1 | 1 | | By: Pitts (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) H.B. No. 518 |
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2 | 2 | | (In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013; |
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3 | 3 | | April 22, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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4 | 4 | | Intergovernmental Relations; May 10, 2013, reported favorably by |
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5 | 5 | | the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 10, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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7 | 7 | | |
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8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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10 | 10 | | relating to the creation of the Windsor Hills Municipal Management |
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11 | 11 | | District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing |
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12 | 12 | | authority to impose assessments and fees. |
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13 | 13 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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14 | 14 | | SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws |
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15 | 15 | | Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3907A to read as follows: |
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16 | 16 | | CHAPTER 3907A. WINDSOR HILLS MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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17 | 17 | | SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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18 | 18 | | Sec. 3907A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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19 | 19 | | (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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20 | 20 | | (2) "City" means the City of Midlothian, Texas. |
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21 | 21 | | (3) "Development agreement" means a development |
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22 | 22 | | agreement between the city and One Windsor Hills, L.P., that |
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23 | 23 | | establishes the standards that apply to development in the |
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24 | 24 | | district, in addition to those contained in zoning, subdivision, |
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25 | 25 | | and other applicable ordinances of the city. |
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26 | 26 | | (4) "Director" means a board member. |
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27 | 27 | | (5) "District" means the Windsor Hills Municipal |
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28 | 28 | | Management District No. 1. |
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29 | 29 | | (6) "Finance plan" means a finance plan between the |
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30 | 30 | | city and the district that includes a general description of |
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31 | 31 | | improvement projects or services that will be financed by the |
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32 | 32 | | district, an estimate of the costs for the improvement projects or |
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33 | 33 | | services, an estimate of the amount of the costs for the improvement |
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34 | 34 | | projects or services that the district will pay directly or that |
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35 | 35 | | will be reimbursed to the developer, and the means of financing |
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36 | 36 | | costs related to the planning, design, construction, improvement, |
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37 | 37 | | maintenance, and operation of the improvement projects or services. |
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38 | 38 | | Sec. 3907A.002. PRECONDITION; EXPIRATION. (a) The district |
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39 | 39 | | may not exercise any powers under this chapter until the |
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40 | 40 | | development agreement is executed. |
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41 | 41 | | (b) This chapter, including Section 3907A.061, expires |
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42 | 42 | | September 1, 2015, if the development agreement and finance plan |
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43 | 43 | | are not executed by that date. |
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44 | 44 | | Sec. 3907A.003. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The |
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45 | 45 | | district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, |
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46 | 46 | | Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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47 | 47 | | Sec. 3907A.004. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The |
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48 | 48 | | creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of |
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49 | 49 | | Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, |
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50 | 50 | | Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this |
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51 | 51 | | chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and |
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52 | 52 | | other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the |
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53 | 53 | | legislature has established a program to accomplish the public |
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54 | 54 | | purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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55 | 55 | | (b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, |
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56 | 56 | | develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, |
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57 | 57 | | transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, |
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58 | 58 | | entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public |
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59 | 59 | | welfare in the district. |
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60 | 60 | | (c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be |
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61 | 61 | | interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of |
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62 | 62 | | services provided to the area in the district as of the effective |
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63 | 63 | | date of the Act enacting this chapter. The district is created to |
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64 | 64 | | supplement and not to supplant the city services provided in the |
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65 | 65 | | district. |
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66 | 66 | | Sec. 3907A.005. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. |
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67 | 67 | | (a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. |
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68 | 68 | | (b) All land and other property included in the district |
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69 | 69 | | will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by |
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70 | 70 | | the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, |
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71 | 71 | | Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and |
