By: Miles	S.B. No. 390
	(In the Senate - Filed January 18, 2019; March 21, 2019,
	read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
	Relations; April 15, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable
	Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0;
	April 15, 2019, sent to printer.)
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	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 390	By:  Alvarado

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the creation of the Northeast Houston Redevelopment
	District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority
	to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
	Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3961 to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 3961.  NORTHEAST HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
	SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 3961.0101.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
	(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
	(2)  "City" means the City of Houston.
	(3)  "County" means Harris County.
	(4)  "Director" means a board member.
	(5)  "District" means the Northeast Houston
	Redevelopment District.
	Sec. 3961.0102.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The
	district is a special district created under Section 59, Article
	XVI, Texas Constitution.
	Sec. 3961.0103.  PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a)  The
	creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
	Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
	Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
	chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing political
	subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has
	established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in
	Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
	(b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
	develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
	transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
	entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
	welfare in the district.
	(c)  The district is created to supplement and not to
	supplant county services provided in the district.
	Sec. 3961.0104.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
	(a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
	(b)  All land and other property included in the district
	will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
	the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
	Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
	other powers granted under this chapter.
	(c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest
	and is essential to further the public purposes of:
	(1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the
	state;
	(2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment;
	(3)  developing or expanding transportation and
	commerce; and
	(4)  providing quality residential housing.
	(d)  The district will:
	(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
	residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
	and consumers in the district, and of the public;
	(2)  provide needed funding for the district to
	preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
	the district territory as a residential community and business
	center; and
	(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
	of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping,
	removing graffiti from, and developing certain areas in the
	district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation,
	and enhancement of scenic beauty.
	(e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
	grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
	landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of
	and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an
	improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.
	(f)  The district will not act as the agent or
	instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
	will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
	Sec. 3961.0105.  DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a)  The district is
	initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the
	Act enacting this chapter.
	(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
	the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
	field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
	does not affect the district's:
	(1)  organization, existence, or validity;
	(2)  right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
	for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
	interest on a bond;
	(3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
	(4)  legality or operation.
	Sec. 3961.0106.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
	All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
	included in:
	(1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
	Chapter 311, Tax Code;
	(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
	Chapter 312, Tax Code; or
	(3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
	Government Code.
	Sec. 3961.0107.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
	DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
	Sec. 3961.0108.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter
	shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and
	purposes stated in this chapter.
	SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
	Sec. 3961.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a)  The district
	is governed by a board of nine voting directors who must be
	qualified under and appointed by the governing body of the city as
	provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
	(b)  The directors serve staggered terms of four years with
	four or five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered
	year.
	Sec. 3961.0202.  DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. (a)  A
	director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office
	with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or
	affirmation in the district records.
	(b)  A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or
	affirmation with the clerk of the county.
	Sec. 3961.0203.  QUORUM.  A vacant director position is not
	counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.
	Sec. 3961.0204.  OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among
	the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices
	of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person.
	Sec. 3961.0205.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a)  The district
	may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each
	board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may
	receive each year may not exceed $2,000.
	(b)  A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary
	and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and
	responsibilities of the board.
	Sec. 3961.0206.  LIABILITY INSURANCE.  The district may
	obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance
	coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that
	protects and insures a director against personal liability and from
	all claims relating to:
	(1)  actions taken by the director in the director's
	capacity as a member of the board;
	(2)  actions and activities taken by the district; or
	(3)  the actions of others acting on behalf of the
	district.
	Sec. 3961.0207.  NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not
	create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.
	Sec. 3961.0208.  BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold
	meetings at a place accessible to the public.
	Sec. 3961.0209.  INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a)  The initial board
	consists of:
	Pos. No. Name of Director
	1. _______________
	2. _______________
	3. _______________
	4. _______________
	5. _______________
	6. _______________
	7. _______________
	8. _______________
	9. _______________
	(b)  Of the initial directors, the terms of directors serving
	in positions 1 through 5 expire June 1, 2021, and the terms of
	directors serving in positions 6 through 9 expire June 1, 2023.
