre tract and continuing |
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with the common east line of the Vesper 1279.69 acre tract and west |
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line of Farris Living Trust 126.97 acre tract, as fenced and used, |
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the following three courses: |
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S 00°12'25" W 952.36 feet to a 4" pipe fence post found for |
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angle point, |
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S 00°09'57"W 1087.12 feet to a 4" cedar post found for angle |
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point, and |
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S 00°22'11" W 1072.11 feet to a ½" iron rod found at fence |
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corner for the southwest corner of the Farris Living Trust 126.97 |
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acre tract and northwest corner of that tract described as 32.03 |
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acres in a deed from Phil Harris to Shannon Harris dated April 8, |
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1998 and recorded in Volume 1463, Page 335 of the Hays County |
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Official Public Records; |
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THENCE leaving the Farris Living Trust 126.97 acre tract and |
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continuing with the common east line of the Vesper 1279.69 acre |
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tract and west line of the Shannon Harris 32.03 acre tract, as |
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fenced and used, S 00°44'10"W 120.44 feet to a 4" cedar fence corner |
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post found for the southwest corner of the Shannon Harris 32.03 acre |
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tract and northwest corner of that tract described as 28.92 acres in |
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a deed from A.J. Farris et ux to Philip D. Farris dated July 18, 1991 |
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and recorded in Volume 882, page 620 of the Hays County Official |
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Public Records; |
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THENCE leaving the Shannon Harris 32.03 acre tract and |
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continuing with the common east line of the Vesper 1279.69 acre |
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tract and west line of the Philip D. Farris 28.92 acre tract, as |
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fenced and used, S 00°24'02" W 279.19 feet to a ½" iron rod found at |
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fence corner for the southeast corner of this description and |
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northeast corner of that tract described as 52.30 acres in a deed |
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from Leslie True Vesper to Paul R. Eastup et ux dated June 5, 1996 |
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and recorded in Volume 1240, Page 309 of the Hays County Official |
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Public Records (the Eastup 52.30 acre tract being a portion of the |
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Vesper 1279.69 acre tract); |
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THENCE leaving the Phillip D. Farris 28.92 acre tract and |
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entering the Vesper 1279.69 acre tract with the north line of the |
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Eastup 52.30 acre tract, N 87°10'57" W 1356.38 feet to a ½" iron rod |
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found in fence for the northwest corner of the Eastup 52.03 acre |
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tract and northeast corner of that tract described as 209.16 acres |
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in a deed from Leslie True Vesper to James Nicholas Edwards and Lynn |
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S. Edwards dated July 6, 2005 and recorded in Volume 2719, Page 740 |
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of the Hays County Official Public Record (the Edwards 209.16 acre |
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tract being a portion of the Vesper 1279.69 acre tract); |
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THENCE leaving the Eastup 52.30 acre tract with the north |
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line of the Edwards 209.16 acre tract, as fenced and used, the |
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following five courses: |
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N 87°19'31" W 665.61 feet to a 4" pipe fence post found for |
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angle point, |
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N 86°58'45" W 535.67 feet to a 3" cedar fence post found for |
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angle point, |
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N 87°09'05" W 302.22 feet to a 3" cedar fence post found for |
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angle point, |
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N 87°26'23" W 724.92 feet to a 4" cedar fence post found for |
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angle point, and |
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N 86°46'01" W 426.90 feet to a ½" iron rod found with a plastic |
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cap stamped "Byrn Survey" in the east line of that tract described |
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as 504.13 acres in a deed from Leslie True Vesper to James L. Pierce |
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and David L. Pierce dated February 8, 1999 and recorded in Volume |
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1500, Page 452 of the Hays County Official Public Records (the |
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Pierce 504.13 acre tract being a portion of the Vesper 1279.69 acre |
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tract); |
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THENCE leaving the Edwards 209.16 acre tract with the east |
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line of the Pierce 504.13 acre tract the following two courses: |
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N 08°19'22" E 124.79 feet to a ½" iron rod found with a plastic |
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cap stamped "Byrn Survey" for corner, and |
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N 87°41'56" W 751.30 feet to a ½" iron rod found with a plastic |
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cap stamped "Byrn Survey" for the southwest corner of this |