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72 | 72 | | other powers granted under this chapter. |
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73 | 73 | | (c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a |
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74 | 74 | | municipal management district as provided by general law and |
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75 | 75 | | Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, |
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76 | 76 | | Texas Constitution. |
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77 | 77 | | (d) The creation of the district is in the public interest |
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78 | 78 | | and is essential to: |
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79 | 79 | | (1) further the public purposes of developing and |
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80 | 80 | | diversifying the economy of the state; |
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81 | 81 | | (2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and |
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82 | 82 | | (3) develop or expand transportation and commerce. |
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83 | 83 | | (e) The district will: |
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84 | 84 | | (1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of |
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85 | 85 | | residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, |
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86 | 86 | | and consumers in the district, and of the public; |
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87 | 87 | | (2) provide needed funding for the district to |
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88 | 88 | | preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of |
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89 | 89 | | the district territory as a community and business center; and |
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90 | 90 | | (3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment |
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91 | 91 | | of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and |
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92 | 92 | | developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for |
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93 | 93 | | the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty. |
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94 | 94 | | (f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at |
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95 | 95 | | grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street |
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96 | 96 | | landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and |
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97 | 97 | | necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street |
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98 | 98 | | or road improvement. |
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99 | 99 | | (g) The district will not act as the agent or |
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100 | 100 | | instrumentality of any private interest even though the district |
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101 | 101 | | will benefit many private interests as well as the public. |
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102 | 102 | | Sec. 3907A.006. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is |
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103 | 103 | | composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting |
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104 | 104 | | this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under other |
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105 | 105 | | law. |
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106 | 106 | | (b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of |
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107 | 107 | | the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the |
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108 | 108 | | field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process |
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109 | 109 | | does not affect the district's: |
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110 | 110 | | (1) organization, existence, or validity; |
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111 | 111 | | (2) right to contract; |
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112 | 112 | | (3) authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other |
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113 | 113 | | obligations described by Section 3907A.201 or to pay the principal |
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114 | 114 | | and interest of the bonds or other obligations; |
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115 | 115 | | (4) right to impose or collect an assessment, or |
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116 | 116 | | collect other revenue; or |
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117 | 117 | | (5) legality or operation. |
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118 | 118 | | Sec. 3907A.007. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES. |
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119 | 119 | | (a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be |
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120 | 120 | | included in: |
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121 | 121 | | (1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under |
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122 | 122 | | Chapter 311, Tax Code; or |
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123 | 123 | | (2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under |
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124 | 124 | | Chapter 312, Tax Code. |
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125 | 125 | | (b) A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in |
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126 | 126 | | the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section |
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127 | 127 | | 311.006, Tax Code. |
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128 | 128 | | SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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129 | 129 | | Sec. 3907A.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. The district is |
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130 | 130 | | governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered |
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131 | 131 | | terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring May |
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132 | 132 | | 31 of each even-numbered year. |
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133 | 133 | | Sec. 3907A.052. QUALIFICATIONS. (a) To be qualified to |
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134 | 134 | | serve as a director appointed by the governing body of the city, a |
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135 | 135 | | person must be: |
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136 | 136 | | (1) a resident of the city who is also a registered |
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137 | 137 | | voter of the city; |
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138 | 138 | | (2) an owner of property in the district; or |
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139 | 139 | | (3) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person |
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140 | 140 | | described by Subdivision (2). |
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141 | 141 | | (b) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the |
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142 | 142 | | district. |
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143 | 143 | | Sec. 3907A.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. The governing |
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144 | 144 | | body of the city shall appoint directors. |
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145 | 145 | | Sec. 3907A.054. EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS. (a) The following |
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146 | 146 | | persons serve ex officio as nonvoting directors: |
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147 | 147 | | (1) the city manager of the city; and |
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148 | 148 | | (2) the chief financial officer of the city. |
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149 | 149 | | (b) An ex officio director is entitled to speak on a matter |
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150 | 150 | | before the board. |
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151 | 151 | | Sec. 3907A.055. VACANCY. The governing body of the city |
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152 | 152 | | shall fill a vacancy on the board by appointing a person who meets |
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153 | 153 | | the qualifications prescribed by Section 3907A.052. |
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154 | 154 | | Sec. 3907A.056. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. A director |
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155 | 155 | | shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office with the |
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156 | 156 | | district, and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in |
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157 | 157 | | the district records. |
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158 | 158 | | Sec. 3907A.057. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among |
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159 | 159 | | the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. |
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160 | 160 | | Sec. 3907A.058. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district |
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161 | 161 | | may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $75 for each |
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162 | 162 | | board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each director |
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163 | 163 | | in a calendar year may not exceed $3,000. |
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164 | 164 | | (b) The governing body of the city, by resolution or |
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165 | 165 | | ordinance, may increase: |
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166 | 166 | | (1) the compensation for each director to an amount |
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167 | 167 | | not to exceed $150 for each board meeting; and |
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168 | 168 | | (2) the total compensation for each director to an |
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169 | 169 | | amount not to exceed $6,000 in a calendar year. |
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170 | 170 | | (c) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary |
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171 | 171 | | and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and |
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172 | 172 | | responsibilities of the board. |
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173 | 173 | | Sec. 3907A.059. LIABILITY INSURANCE. The district may |
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174 | 174 | | obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance |
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175 | 175 | | coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that |
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176 | 176 | | protects and insures a director against personal liability and from |
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177 | 177 | | all claims relating to: |
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178 | 178 | | (1) actions taken by the director in the director's |
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179 | 179 | | capacity as a member of the board; |
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180 | 180 | | (2) actions and activities taken by the district; or |
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181 | 181 | | (3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the |
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182 | 182 | | district. |
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183 | 183 | | Sec. 3907A.060. BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold |
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184 | 184 | | meetings at a place accessible to the public. |
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185 | 185 | | Sec. 3907A.061. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The governing body |
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186 | 186 | | of the city shall appoint the initial directors immediately after |
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187 | 187 | | the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter. |
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188 | 188 | | (b) The governing body shall stagger the terms, with two or |
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189 | 189 | | three directors' terms expiring May 31, 2014, and the remaining |
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190 | 190 | | directors' terms expiring May 31, 2016. |
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191 | 191 | | (c) The term of an initial director does not begin until the |
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192 | 192 | | development agreement and finance plan are executed. |
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193 | 193 | | (d) This section expires September 1, 2018. |
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194 | 194 | | SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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195 | 195 | | Sec. 3907A.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district |
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196 | 196 | | has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for |
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197 | 197 | | which the district is created. |
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198 | 198 | | Sec. 3907A.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The district may |
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199 | 199 | | provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or |
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200 | 200 | | private entity to provide, the improvement projects described by |
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201 | 201 | | Subchapter C-1 or activities in support of or incidental to those |
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202 | 202 | | projects. |
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203 | 203 | | Sec. 3907A.103. WATER DISTRICT POWERS. The district has |
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204 | 204 | | the powers provided by the general laws relating to conservation |
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205 | 205 | | and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, |
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206 | 206 | | Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code. |
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207 | 207 | | Sec. 3907A.104. ROAD DISTRICT POWERS. The district has the |
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208 | 208 | | powers provided by the general laws relating to road districts and |
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209 | 209 | | road utility districts created under Section 52(b), Article III, |
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210 | 210 | | Texas Constitution, including Chapters 365 and 441, Transportation |
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211 | 211 | | Code. |
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212 | 212 | | Sec. 3907A.105. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS. The |
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213 | 213 | | district has the powers provided by Chapter 372, Local Government |
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214 | 214 | | Code, to a municipality or county. |
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215 | 215 | | Sec. 3907A.106. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS. The |
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216 | 216 | | district has the powers provided by Chapter 375, Local Government |
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217 | 217 | | Code. |
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218 | 218 | | Sec. 3907A.107. CONTRACT POWERS. The district may contract |
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219 | 219 | | with a governmental or private entity, on terms determined by the |
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220 | 220 | | board, to carry out a power or duty authorized by this chapter or to |
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221 | 221 | | accomplish a purpose for which the district is created. |
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222 | 222 | | Sec. 3907A.108. PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may |
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223 | 223 | | acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, |
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224 | 224 | | operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking |
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225 | 225 | | facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other |
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226 | 226 | | structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the |
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227 | 227 | | streets and related appurtenances. |
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228 | 228 | | (b) The district's parking facilities serve the public |
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229 | 229 | | purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public |
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230 | 230 | | purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of |
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231 | 231 | | years. |
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232 | 232 | | (c) The district's parking facilities are necessary |
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233 | 233 | | components of a street and are considered to be a street or road |
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234 | 234 | | improvement. |
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235 | 235 | | (d) The development and operation of the district's parking |
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236 | 236 | | facilities may be considered an economic development program. |
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237 | 237 | | Sec. 3907A.109. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may |
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238 | 238 | | not exercise the power of eminent domain. |
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239 | 239 | | Sec. 3907A.110. NO TOLL ROADS. The district may not |
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240 | 240 | | construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a toll road. |
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241 | 241 | | SUBCHAPTER C-1. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES |
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242 | 242 | | Sec. 3907A.151. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The |
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243 | 243 | | district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, |
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244 | 244 | | relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or |
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245 | 245 | | service using money available to the district, or contract with a |
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246 | 246 | | governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, |
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247 | 247 | | acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an |
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248 | 248 | | improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or |
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249 | 249 | | Chapter 375, Local Government Code. |
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250 | 250 | | Sec. 3907A.152. BOARD DETERMINATION REQUIRED. The district |
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251 | 251 | | may not undertake an improvement project or service unless the |
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252 | 252 | | board determines the project or service: |
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253 | 253 | | (1) is necessary to accomplish a public purpose of the |
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254 | 254 | | district; and |
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255 | 255 | | (2) complies with the development agreement or the |
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256 | 256 | | parties to the development agreement agree to the project or |
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257 | 257 | | service, in writing. |
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258 | 258 | | Sec. 3907A.153. IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND SERVICE IN |
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259 | 259 | | DEFINABLE AREA. The district may undertake an improvement project |
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260 | 260 | | or service that confers a special benefit on a definable area in the |
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261 | 261 | | district and levy and collect a special assessment on benefited |
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262 | 262 | | property in the district in accordance with: |
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263 | 263 | | (1) Chapter 372, Local Government Code; |
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264 | 264 | | (2) Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or |
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265 | 265 | | (3) both chapters. |
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266 | 266 | | Sec. 3907A.154. CONTRACTS. A contract to design, |
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267 | 267 | | construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or |
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268 | 268 | | finance an improvement project is considered a contract for a good |
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269 | 269 | | or service under Subchapter I, Chapter 271, Local Government Code. |
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270 | 270 | | SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS |
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271 | 271 | | Sec. 3907A.201. BORROWING MONEY; OBLIGATIONS. (a) The |
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272 | 272 | | district may borrow money for a district purpose by issuing bonds, |
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273 | 273 | | notes, time warrants, or other obligations, or by entering into a |
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274 | 274 | | contract payable wholly or partly from an assessment, a contract |
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275 | 275 | | payment, a grant, district revenue, or a combination of these |
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276 | 276 | | sources. |
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277 | 277 | | (b) An obligation described by Subsection (a): |
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278 | 278 | | (1) may bear interest at a rate determined by the |
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279 | 279 | | board; and |
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280 | 280 | | (2) may include a term or condition as determined by |
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281 | 281 | | the board. |
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282 | 282 | | Sec. 3907A.202. COMPLIANCE WITH DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND |
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283 | 283 | | FINANCE PLAN. Before the district issues, enters into, or pays an |
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284 | 284 | | obligation under Section 3907A.201: |
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285 | 285 | | (1) the obligation must be authorized by the finance |
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286 | 286 | | plan; and |
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287 | 287 | | (2) the city must provide written notice to the |
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288 | 288 | | district that no party to the development agreement is in default as |
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289 | 289 | | of the date the district is authorized to issue or enter into the |
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290 | 290 | | obligation. |
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291 | 291 | | Sec. 3907A.203. ISSUER POWERS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC |
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292 | 292 | | IMPROVEMENTS. The district may exercise any power of an issuer |
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293 | 293 | | under Chapter 1371, Government Code. |
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294 | 294 | | Sec. 3907A.204. ASSESSMENTS. The district may impose an |
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295 | 295 | | assessment on property in the district to pay for an obligation |
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296 | 296 | | described by Section 3907A.201 in the manner provided for: |
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297 | 297 | | (1) a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter |
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298 | 298 | | 375, Local Government Code; or |
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299 | 299 | | (2) a municipality or county under Subchapter A, |
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300 | 300 | | Chapter 372, Local Government Code. |
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301 | 301 | | Sec. 3907A.205. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The district |
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302 | 302 | | may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax |
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303 | 303 | | or assessment on property in the zones. |
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304 | 304 | | Sec. 3907A.206. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The |
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305 | 305 | | board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' |
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306 | 306 | | signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or |
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307 | 307 | | transfer of the district's money. |
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308 | 308 | | Sec. 3907A.207. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. Section |
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309 | 309 | | 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. |
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310 | 310 | | Sec. 3907A.208. NO AD VALOREM TAX. The district may not |
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311 | 311 | | impose an ad valorem tax. |
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312 | 312 | | SUBCHAPTER E. DISSOLUTION |
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313 | 313 | | Sec. 3907A.251. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE. (a) The |
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314 | 314 | | governing body of the city may dissolve the district by ordinance. |
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315 | 315 | | (b) The governing body may not dissolve the district until: |
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316 | 316 | | (1) the district's outstanding debt or other |
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317 | 317 | | obligations have been repaid, assumed, or discharged, including the |
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318 | 318 | | defeasance of any outstanding bonds or other obligations through |
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319 | 319 | | the issuance of debt by the city; and |
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320 | 320 | | (2) each party to the development agreement and the |
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321 | 321 | | finance plan fulfills the party's obligations under the agreement |
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322 | 322 | | and the plan, including a district obligation to reimburse a |
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323 | 323 | | developer or owner for the costs of an improvement project or |
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324 | 324 | | service. |
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325 | 325 | | Sec. 3907A.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER |
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326 | 326 | | REVENUE. If the governing body of the city dissolves the district |
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327 | 327 | | and assumes the outstanding bonds or other obligations of the |
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328 | 328 | | district secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue: |
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329 | 329 | | (1) the city shall, in the same manner as the district, |
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330 | 330 | | enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay: |
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331 | 331 | | (A) the bonds or other obligations when due and |
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332 | 332 | | payable; or |
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333 | 333 | | (B) special revenue or assessment bonds or other |
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334 | 334 | | obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or |
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335 | 335 | | obligations of the district; and |
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336 | 336 | | (2) the board shall transfer ownership of all district |
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337 | 337 | | property to the city. |
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338 | 338 | | SECTION 2. The Windsor Hills Municipal Management District |
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339 | 339 | | No. 1 initially includes all the territory contained in the |
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340 | 340 | | following area: |
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341 | 341 | | TRACT ONE |
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342 | 342 | | BEING a tract of land out of the JOSEPH STEWART Survey, |
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343 | 343 | | Abstract Number 961, M.E.P. & P.R.R. COMPANY Survey, Abstract |
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344 | 344 | | Number 761, JAMES JONES Survey, Abstract Number 583, ALLEN REEVES |
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345 | 345 | | Survey, Abstract Number 939 and the B.F. BERRY Survey, Abstract |
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346 | 346 | | Number 1547 and being part of a tract of land described to One |
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347 | 347 | | Windsor Hills L.P. as recorded in Volume 2199, Page 2425, Volume |
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348 | 348 | | 2181, Page 1640 and Volume 2206, Page 1415, Deed Records, Ellis |
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349 | 349 | | County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and |