	(c)  Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply
	to the initial directors named by Subsection (a).
	(d)  This section expires September 1, 2023.
	SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 3961.0301.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district
	has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
	which the district is created.
	Sec. 3961.0302.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  The
	district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
	relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
	service using money available to the district, or contract with a
	governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct,
	acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an
	improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
	Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
	Sec. 3961.0303.  LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.  An
	improvement project described by Section 3961.0302 may be located:
	(1)  in the district; or
	(2)  in an area outside but adjacent to the district if
	the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure
	improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
	Sec. 3961.0304.  DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The
	district, using money available to the district, may exercise the
	powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local
	Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,
	construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that
	chapter.
	Sec. 3961.0305.  NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a)  The board by
	resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
	assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
	providing a service authorized by this chapter.
	(b)  The nonprofit corporation:
	(1)  has each power of and is considered to be a local
	government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
	Transportation Code; and
	(2)  may implement any project and provide any service
	authorized by this chapter.
	(c)  The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
	nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit
	corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors
	of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,
	Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not
	required to reside in the district.
	Sec. 3961.0306.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a)  As provided by
	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an
	agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
	(b)  The implementation of a project is a governmental
	function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
	Code.
	Sec. 3961.0307.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
	public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
	including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the
	district for a fee.
	Sec. 3961.0308.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
	The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
	organization that performs a service or provides an activity
	consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
	Sec. 3961.0309.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a)  The district
	may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development
	purposes of the district.
	(b)  The district may establish and provide for the
	administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
	economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
	activity in the district, including programs to:
	(1)  make loans and grants of public money; and
	(2)  provide district personnel and services.
	(c)  The district may create economic development programs
	and exercise the economic development powers that:
	(1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a
	municipality; and
	(2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code,
	provides to a municipality.
	Sec. 3961.0310.  CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the
	territory of the district is located in the corporate boundaries or
	the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district
	may not exercise a power granted to the district after the date the
	district was created unless the governing body of the municipality
	by resolution consents to the district's exercise of the power.
	Sec. 3961.0311.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may
	not exercise the power of eminent domain.
	SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 3961.0401.  DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
	board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and
	the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the
	district's money.
	Sec. 3961.0402.  MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
	The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain
	an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to
	the district.
	Sec. 3961.0403.  GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF
	DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS.  The district may
	provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or
	other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other
	contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the
	establishment, administration, and operation of the district and
	the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an
	improvement project or district contractual obligation or
	indebtedness by:
	(1)  the imposition of an ad valorem tax or sales and
	use tax or an assessment, user fee, concession fee, or rental
	charge; or
	(2)  any other revenue or resources of the district.
	Sec. 3961.0404.  COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  The
	district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons,
	including the city or the county, all or part of the cost of an
	improvement project, including an improvement project:
	(1)  for improving, enhancing, and supporting public
	safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical
	services, and law enforcement in or adjacent to the district; or
	(2)  that confers a general benefit on the entire
	district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district.
	Sec. 3961.0405.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The
	district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements
	of a tax or assessment on property in the zones.
	Sec. 3961.0406.  PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES. The
	district may not impose an impact fee on a residential property,
	including a multiunit residential property, or a condominium.
	SUBCHAPTER E.  ASSESSMENTS
	Sec. 3961.0501.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES
	AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a)  The board may not finance
	a service or improvement project with assessments under this
	chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or
	improvement has been filed with the board.
	(b)  The petition must be signed by the owners of at least 50
	percent of the property in the district subject to assessment
	according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the
	county.
	Sec. 3961.0502.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
	(a)  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment
	for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
	district that is not a residential property, including a multiunit
	residential property or a condominium.
