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1	1	83R27895 JSL-F
2	2	By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1601
3	3	(Raymond)
4	4	Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1601: No.
5	5
6	6
7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the creation of the Central Laredo Municipal Management
10	10	District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment,
11	11	impose a fee, and issue bonds.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
14	14	Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3862 to read as follows:
15	15	CHAPTER 3862. CENTRAL LAREDO MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
16	16	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
17	17	Sec. 3862.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
18	18	(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
19	19	(2) "City" means the City of Laredo, Texas.
20	20	(3) "Director" means a board member.
21	21	(4) "District" means the Central Laredo Municipal
22	22	Management District.
23	23	Sec. 3862.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The
24	24	district is a special district created under Section 59, Article
25	25	XVI, Texas Constitution.
26	26	Sec. 3862.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The
27	27	creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
28	28	Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
29	29	Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
30	30	chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and
31	31	other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the
32	32	legislature has established a program to accomplish the public
33	33	purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
34	34	(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
35	35	develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
36	36	transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
37	37	entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
38	38	welfare in the district.
39	39	(c) The district is created to supplement and not to
40	40	supplant city services provided in the district.
41	41	Sec. 3862.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
42	42	(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
43	43	(b) All land and other property included in the district
44	44	will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
45	45	the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
46	46	Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
47	47	other powers granted under this chapter.
48	48	(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
49	49	and is essential to further the public purposes of:
50	50	(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the
51	51	state;
52	52	(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;
53	53	(3) developing or expanding transportation and
54	54	commerce; and
55	55	(4) providing quality residential housing.
56	56	(d) The district will:
57	57	(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
58	58	residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
59	59	and consumers in the district, and of the public;
60	60	(2) provide needed funding for the district to
61	61	preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
62	62	the district territory as a residential community and business
63	63	center; and
64	64	(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
65	65	of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping,
66	66	removing graffiti, and developing certain areas in the district,
67	67	which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and
68	68	enhancement of scenic beauty.
69	69	(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
70	70	grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
71	71	landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of
72	72	and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an
73	73	improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.
74	74	(f) The district will not act as the agent or
75	75	instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
76	76	will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
77	77	Sec. 3862.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is
78	78	initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the
79	79	Act enacting this chapter.
80	80	(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
81	81	the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
82	82	field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
83	83	does not affect the district's:
84	84	(1) organization, existence, or validity;
85	85	(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
86	86	for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
87	87	interest on the bond;
88	88	(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
89	89	(4) legality or operation.
90	90	Sec. 3862.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
91	91	(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
92	92	included in:
93	93	(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
94	94	Chapter 311, Tax Code;
95	95	(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
96	96	Chapter 312, Tax Code;
97	97	(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
98	98	Government Code; or
99	99	(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42,
100	100	Local Government Code.
101	101	(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone
102	102	described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of
103	103	the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited
104	104	in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district
105	105	for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under
106	106	Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to
107	107	pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district
108	108	for an improvement project. A project may not receive public funds
109	109	under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project
110	110	has been approved by the governing body of the city.
111	111	(c) A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in
112	112	the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section
113	113	311.006(b), Tax Code.
114	114	Sec. 3862.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
115	115	DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
116	116	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
117	117	Sec. 3862.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This
118	118	chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the
119	119	findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
120	120	SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
121	121	Sec. 3862.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. The district is
122	122	governed by a board of nine directors who serve staggered terms of
123	123	four years expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
124	124	Sec. 3862.052. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY
125	125	CITY. (a) To be qualified to serve as a director appointed by the
126	126	governing body of the city, a person must be:
127	127	(1) a resident of the district who is also a registered
128	128	voter of the district;
129	129	(2) an owner of property in the district;
130	130	(3) an owner of stock or a partnership or membership
131	131	interest, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate
132	132	partnership, limited liability company, or other entity owner of a
133	133	direct or indirect interest in property in the district;
134	134	(4) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust, or a
135	135	trustee in a trust, that directly or indirectly owns property in the
136	136	district; or
137	137	(5) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person
138	138	described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4).
139	139	(b) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the
140	140	district.
141	141	Sec. 3862.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. The governing
142	142	body of the city shall appoint directors from persons recommended
143	143	by the board.
144	144	Sec. 3862.054. VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs on the board,
145	145	the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder
146	146	of the unexpired term.
147	147	Sec. 3862.055. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. (a) A
148	148	director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office
149	149	with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or
150	150	affirmation in the district records.