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350 | 350 | | bounds as follows: |
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351 | 351 | | BEGINNING at the northwesterly corner of a tract of land |
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352 | 352 | | described to One Windsor Hills L.P. in Volume 2206, Page 1415, Deed |
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353 | 353 | | Records, Ellis County, Texas, and the southwesterly corner of a |
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354 | 354 | | tract of land described to Suburban Residential, L.P. as recorded |
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355 | 355 | | in Volume 2061, Page 1487, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas, said |
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356 | 356 | | point also being in the easterly right-of-way of U.S. Highway |
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357 | 357 | | Number 287 (a variable width right-of-way). |
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358 | 358 | | THENCE North 59°34'56" East along said common line and |
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359 | 359 | | departing said east right-of-way line passing at a distance of |
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360 | 360 | | 223.98 feet the easterly line of said Suburban Residential, L.P. |
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361 | 361 | | tract and the westerly line of said tract of land described to One |
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362 | 362 | | Windsor Hills, L.P. in Volume 2181, Page 1640 in all a total |
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363 | 363 | | distance of 2878.85 feet to a point for corner; |
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364 | 364 | | THENCE North 30°22'31" West, a distance of 623.90 feet to a |
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365 | 365 | | point for corner; |
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366 | 366 | | THENCE North 81°43'06" East, a distance of 488.08 feet to a |
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367 | 367 | | point for corner; |
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368 | 368 | | THENCE North 72°00'40" East, a distance of 320.19 feet to a |
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369 | 369 | | point for corner; |
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370 | 370 | | THENCE North 71°30'14" East, a distance of 275.16 feet to a |
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371 | 371 | | point for corner; |
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372 | 372 | | THENCE North 60°21'33" East, a distance of 306.11 feet to a |
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373 | 373 | | point for corner; |
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374 | 374 | | THENCE North 60°52'42" East, a distance of 324.51 feet to a |
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375 | 375 | | point for corner; |
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376 | 376 | | THENCE North 62°51'56" East, a distance of 737.24 feet to a |
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377 | 377 | | point for corner; |
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378 | 378 | | THENCE North 77°31'00" East, a distance of 184.84 feet to a |
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379 | 379 | | point for corner; |
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380 | 380 | | THENCE South 54°36'52" East, a distance of 94.36 feet to a |
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381 | 381 | | point for corner; |
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382 | 382 | | THENCE South 45°11'54" East, a distance of 143.80 feet to a |
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383 | 383 | | point for corner; |
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384 | 384 | | THENCE North 00°06'23" East, a distance of 2809.23 feet to a |
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385 | 385 | | point for corner, said point being at the beginning of tangent curve |
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386 | 386 | | to the right whose chord bears North 04°50'09" East, and a chord |
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387 | 387 | | length of 454.89; |
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388 | 388 | | THENCE in a northeasterly direction with said curve to the |
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389 | 389 | | right having a central angle 09°5305", with a radius of 2640.00 |
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390 | 390 | | feet, an arc length of 455.45 feet to a point for corner, said point |
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391 | 391 | | being in the northeasterly line of said tract of land described to |
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392 | 392 | | One Windsor Hills, L.P. in Volume 2199, Page 2425, and southerly |
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393 | 393 | | line of a tract of land described to JAS Holdings, L.L.C. as |
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394 | 394 | | recorded in Volume 2051, Page 2082, Deed Records, Ellis County, |
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395 | 395 | | Texas; |
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396 | 396 | | THENCE North 88°55'17" East, along said common line a distance |
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397 | 397 | | of 627.82 feet to a point for corner; |
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398 | 398 | | THENCE South 01°20'17" East continuing along said common line |
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399 | 399 | | a distance of 491.92 feet to a point for corner; |
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400 | 400 | | THENCE North 87°52'20' East continuing along said common line |
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401 | 401 | | a distance of 765.58 feet to a point for corner; |
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402 | 402 | | THENCE North 89°07'31" East continuing along said common line |
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403 | 403 | | a distance of 1045.64 feet to a point for corner said point being in |
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404 | 404 | | the apparent westerly line of Quarry Road (a variable width |
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405 | 405 | | right-of-way); |
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406 | 406 | | THENCE along said Quarry Road the following calls: South |
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407 | 407 | | 00°31'02" East, a distance of 2176.51 feet to a point for corner; |
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408 | 408 | | South 00°12'55" West, a distance of 619.03 feet to a point for |
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409 | 409 | | corner; South 00°11'45" West, a distance of 2361.69 feet to a point |
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410 | 410 | | for corner, said point being the northerly line of a tract of land |
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411 | 411 | | described to Fulson Midlothian Partners L.P., in Volume 2220, Page |
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412 | 412 | | 0194, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas; |
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413 | 413 | | THENCE South 73°40'45" West, departing said Quarry Road, a |
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414 | 414 | | distance of 1024.70 feet to a point for corner, said point being in |
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415 | 415 | | the easterly line of said tract of land described to One Windsor |
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416 | 416 | | Hills, L.P. in Volume 2206, Page 1415, and the northerly line of |
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417 | 417 | | said Fulson Midlothian Partners L.P. tract; |
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418 | 418 | | THENCE South 30°37'38" East, continuing along said common |
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419 | 419 | | line a distance of 350.99 feet to a point for corner; |
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420 | 420 | | THENCE South 59°15'58" West, continuing along said common |
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421 | 421 | | line a distance of 3738.60 feet to a point for corner; |
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422 | 422 | | THENCE South 00°20'54" West, continuing along said common |
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423 | 423 | | line a distance of 423.54 feet to a point for corner, said point |
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424 | 424 | | being in the said northerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway |
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425 | 425 | | Number 287; |
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426 | 426 | | THENCE along said northerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway |
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427 | 427 | | Number 287 the following calls: North 63°06'06" West, a distance of |
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428 | 428 | | 291.86 feet to a point for corner; North 59°56'14" West, a distance |
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429 | 429 | | of 490.32 feet to a point for corner; North 57°00'04" West, a |
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430 | 430 | | distance of 447.27 feet to a point for corner; North 56°34'07" West, |
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431 | 431 | | a distance of 486.37 feet to a point for corner; North 50°47'17" |
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432 | 432 | | West, a distance of 387.41 feet to a point for corner; North |
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433 | 433 | | 49°12'36" West, a distance of 604.08 feet to a point for corner; |
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434 | 434 | | North 48°29'20" West, a distance of 123.15 feet to a point for |
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435 | 435 | | corner, said point being in the southeasterly line of a tract of |
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436 | 436 | | land described to City of Midlothian, Cause Number 04-C-3616 County |
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437 | 437 | | Court of Law, Ellis County, Texas; |
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438 | 438 | | THENCE North 41°28'19" East, departing the said northerly |
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439 | 439 | | right-of-way line of U.S Highway 287, a distance of 100.00 feet to a |
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440 | 440 | | point for corner; |
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441 | 441 | | THENCE North 48°53'44" West continuing along said common line |
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442 | 442 | | a distance of 99.72 feet to a point for corner; |
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443 | 443 | | THENCE South 41°38'09" West continuing along said common line |
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444 | 444 | | a distance of 99.36 feet to a point for corner, said point being in |
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445 | 445 | | the said northerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 287; |
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446 | 446 | | THENCE along said northerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway |
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447 | 447 | | Number 287 the following calls: North 48°36'14" West, a distance of |
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448 | 448 | | 247.58 feet to a point for corner; North 42°50'51" West, a distance |
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449 | 449 | | of 458.34 feet to a point for corner; North 51°04'02" West, a |
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450 | 450 | | distance of 466.39 feet to a point for corner; North 27°30'07" West, |
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451 | 451 | | a distance of 3.46 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing |
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452 | 452 | | 29,532,612 square feet or 677.97 acres, more or less. |
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453 | 453 | | TRACT TWO |
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454 | 454 | | BEING a tract of land out of thee ALLEN REEVES Survey, |
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455 | 455 | | Abstract Number 939 and being part of a tract of land described to |
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456 | 456 | | One Windsor Hills L.P. as recorded in Volume 2202, Page 2425, Deed |
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457 | 457 | | Records, Ellis County, Texas, and being more particularly described |
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458 | 458 | | by metes and bounds as follows: |
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459 | 459 | | BEGINNING at the southeasterly corner of a tract of land |
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460 | 460 | | described to One Windsor Hills L.P. Tract 2 in Volume 2202, Page |
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461 | 461 | | 1295, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas, said point also being in |
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462 | 462 | | the southwesterly line of a tract of land described to City of |
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463 | 463 | | Midlothian in Volume 491, Page 081, Deed Records, Ellis County, |
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464 | 464 | | Texas, said point also being in the apparent northerly line of Auger |
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465 | 465 | | Road (a variable width right-of-way); |
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466 | 466 | | THENCE along said northerly line of Auger Road the following |
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467 | 467 | | calls: South 81°59'52" West, a distance of 520.79 feet to a point for |
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468 | 468 | | corner; North 84°51'18" West, a distance of 617.43 feet to a point |
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469 | 469 | | for corner; South 79°50'03" West, a distance of 442.41 feet to a |
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470 | 470 | | point for corner, said point also being in the apparent easterly |
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471 | 471 | | line of Quarry Road (a variable width right-of-way) and also being |
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472 | 472 | | in the westerly line of said One Windsor Hills, L.P. Tract Two; |
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473 | 473 | | THENCE North 00°09'14" West, a distance of 2342.31 feet to a |
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474 | 474 | | point for corner, said point being in the southwesterly line of a |
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475 | 475 | | tract of land described to North Texas Cement Company in Volume 846, |
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476 | 476 | | Page 138, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas; |
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477 | 477 | | THENCE North 88°56'09" East departing said easterly line of |
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478 | 478 | | Quarry Road and continuing along said common line a distance of |
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479 | 479 | | 563.53 feet to a point for corner; |
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480 | 480 | | THENCE North 00°21'10" West, continuing along said common |
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481 | 481 | | line a distance of 250.88 feet to a point for corner; |
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482 | 482 | | THENCE North 89°56'37" East, a distance of 2097.82 feet to |
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483 | 483 | | appoint for corner, said point being in the westerly line of a tract |
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484 | 484 | | of land described to City of Midlothian in Volume 2451, Page 0414, |
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485 | 485 | | Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas; |
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486 | 486 | | THENCE South 00°22'22" East, continuing along said common |
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487 | 487 | | line a distance of 1414.75 feet to a point for corner; |
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488 | 488 | | THENCE South 89°25'13" West, a distance of 563.27 feet to a |
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489 | 489 | | point for corner; |
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490 | 490 | | THENCE South 36°57'24" West, a distance of 156.39 feet to a |
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491 | 491 | | point for corner; |
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492 | 492 | | THENCE South 42°37'28" West, a distance of 220.86 feet to a |
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493 | 493 | | point for corner; |
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494 | 494 | | THENCE South 17°07'08" West, a distance of 110.49 feet to a |
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495 | 495 | | point for corner; |
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496 | 496 | | THENCE South 29°56'28" West, a distance of 283.81 feet to a |
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497 | 497 | | point for corner; |
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498 | 498 | | THENCE South 83°24'38" West, a distance of 135.84 feet to a |
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499 | 499 | | point for corner. |
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500 | 500 | | THENCE South 02°33'31" East, a distance of 435.91 feet to the |
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501 | 501 | | POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 5,604,605 square feet or 128.66 |
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502 | 502 | | acres, more or less. |
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503 | 503 | | TRACT THREE |
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504 | 504 | | BEING a tract of land out of the ALLEN REEVES Survey, Abstract |
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505 | 505 | | Number 939 and being part of a tract of land described to Jas |
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506 | 506 | | Holdings, LLC, as recorded in Volume 2051, Page 2082, Deed Records, |
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507 | 507 | | Ellis County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes |
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508 | 508 | | and bounds as follows: |
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509 | 509 | | BEGINNNG at the northwesterly line of said Holdings tract, |
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510 | 510 | | said point being at the intersection of the southerly line of Gifco |
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511 | 511 | | Road and the westerly line of Quarry Road; |
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512 | 512 | | THENCE South 06°40'47" West, a distance of 443.05 feet to a |
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513 | 513 | | point for corner; |
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514 | 514 | | THENCE South 06°09'13" East, a distance of 220.20 feet to a |
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515 | 515 | | point for corner; |
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516 | 516 | | THENCE South 10°13'13" East, a distance of 536.49 feet to a |
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517 | 517 | | point for corner; |
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518 | 518 | | THENCE South 08°58'47" West, a distance of 136.00 feet to a |
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519 | 519 | | point for corner; |
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520 | 520 | | THENCE South 10°19'36" West, a distance of 210.10 feet to a |
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521 | 521 | | point for corner; |
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522 | 522 | | THENCE South 00°07'52" East, a distance of 565.79 feet to a |
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523 | 523 | | point for corner, said point being in the southerly line of said |
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524 | 524 | | Holdings tract and the northerly line of a tract of land described |
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525 | 525 | | to One Windsor Hills, L.P. as recorded in Volume 2199, Page 2425, |
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526 | 526 | | Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas; |
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527 | 527 | | THENCE with said common line the following calls: South |
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528 | 528 | | 89°07'31" West, a distance of 1045.64 feet to a point for corner; |
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529 | 529 | | South 87°52'20" West, a distance of 765.58 feet to a point for |
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530 | 530 | | corner; North 01°20'17" West, a distance of 491.92 feet to a point |
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531 | 531 | | for corner; South 88°55'27" West, a distance of 627.82 feet to a |
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532 | 532 | | point for corner, said point being at the beginning of a non-tangent |
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533 | 533 | | curve to the right whose chord bears North 31°16'58" East, a |
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534 | 534 | | distance of 1935.46 feet; |
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535 | 535 | | THENCE in a northeasterly direction with said non-tangent |
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536 | 536 | | curve to the right having a central angle of 43°00'28", with a radius |
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537 | 537 | | of 2640.00 feet, an arc length of 1981.66 feet to a point for |
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538 | 538 | | corner, said point being in the northerly line of said Holdings |
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539 | 539 | | tract; |
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540 | 540 | | THENCE North 89°50'10" East, along the northerly line of said |
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541 | 541 | | Holdings tract a distance of 1436.81 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, |
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542 | 542 | | containing 4,273,854 square feet or 98.11 acres, more or less. |
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543 | 543 | | SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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544 | 544 | | introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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545 | 545 | | Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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546 | 546 | | copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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547 | 547 | | officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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548 | 548 | | under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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549 | 549 | | Government Code. |
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550 | 550 | | (b) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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551 | 551 | | state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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552 | 552 | | to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been |
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553 | 553 | | fulfilled and accomplished. |
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554 | 554 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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555 | 555 | | * * * * * |
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