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description, an interior corner in the east line of the Pierce |
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504.13 acre tract, and the south corner of that tract described as |
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10.59 acres in a deed from Leslie True Vesper to James L. Pierce and |
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David L. Pierce dated June 15, 2001 and recorded in Volume 1872, |
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Page 802 of the Hays County Official Public Records (the Pierce |
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10.59 acre tract being a portion of the Vesper 1279.69 acre tract); |
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THENCE leaving the Pierce 504.13 acre tract with the east |
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line of Pierce 10.59 acre tract the following two courses: |
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N 05°37'42" E (being the bearing basis for description) 734.58 |
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feet to a ½" iron rod found with a plastic cap stamped "Byrn Survey" |
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for angle point, and |
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N 16°12'16" E 1026.26 feet to a 16" cedar tree stump found in |
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fence in the east line of the previously mentioned Pierce 504.13 |
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acre tract for the north corner of the Pierce 10.59 acre tract; |
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THENCE leaving the Pierce 10.59 acre tract and continuing |
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with the east line of the Pierce 504.13 acre tract, as fenced and |
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used, the following eight courses: |
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N 20°34'38" E 42.67 feet to a 16" cedar tree stump found for |
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angle point, |
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N 15°43'09" E 241.85 feet to a 12" cedar tree stump found for |
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angle point, |
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N 08°41'46" E 86.90 feet to a 14" cedar tree stump found for |
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angle point, |
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N 07°33'58" E 244.38 feet to a 2.5" pipe fence post found for |
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angle point, |
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N 24°14'46" E 623.77 feet to a 6" cedar fence post found for |
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angle point, |
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N 24°15'46" E 420.45 feet to a 2.5" pipe fence post found for |
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angle point, |
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N 12°52'45" E 194.02 feet to a 2.5" pipe fence post found for |
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angle point, and |
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N 01°30'08" E 340.55 feet to a 4" pipe fence corner post found |
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in the south line of the previously mentioned Ameritrust Texas |
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592.30 acre tract and north line of the Vesper 1279.69 acre tract |
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for the northeast corner of the Pierce 504.13 acre tract and |
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exterior west corner of this description; |
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THENCE leaving the Pierce 504.13 acre tract with the common |
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north line of the Vesper 1279.69 acre tract, and south line of the |
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Ameritrust Texas 592.30 acre tract, as fenced and used, the |
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following six courses: |
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N 73°32'00" E 130.18 feet to a 4" pipe fence post found for |
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angle point, |
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S 48°36'36" E 170.02 feet to a ½" iron rod found for angle |
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point, |
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S 76°17'07" E 88.03 feet to a 4" pipe fence post found for |
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angle point, |
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S 86°44'44" E 798.24 feet to a 4" pipe fence post found for |
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angle point, |
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S 86°55'19" E 913.16 feet to a 4" pipe fence post found for |
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angle point, and |
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S 86°56'50" E 421.51 feet to a ½" iron rod found for the |
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southeast corner of the Ameritrust Texas 592.30 acre tract and |
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southwest corner of the panhandle portion of this description and |
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the Vesper 1279.69 acre tract; |
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THENCE leaving the fence with the common west line of the |
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panhandle portion of the Vesper 1279.69 acre tract and east line of |
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the Ameritrust Texas 592.30 acre tract the following two courses: |
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N 00°00'32" E 1999.62 feet to a ½" iron rod found for angle |
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point, and |
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N 32°23'54" E 1152.96 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING. |
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THERE are contained within these metes and bounds 465.71 |
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acres, more or less, as prepared from public records and surveys |
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made on the ground in 1999, 2001, 2005 and on May 30, 2006 by Byrn & |
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Associates, Inc., of San Marcos, Texas. All ½" iron rods set are |
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capped with a plastic cap stamped "Byrn Survey". |
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SECTION 3. (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, |
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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 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |