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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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relating to the creation of the Bluebonnet Hills Municipal |
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Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; |
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providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; |
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granting a limited power of eminent domain. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 4016 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 4016. BLUEBONNET HILLS MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 4016.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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(2) "City" means the City of Midlothian. |
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(3) "Director" means a board member. |
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(4) "District" means the Bluebonnet Hills Municipal |
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Management District No. 1. |
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Sec. 4016.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Bluebonnet Hills |
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Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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Sec. 4016.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The |
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creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of |
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Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this |
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chapter. |
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(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the city and |
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other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the |
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legislature has established a program to accomplish the public |
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purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, |
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develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, |
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transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, |
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entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public |
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welfare in the district. |
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(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be |
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interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of |
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services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this |
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chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to |
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supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the |
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district. |
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Sec. 4016.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. |
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(a) All land and other property included in the district will |
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benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the |
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district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article |
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III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other |
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powers granted under this chapter. |
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(b) The district is created to serve a public use and |
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benefit. |
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(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest |
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and is essential to further the public purposes of: |
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(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the |
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state; |
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(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and |
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(3) developing or expanding transportation and |
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commerce. |
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(d) The district will: |
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(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of |
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residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, |
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and consumers in the district, and of the public; |
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(2) provide needed funding for the district to |
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preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of |
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the district territory as a community and business center; |
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(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment |
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of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and |
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developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for |
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the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; |
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and |
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(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and |
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recreational facilities for the district. |
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(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at |
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grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street |
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landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and |
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necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street |
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or road improvement. |
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(f) The district will not act as the agent or |
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instrumentality of any private interest even though the district |
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will benefit many private interests as well as the public. |
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Sec. 4016.0105. 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 enacting this chapter. |
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(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of |
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the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake 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 the district's: |
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(1) organization, existence, or validity; |
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(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes |
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for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and |
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interest on the bonds; |
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(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or |
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(4) legality or operation. |
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Sec. 4016.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES. |
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All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be |
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included in: |
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(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under |
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Chapter 311, Tax Code; or |
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(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under |
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Chapter 312, Tax Code. |
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Sec. 4016.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT |
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DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, |
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Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district. |
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Sec. 4016.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter |
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shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and |
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purposes stated in this chapter. |
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SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sec. 4016.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is |
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governed by a board of five elected directors who serve staggered |
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terms of four years. |
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(b) Directors are elected in the manner provided by |
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Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code. |
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Sec. 4016.0202. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district |
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may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for |
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each board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each |
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director in one year may not exceed $7,200. |
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(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary |
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and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and |
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responsibilities of the board. |
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(c) Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do |
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not apply to the board. |
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Sec. 4016.0203. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board |
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consists of the following directors: |
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Pos. No. |
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Name of Director |
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(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors |
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appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2027, and |
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the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire |
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June 1, 2029. |
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SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 4016.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district |
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has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for |
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which the district is created. |
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Sec. 4016.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a) The |
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district, using any money available to the district for the |
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purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, |
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relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or |
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service authorized under this chapter or under Chapter 375, Local |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The district may contract with a governmental or private |
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entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a). |
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(c) The implementation of a district project or service is a |
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governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, |
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Government Code. |
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Sec. 4016.0303. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by |
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resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to |
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assist and act for the district in implementing a project or |
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providing a service authorized by this chapter. |
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(b) The nonprofit corporation: |
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(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local |
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government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, |
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Transportation Code; and |
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(2) may implement any project and provide any service |
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authorized by this chapter. |
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(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the |
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nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit |
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corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors |
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of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, |
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Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not |
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required to reside in the district. |
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Sec. 4016.0304. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the |
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public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, |
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including the city, to provide law enforcement services in the |
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district for a fee. |
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Sec. 4016.0305. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. |
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The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit |
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organization that performs a service or provides an activity |
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consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose. |
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Sec. 4016.0306. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (a) The |
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district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic |
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development purposes of the district. |
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(b) The district may establish and provide for the |
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administration of one or more programs to promote state or local |
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economic development and to stimulate business and commercial |
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activity in the district, including programs to: |
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(1) make loans and grants of public money; and |
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(2) provide district personnel and services. |
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(c) The district may create economic development programs |
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and exercise the economic development powers provided to |
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municipalities by: |
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(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and |
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(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code. |
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Sec. 4016.0307. PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may |
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acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, |
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operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking |
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facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other |
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structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the |
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streets and related appurtenances. |
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(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public |
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purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public |
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purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of |
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years. |
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(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and |
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necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street |
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or road improvement. |
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(d) The development and operation of the district's parking |
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facilities may be considered an economic development program. |
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Sec. 4016.0308. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The |
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board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' |
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signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or |
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transfer of district money. |
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Sec. 4016.0309. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND. Except as |
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provided by Section 4016.0310, the district may add or exclude land |
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in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or |
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by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code. |
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Sec. 4016.0310. DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) The district may |
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be divided into two or more new districts only if the district: |
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(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and |
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(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes. |
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(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the |
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division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and |
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duties of the district. |
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(c) Any new district created by the division of the district |
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may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land |
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outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this |
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chapter. |
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(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition |
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signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of |
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the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the |
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district. |
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(e) An order dividing the district must: |
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(1) name each new district; |
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(2) include the metes and bounds description of the |
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territory of each new district; |
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(3) appoint initial directors for each new district; |
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and |
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(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities |
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between or among the new districts. |
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(f) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of |
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an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order |
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with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the |
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order in the real property records of each county in which the |
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district is located. |
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(g) Any new district created by the division of the district |
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must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter |
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approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue |
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bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes. |
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(h) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to |
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the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section |
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4016.0506 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new |
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district created by the division of the district and to the |
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inclusion of land in the new district. |
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Sec. 4016.0311. EMINENT DOMAIN. The district may exercise |
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the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Section |
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49.222, Water Code. |
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SUBCHAPTER D. ASSESSMENTS |
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Sec. 4016.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES |
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AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a |
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service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter |
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unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement |
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has been filed with the board. |
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(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by |
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the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in |
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the district subject to assessment according to the most recent |
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certified tax appraisal roll for the county. |
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Sec. 4016.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a) |
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The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any |
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purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the |
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district. |
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(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment |
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resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll |
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by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or |
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reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's |
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fees incurred by the district: |
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(1) are a first and prior lien against the property |
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assessed; |
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(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than |
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a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem |
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taxes; and |
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(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against |
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the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the |
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assessment proceedings. |
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(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's |
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resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is |
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paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the |
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board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property. |
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(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the |
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assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of |
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any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in |
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the manner required for additional assessments. |
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SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS |
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Sec. 4016.0501. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) The district |
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must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water |
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Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to |
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obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem |
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tax. |
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(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply |
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to the district. |
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Sec. 4016.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If |
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authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an |
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election under Section 4016.0501, the district may impose an |
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operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district |
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in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any |
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district purpose, including to: |
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(1) maintain and operate the district; |
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(2) construct or acquire improvements; or |
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(3) provide a service. |
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(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance |
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tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the |
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election. |
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Sec. 4016.0503. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE |
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BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may borrow money on |
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terms determined by the board. |
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(b) The district may issue, by public or private sale, |
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bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad |
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valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract |
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payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of |
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those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose. |
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(c) The district may issue, by public or private sale, |
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bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from |
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assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, |
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Local Government Code, if the improvement financed by the |
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obligation issued under this section will be conveyed to or |
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operated and maintained by a municipality or other retail utility |
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provider pursuant to an agreement with the district entered into |
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before the issuance of the obligation. |
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Sec. 4016.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT |
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PAYMENTS. The district may issue, without an election, bonds |
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secured by: |
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(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including |
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contract revenues; or |
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(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements |
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of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met. |
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Sec. 4016.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; |
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ELECTIONS. (a) If authorized at an election under Section |
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4016.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem |
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taxes. |
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(b) At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or |
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partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual |
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imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without |
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limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the |
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bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by |
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Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code. |
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(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that |
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may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be |
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submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be |
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voted on at the election. |
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Sec. 4016.0506. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. (a) The |
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board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose |
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corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is |
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located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of |
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the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as |
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required by applicable law. |
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(b) This section applies only to the district's first |
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issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes. |
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SUBCHAPTER I. DISSOLUTION |
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Sec. 4016.0901. DISSOLUTION. (a) The board shall dissolve |
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the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners |
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of: |
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(1) at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the |
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property subject to assessment by the district based on the most |
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recent certified county property tax rolls; or |
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(2) at least two-thirds of the surface area of the |
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district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility |
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rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from |
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assessment by the district according to the most recent certified |
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county property tax rolls. |
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(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at |
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any time. |
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(c) The district may not be dissolved by its board under |
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Subsection (a) or (b) if the district: |
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(1) has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that |
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bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with |
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the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds; |
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(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until |
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that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the |
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contract; or |
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(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, |
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facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with |
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another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the |
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public works, facilities, or improvements. |
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(d) Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local |
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Government Code, do not apply to the district. |
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SECTION 2. The Bluebonnet Hills Municipal Management |
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District No. 1 initially includes all territory contained in the |
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following area: |
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TRACT 1: |
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Being a tract of land situated in the John Chamblee Survey, Abstract |
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No. 192, in the M.E.P. & P. Railroad Survey, Abstract No. 761 and in |
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the Allen Reeves Survey, Abstract No. 939, Ellis County, Texas, and |
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being part of a called 367.8751 acre tract of land conveyed to |
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Fulson Midlothian Partners I, LP by deed recorded in Volume 2220, |
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Page 194, Official Public Records, Ellis County, Texas and part of a |
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145.15 acre tract of land conveyed to Fulson Midlothian Partners I, |
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LP by deed recorded in Volume 2214, Page 2136, Deed Records, Ellis |
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County, Texas and being more particularly described as follows: |
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Beginning at a 1/2" iron pin found with orange cap stamped |
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"8172753361" on the northwest line of said 367.8751 acre tract, on |
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the southeast line of a 406.638 acre tract of land conveyed to One |
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Windsor Hills, LP by deed recorded in Volume 2206, Page 1415, Deed |
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Records, Ellis County, Texas and being the north corner of Tract 4, |
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a 9.607 acre tract of land conveyed to Kruthin, LLC by deed recorded |
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in Instrument No. 2136939, Official Public Records, Ellis County, |
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Texas; |
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Thence, North 58°46'14" East, along the northwest line of said |
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367.8751 acre tract and the southeast line of said 406.638 acre |
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tract, a distance of 3299.91 feet to a 1/2" iron pin set with yellow |
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cap stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for an east corner of said 406.638 |
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acre tract and a re-entrant corner of said 367.8751 acre tract; |
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Thence, North 30°05'16" West, along an easterly line of said 406.638 |
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acre tract and a westerly line of said 367.8751 acre tract, a |
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distance of 291.53 feet to a 1/2" iron pin set with yellow cap |
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stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for the northwest corner of said |
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367.8751 acre tract and being on the south line of Kimble Road (no |
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recorded R.O.W.); |
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Thence, North 73°16'08" East, along the northerly line of said |
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367.8751 acre tract and the southerly line of said Kimble Road, a |
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distance of 1043.50 feet to a 1/2" iron pin set with yellow cap |
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stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for the northeast corner of said |
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367.8751 acre tract and the northwest corner of Tract II, a 239.022 |
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acre tract of land conveyed to Cann Real Estates, LTD. By deed |
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recorded in Volume 1659, Page 719, Deed Records, Ellis County, |
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Texas, said point being South 44°38'47" East, a distance of 6.30 |
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feet from a 1/2" iron pin found; |
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Thence, South 28°18'19" East, along the easterly line of said |
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367.8751 acre tract and the westerly line of said 239.022 acre |
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tract, a distance of 1164.51 feet to a mag nail found in wood post |
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for corner; |
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Thence, South 23°33'43" East, along the easterly line of said |
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367.8751 acre tract and the westerly line of said 239.022 acre |
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tract, passing at a distance of 2774.10 feet to a 1/2" iron pin |
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found with red cap stamped "GEER RPLS 4117" for a northeast corner |
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of said 145.15 acre tract and continuing for a total distance of |
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2820.97 feet to a 1/2" iron pin found for the southwest corner of |
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said 239.022 acre tract and a re-entrant corner of said 145.15 acre |
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tract; |
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Thence, North 55°33'31" West, a distance of 802.05 feet to a 1/2" |
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iron pin found with pink cap stamped "8172753361" for corner; |
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Thence, South 49°51'21" West, a distance of 1279.89 feet to a 1/2" |
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iron pin set with yellow cap stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for corner |
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on the northwest line of Tract 8, a 26.698 acre tract of land |
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conveyed to Kruthin, LLC by deed recorded in Instrument |
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No. 2136939, Official Public Records, Ellis County, Texas; |
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Thence, North 45°24'41" West, a distance of 39.61 feet to a 1/2" iron |
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pin set with yellow cap stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for the south |
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corner of a 26.861 acre tract of land conveyed to Canvas Midlothian |
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I Owner, LLC by deed recorded in Instrument No. 2156284, Official |
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Public Records, Ellis County, Texas; |
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Thence, North 44°35'09" East, along the southeast line of said |
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26.861 acre tract, a distance of 78.68 feet to a 1/2" iron pin set |
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with yellow cap stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for the beginning of a |
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curve to the left having a central angle of 82°02'57", a radius of |
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955.00 feet and a chord bearing of North 03°33'51" East, a distance |
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of 1253.69 feet; |
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Thence, northeasterly, along the easterly line of said 26.861 acre |
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tract and said curve to the left, an arc distance of 1367.59 feet to |
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a 1/2" iron pin set with yellow cap stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for |
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the end of said curve; |
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Thence, North 37°27'37" West, along the easterly line of said 26.861 |
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acre tract, a distance of 16.23 feet to a 1/2" iron pin set with |
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yellow cap stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for the northeast corner of |
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said 26.861 acre tract; |
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Thence, South 82°50'47" West, along the north line of said 26.861 |
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acre tract, a distance of 1059.46 feet to a 1/2" iron pin set with |
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yellow cap stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for the northwest corner of |
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said 26.861 acre tract; |
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Thence, South 07°09'13" East, along the west line of said 26.861 |
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acre tract, a distance of 763.01 feet to a 1/2" iron pin set with |
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yellow cap stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for the southwest corner of |
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said 26.861 acre tract; |
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Thence, North 74°43'29" West, a distance of 86.40 feet to a 1/2" iron |
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pin set with yellow cap stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for the |
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beginning of a curve to the left having a central angle of 16°12'38", |
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a radius of 850.00 feet and a chord bearing of North 82°49'43" West, |
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a distance of 239.69 feet; |
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Thence, northwesterly, along said curve to the left, an arc |
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distance of 240.49 feet to a 1/2" iron pin set with yellow cap |
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stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for corner on the east line of Tract |
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III, a 2.599 acre tract of land conveyed to Shiloh C.C., Inc. by |
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deed recorded in Instrument No. 1926898, Official Public Records, |
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Ellis County, Texas; |
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Thence, North 07°32'48" West, along the east line of said Tract III |
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and the east line of Tract II, a 5.002 acre tract of land conveyed to |
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Shiloh C.C., Inc. by deed recorded in Instrument No. 1926898, |
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Official Public Records, Ellis County, Texas, a distance of 715.95 |
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feet to a 1/2" iron pin found for the northeast corner of said Tract |
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II; |
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Thence, South 82°27'14" West, along the north line of said Tract II |
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and the north line of Tract I, a 0.931 acre tract of land conveyed to |
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Shiloh C.C., Inc. by deed recorded in Instrument No. 1926898, |
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Official Public Records, Ellis County, Texas, a distance of 869.58 |
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feet to a 1/2" iron pin set with yellow cap stamped "CCG INC RPLS |
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5129" for the west corner of said Tract I and on the northeast line |
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of Padera Lakeside Addition, an addition to the City of Midlothian, |
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Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in Cabinet J, Page |
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335, Plat Records, Ellis County, Texas; |
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Thence, North 60°16'52" West, along the northeast line of said |
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Padera Lakeside Addition, a distance of 130.64 feet to a 1/2" iron |
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pin set with yellow cap stamped "CCG INC RPLS 5129" for the north |
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corner of said Padera Lakeside Addition; |
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Thence, North 60°28'03" West, a distance of 31.09 feet to a 1/2" iron |
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pin found with pink cap stamped "DTS 8172753361" for corner; |
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Thence, North 72°02'20" West, a distance of 601.32 feet to a 1/2" |
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iron pin found with pink cap stamped "DTS 8172753361" for corner; |
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Thence, South 62°49'32" West, a distance of 458.28 feet to a 1/2" |
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iron pin found with pink cap stamped "DTS 8172753361" for corner; |
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Thence, South 06°55'23" East, a distance of 559.76 feet to a 1/2" |
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iron pin found for corner on the northeast right-of-way line of U.S. |
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Highway No. 287 (variable width R.O.W.); |
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Thence, North 63°21'02" West, along the northeast right-of-way line |
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of U.S. Highway No. 287 (variable width R.O.W.), a distance of |
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79.31 feet to a concrete monument found for corner; |
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Thence, North 60°52'22" West, along the northeast right-of-way line |
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of U.S. Highway No. 287 (variable width R.O.W.), a distance of |
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66.98 feet to a 1/2" iron pin found with orange cap stamped |
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"8172753361" for the southeast corner of said Tract 4, a 9.607 acre |
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tract; |
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Thence, North 07°06'20" West, along the east line of said Tract 4, a |
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distance of 493.69 feet to a 1/2" iron pin found with orange cap |
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stamped "8172753361" for corner; |
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Thence, North 50°07'14" West, along the northeast line of said Tract |
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4, a distance of 431.52 feet to a 1/2" iron pin found with orange cap |
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stamped "8172753361" for corner; |
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Thence, North 00°27'34" West, along the east line of said Tract 4, a |
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distance of 276.56 feet to the Point of Beginning and containing |
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8,974,410 square feet or 206.024 acres of land. |
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TRACT 2: |
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BEING a tract of land situated in the Allen Reeves Survey, Abstract |
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Number 939, the John Chamblee Survey, Abstract Number 192 and the |
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J.B. Littlepage Survey, Abstract Number 643, Ellis County, Texas |
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and being all of a tract of land described by deed to Cann Real |
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Estate, LTD. recorded in Volume 1659, Page 719 (Tract II) of the |
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Deed Records Ellis County, Texas, and being more particularly |
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described as follows: |
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BEGINNING at a Flat iron blade found in a field for the southwest |
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corner of said Cann tract, said point also lying on the northerly |
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line of a tract of land to Fulsom Midlothian Partners, L.P. recorded |
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in Volume 2214, Page 2136 of said Deed Records at an inner ell |
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corner of same; |
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THENCE North 23 degrees 33 minutes 29 seconds West along the west |
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line of said Cann tract passing a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped |
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"R.P.L.S. 4117" found for a northerly corner of said Fulsom tract, |
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same being the most northerly southeast corner of a tract of land to |
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Fulsom Midlothian Partners, L.P. recorded in Volume 2220, Page 194 |
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of said Deed Records at a distance of 46.53 feet, and continuing |
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along the common line of said Cann tract and said Fulsom tract |
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recorded in Volume 2220, Page 194, a total a distance of 2820.45 |
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feet to a MAG NAIL found in a wood fence post at an angle point on |
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said common line; |
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THENCE North 28 degrees 23 minutes 56 seconds West continuing along |
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said common line and generally along a barbed wire fence, a distance |
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of 1170.80 feet to 5/8 inch iron rod found in a dirt drive at the |
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general projection of the near center of Auger Road for the |
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northwest corner of said Cann tract, the northeast corner of said |
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Fulsom tract recorded in Volume 2220, Page 194 and lying on the |
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south line of a tract of land to One Windsor Hills, L.P. recorded in |
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Volume 2181, Page 1640 of said Deed Records; |
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THENCE along the northerly line of said Cann tract and generally |
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along Auger Road the following courses and distances; |
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North 74 degrees 39 minutes 18 seconds East, a distance of 8.56 feet |
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to 5/8 inch iron rod with cap stamped "R.P.L.S. 5430" set for |
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corner; |
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THENCE North 77 degrees 59 minutes 17 seconds East passing the |
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southwest corner of a tract of land to One Windsor Hills, L.P. |
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recorded in Volume 2202, Page 1293 of said Deed Records, and |
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continuing a total distance of 497.21 feet to 1/2 inch iron rod |
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found for corner: |
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South 84 degrees 33 minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of 619.13 |
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feet to 1/2 inch iron rod found for corner; |
|
North 81 degrees 34 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 521.44 |
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feet to 1/2 inch iron rod found for the southeast corner of said One |
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Windsor Hills, L.P. recorded in Volume 2202, Page 1293 and the |
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southwest corner of a tract of land to The City of Midlothian |
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recorded in Volume 491, Page 81 of said Deed Records; |
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North 84 degrees 21 minutes 49 seconds East along the common line of |
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said Cann tract and said City tract, a distance of 205.64 feet to |
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1/2 inch iron rod found for corner; |
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North 88 degrees 25 minutes 58 seconds East continuing along said |
|
common line, a distance of 829.02 feet to a 5/8 inch iron rod with |
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cap stamped "R.P.L.S. 5430" set for the northeast corner of said |
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Cann tract and the southeast corner of said City tract; |
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South 00 degrees 46 minutes 10 seconds East a distance of 976.31 |
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feet to 5/8 inch iron rod with cap stamped "R.P.L.S. 5430" set for |
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corner; |
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South 89 degrees 57 minutes 42 seconds East a distance of 142.80 |
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feet to 5/8 inch iron rod with cap stamped "R.P.L.S. 5430" set for |
|
corner; |
|
THENCE South 58 degrees 00 minutes 17 seconds East departing Auger |
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Road and passing the northwest corner of Overlook Estates IV an |
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addition to The City of Midlothian as recorded in Cabinet F, Page |
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187 of the Plat Records of Ellis County, Texas, a total distance of |
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301.58 feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
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THENCE along the common line of said Cann tract and said Overlook |
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Estates the following courses and distances; |
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South 63 degrees 43 minutes 33 seconds East, a distance of 214.61 |
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feet to 5/8 inch iron rod with cap stamped "R.P.L.S. 5430" set for |
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corner; |
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South 41 degrees 22 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 66.05 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
South 24 degrees 18 minutes 05 seconds West, a distance of 90.50 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
South 24 degrees 57 minutes 58 seconds East, a distance of 23.23 |
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feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
North 80 degrees 48 minutes 32 seconds East, a distance of 68.55 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
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South 30 degrees 52 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of 252.81 |
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feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
North 72 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds East, a distance of 54.51 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
South 37 degrees 16 minutes 38 seconds East, a distance of 80.19 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
South 01 degrees 09 minutes 54 seconds East, a distance of 97.03 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
South 29 degrees 02 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of 224.48 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
South 08 degrees 17 minutes 52 seconds West, a distance of 53.22 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
South 71 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds East, a distance of 42.96 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
South 68 degrees 32 minutes 23 seconds East, a distance of 79.06 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
South 42 degrees 51 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 280.02 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
North 77 degrees 23 minutes 36 seconds East, a distance of 57.39 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
South 23 degrees 51 minutes 49 seconds East, a distance of 79.75 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod stamped "N.D.M." found for corner; |
|
South 70 degrees 56 minutes 56 seconds East, a distance of 20.25 |
|
feet to 1/2 inch iron rod found for the north corner of a tract of |
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land to Highway 67 28 Acre Partners, LTD. as recorded in Volume |
|
2500, Page 1322 of said Deed Records; |
|
THENCE South 60 degrees 23 minutes 41 seconds West along the common |
|
line of said Cann tract and said Highway 67 tract a, distance of |
|
50.72 feet to 1/2 inch iron rod found for corner; |
|
THENCE South 32 degrees 36 minutes 05 seconds East continuing along |
|
the common line of said Cann tract and said Highway 67 tract, a |
|
distance of 1729.77 feet to 1/2 inch iron rod found for the |
|
southeast corner of said Cann tract; |
|
THENCE North 89 degrees 36 minutes 46 seconds West along the south |
|
line of said Cann tract, a distance of 986.95 feet to 1/2 inch iron |
|
rod found for corner at an angle point in same; |
|
THENCE South 89 degrees 48 minutes 13 seconds West, a distance of |
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2310.83 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING containing 10,557,874 square |
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Feet, or 242.375 acres of land. |
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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. (a) Section 4016.0311, Special District Local |
|
Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of this Act, takes effect only if |
|
this Act receives a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to |
|
each house. |
|
(b) If this Act does not receive a two-thirds vote of all the |
|
members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter 4016, Special |
|
District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of this Act, is |
|
amended by adding Section 4016.0311 to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 4016.0311. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may |
|
not exercise the power of eminent domain. |
|
SECTION 5. 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, 2025. |