	(b)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
	resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
	by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
	reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
	fees incurred by the district:
	(1)  are a first and prior lien against the property
	assessed;
	(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than
	a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
	taxes; and
	(3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against
	the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
	assessment proceedings.
	(c)  The lien is effective from the date of the board's
	resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
	paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
	board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
	(d)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
	assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
	any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
	the manner required for additional assessments.
	Sec. 3961.0503.  METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district
	may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local
	Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail.
	The board shall determine the method of notice.
	SUBCHAPTER F.  TAXES AND BONDS
	Sec. 3961.0601.  TAX ABATEMENT.  The district may enter into
	a tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of
	this state authorizing and applicable to a tax abatement agreement
	by a municipality.
	Sec. 3961.0602.  PROPERTY TAX AUTHORIZED.  (a)  The district
	may impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district
	to:
	(1)  pay for an improvement project of the types
	authorized by Section 52(b), Article III, and Section 59, Article
	XVI, Texas Constitution; or
	(2)  secure the payment of bonds issued for a purpose
	described by Subdivision (1).
	(b)  The district may not impose an ad valorem tax to pay for
	an improvement project under this chapter unless:
	(1)  a written petition has been filed with the board
	requesting an election to approve the imposition of the tax signed
	by the owners of at least 50 percent of the property in the district
	subject to assessment according to the most recent certified county
	property tax rolls; and
	(2)  the imposition of the tax is approved by the voters
	of the district voting at the requested election.
	(c)  The district may not impose an ad valorem tax on a
	residential property, including a multiunit residential property
	or a condominium.
	Sec. 3961.0603.  SALES AND USE TAX.  (a)  The district may
	impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters
	of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.
	Revenue from the tax may be used for any purpose for which ad
	valorem tax revenue of the district may be used.
	(b)  The district may not adopt a sales and use tax if as a
	result of the adoption of the tax the combined rate of all sales and
	use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions
	of this state having territory in the district would exceed two
	percent at any location in the district.
	(c)  If the voters of the district approve the adoption of
	the tax at an election held on the same election date on which
	another political subdivision adopts a sales and use tax or
	approves an increase in the rate of its sales and use tax and as a
	result the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the
	district and other political subdivisions of this state having
	territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location
	in the district, the election to adopt a sales and use tax under
	this chapter has no effect.
	Sec. 3961.0604.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a)  The
	district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or
	other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes,
	sales and use taxes, or assessments in the manner provided by
	Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
	Government Code.
	(b)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, the
	district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,
	note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a
	proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or
	other type of obligation.
	(c)  In addition to the sources of money described by
	Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
	Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable
	wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district
	receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.
	Sec. 3961.0605.  BOND MATURITY. Bonds may mature not more
	than 40 years from their date of issue.
	Sec. 3961.0606.  TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. At
	the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad
	valorem taxes are issued:
	(1)  the board shall impose a continuing direct annual
	ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are
	outstanding; and
	(2)  the district annually shall impose an ad valorem
	tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient
	to:
	(A)  pay the interest on the bonds or other
	obligations as the interest becomes due; and
	(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the
	principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the
	redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.
	SUBCHAPTER G.  DISSOLUTION
	Sec. 3961.0701.  DISSOLUTION BY ORDINANCE. (a)  A
	municipality that includes territory of the district, in the
	corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the
	municipality, by ordinance may dissolve the district.
	(b)  The municipality may not dissolve the district until the
	district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are
	payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the
	municipality has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the
	outstanding debt from municipal revenue.
	Sec. 3961.0702.  COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER
	REVENUE. (a)  If the dissolved district has bonds or other
	obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or
	other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the municipality that
	dissolves the district shall succeed to the rights and obligations
	of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the
	assessments or other revenue.
	(b)  The municipality shall have and exercise all district
	powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to
	pay:
	(1)  the bonds or other obligations when due and
	payable according to their terms; or
	(2)  special revenue or assessment bonds or other
	obligations issued by the municipality to refund the outstanding
	bonds or obligations.
	Sec. 3961.0703.  ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
	(a)  If a municipality dissolves the district, the municipality
	assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds,
	the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt
	payable from assessments or other district revenue.
	(b)  If a municipality dissolves the district, the board
	shall transfer ownership of all district property to the
	municipality.
	SECTION 2.  The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District
	initially includes all the territory contained in the following
	area:
	The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District is +/- 12,905 acres of
	land situated east of US Hwy 59 North and north of Liberty Road
	within the Municipal Limits of the City of Houston and Harris
	County, Texas, and described as follows:
	Beginning at intersection of west right-of-way (ROW) of Lockwood Dr
	and centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E;
	Then generally west along centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E to
	centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North;
	Then north along centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North to centerline of
	Southern Pacific Railway;
	Then north northeast along centerline of Southern Pacific Railway
	to centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St;
	Then east along centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St to centerline
	ROW of Hirsch Rd;
	Then north and north northeast along centerline ROW of Hirsch Rd to
	centerline ROW of Van Zandt St;
	Then east along centerline ROW of Van Zandt St to centerline ROW of
	Homestead Rd;
	Then north along centerline ROW of Homestead Rd to centerline of
	drainage ditch P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou);
	Then east, south and east along centerline of drainage ditch
	P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou) to southwest corner of
	0.1525 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LT 1 BLK 43);
	Then east and generally east southeast along south boundary of
	NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LTS 1-9 BLK 43, LTS 1-11 BLK 54, and LTS 13-16
	BLK 53, and NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LTS 55-63 BLK 1 and LTS 191-206 BLK
	6 to southwest corner of 0.271 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LT
	191 BLK 6);
	Then east along south boundary of said 0.271 acre lot and NORTHWOOD
	MANOR SEC 8 to centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of
	City of Houston Municipal Limits;
	Then south along centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of
	City of Houston Municipal Limits to a point west of southwest corner
	of 233.2922 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2C);
	Then east to east ROW line of N Wayside Dr and along south boundary
	of said 233.2922 acre tract, and 195.79 acre tract (ABST 119 J E
	BUNDICK TRS 2B & 2D), and boundary line of City of Houston Municipal
	Limits, to west boundary of 32.0224 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND ML
	(BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60);
	Then southwest along west boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to
	north ROW of Little York Rd;
	Then east along north ROW of Little York Rd across 32.0224 acre
	tract to east boundary of said tract;
	Then northeast along east boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to
	boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits and southwest
	corner of 6.8196 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2E);
	Then east along south boundary of said 6.8196 acre tract, and along
	boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits, across ROW of
	Mesa Dr, and along north boundary of 32.42 acre tract (TRAYLOR FIELD
	SEC 1 RES A BLK 1), and 71.6700 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39K)
	to northeast corner of said 71.6700 acre tract;
	Then south along east boundary of said 71.6700 acre tract and
	boundary line of City of Houston Municipal Limits, and east
	boundary of 192.9761 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39 & 39E),
	and 31.03 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39J), and 7.3476 acre
	tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39B & 39C), and 1.375 acre tract (ABST
	600 E NOLAND TRS 21A & 22A), and 6.435 acre tract (OAKLAND ACRES TR A
	(NM)), and 48.0056 acre tract (MESA DRIVE CROSSING RES A BLK 1) to
	southeast corner of said 48.0056 acre tract;
	Then west along south boundary of said 48.0056 acre tract to east
	boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 3 Subdivision;
	Then south along east boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 1-3
	Subdivision to centerline ROW of Caddo St;
	Then west along centerline ROW of Caddo St to centerline ROW of
	Thorn St;
	Then south along centerline ROW of Thorn St to centerline ROW of
	Sterlingshire Rd;
	Then west along centerline ROW of Sterlingshire Rd to centerline
	ROW of Balsam Rd;
	Then south along centerline ROW of Balsam Rd to centerline ROW of
	Tidwell Rd;
	Then west along centerline ROW of Tidwell Rd to centerline ROW of
	Mesa Rd;
	Then south along centerline ROW of Mesa Rd to north boundary of
	Southern Pacific Rail Easement;
	Then west southwest along north boundary of Southern Pacific Rail
	Easement to a point south of west ROW line of Majestic St;
	Then north along west ROW line of Majestic St to a point west of
	southwest corner of 0.124 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 TR 181
	BLK 10);
	Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along south boundary of said
	0.124 acre tract and south boundary of 0.5159 acre tract (LIBERTY
	GARDENS SEC 1 TRS 181B THRU 185B BLK 10) to southeast corner of said
	0.5159 acre tract and coincident west boundary of 9.9226 acre tract
	(ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1Y);
	Then north along west boundary of said 9.9226 acre tract, and
	7.46000 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1), and 4.8780 acre
	tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 62C) to south boundary of 0.6359
	acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON LT 207 & TRS 205 & 206 BLK 11 & TR
	62);
	Then west, north and west along boundary line of said 0.6359 acre
	tract, across ROW of Majestic St to west ROW;
	Then north along west ROW of Majestic St to a point west of
	northwest corner of 0.7779 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 LTS 209 &
	210 & TR 208 BLK 12);
	Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along north boundary of said
	0.779 acre tract to northeast corner of said tract and west ROW of
	Blaffer St;
	Then north along west ROW of Blaffer St to southeast corner of
	18.0091 acre tract (CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS HOUSTON RES A BLK 1);
	Then west along south boundary of said 18.0091 acre tract, and
	11.5346 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 4) to west ROW of
	Dabney St;
	Then north along west ROW of Dabney St to northeast corner 0.1657
	acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT 25 BLK 1);
	Then west along north boundary of said lot and STANNARD PLACE LTS
	24-14 BLK 1 to northwest corner of 0.168 acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT
	14 BLK 1) and east ROW of Hoffman St;
	Then south along east ROW of Hoffman St to south ROW of Minden St;
	Then west along south ROW of Minden to west ROW of Lockwood Dr;
	Then north along west ROW of Lockwood Dr to centerline of North Loop
	Fwy E and beginning of +/- 12,905 acre tract.
	Save and Except Harris County MUD 439.
	Save and Except ABST 600 E NOLAND ML (BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60.
	Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract situated southeast of
	intersection of Feland St and Woodlyn Rd and consisting of Oaks of
	Lakewood Village Section 1-2 with beginning point being east ROW
	line of Feland St and northwest corner of 3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF
	LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A);
	Then east along north boundary of said 3.0045 acre tract, and OAKS
	OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 to northeast corner of 0.2361 acre lot
	(OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 LT 36 BLK 1);
	Then south along east boundary of said 0.2361 acre lot, and OAKS OF
	LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1-2 to southeast corner of 0.2849 acre lot
	(OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 30 BLK 1);
	Then generally west along south boundary of said 0.2849 acre lot,
	and OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 to southwest corner of 0.1779
	acre lot (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 46 BLK 1) and east ROW
	line of Feland St;
	Then north along east ROW line of Feland St to northwest corner of
	3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A)
	and point of beginning of Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract.
	Save and Except 1.8095 acre tract (TR 4C BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS);
	Save and Except 2.585 acre tract (LT 5 BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS);
	Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 104 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
	Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 107 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
	Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 108 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
	Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 109 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
	Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 110 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
	Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 121 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
	Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 122 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
	Save and Except 0.3223 acre tract (LTS 123 & 124 BLK 10 TOWNLEY
	PLACE);
	Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 125 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
	SECTION 3.  (a)  The legal notice of the intention to
	introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
	Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
	copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
	officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
	under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
	Government Code.
	(b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
	submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
	Environmental Quality.
	(c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
	its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
	lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
	within the required time.
	(d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
	state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
	to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
	fulfilled and accomplished.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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