151	151	(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or
152	152	affirmation with the secretary of the city.
153	153	Sec. 3862.056. QUORUM. A vacant director position is not
154	154	counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.
155	155	Sec. 3862.057. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among
156	156	the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices
157	157	of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person.
158	158	Sec. 3862.058. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district
159	159	may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each
160	160	board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each director
161	161	in one year may not exceed $2,000.
162	162	(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary
163	163	and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and
164	164	responsibilities of the board.
165	165	Sec. 3862.059. LIABILITY INSURANCE. The district may
166	166	obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance
167	167	coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that
168	168	protects and insures a director against personal liability and from
169	169	all claims relating to:
170	170	(1) actions taken by the director in the director's
171	171	capacity as a member of the board;
172	172	(2) actions and activities taken by the district; or
173	173	(3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the
174	174	district.
175	175	Sec. 3862.060. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not
176	176	create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.
177	177	Sec. 3862.061. BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold
178	178	meetings at a place accessible to the public.
179	179	Sec. 3862.062. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board
180	180	consists of:
181	181	Pos. No. Name of Director
182	182	1 Jorge Verduzco
183	183	2 Raul Perales
184	184	3 Rick Norton
185	185	4 Larry Friedman
186	186	5 Roque Haynes
187	187	6 Viviana Frank
188	188	7 Rafael Torres
189	189	8 Javier B. Santos
190	190	9 Anselmo Robledo
191	191	(b) The terms of the initial directors expire June 1, 2015.
192	192	(c) Of the directors who replace an initial director, the
193	193	terms of directors serving in positions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 expire
194	194	June 1, 2017, and the terms of directors serving in positions 6, 7,
195	195	8, and 9 expire June 1, 2019.
196	196	(d) Section 3862.052 does not apply to this section.
197	197	(e) This section expires September 1, 2019.
198	198	SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
199	199	Sec. 3862.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has
200	200	the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
201	201	which the district is created.
202	202	Sec. 3862.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a) The
203	203	district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
204	204	relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
205	205	service using money available to the district, or contract with a
206	206	governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct,
207	207	acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an
208	208	improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
209	209	Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
210	210	(b) An improvement project described by Subsection (a) may
211	211	be located:
212	212	(1) in the district; or
213	213	(2) in an area outside but adjacent to the district if
214	214	the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure
215	215	improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
216	216	Sec. 3862.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The
217	217	district, using money available to the district, may exercise the
218	218	powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local
219	219	Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire,
220	220	construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that
221	221	chapter.
222	222	Sec. 3862.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by
223	223	resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
224	224	assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
225	225	providing a service authorized by this chapter.
226	226	(b) The nonprofit corporation:
227	227	(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local
228	228	government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
229	229	Transportation Code; and
230	230	(2) may implement any project and provide any service
231	231	authorized by this chapter.
232	232	(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
233	233	nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit
234	234	corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors
235	235	of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,
236	236	Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not
237	237	required to reside in the district.
238	238	Sec. 3862.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by
239	239	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an
240	240	agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
241	241	(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental
242	242	function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
243	243	Code.
244	244	Sec. 3862.106. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
245	245	public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
246	246	including Webb County or the city, to provide law enforcement
247	247	services in the district for a fee.
248	248	Sec. 3862.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. The
249	249	district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
250	250	organization that performs a service or provides an activity
251	251	consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
252	252	Sec. 3862.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district may
253	253	engage in activities that accomplish the economic development
254	254	purposes of the district.
255	255	(b) The district may establish and provide for the
256	256	administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
257	257	economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
258	258	activity in the district, including programs to:
259	259	(1) make loans and grants of public money; and
260	260	(2) provide district personnel and services.
261	261	(c) The district may create economic development programs
262	262	and exercise the economic development powers that:
263	263	(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a
264	264	municipality; and
265	265	(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code,
266	266	provides to a municipality.
267	267	Sec. 3862.109. PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may
268	268	acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own,
269	269	operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking
270	270	facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other
271	271	structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the
272	272	streets and related appurtenances.
273	273	(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public
274	274	purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public
275	275	purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of
276	276	years.
277	277	(c) The district's parking facilities are necessary
278	278	components of a street and are considered to be a street or road
279	279	improvement.
280	280	(d) The development and operation of the district's parking
281	281	facilities may be considered an economic development program.
282	282	Sec. 3862.110. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
283	283	not exercise the power of eminent domain.
284	284	SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS
285	285	Sec. 3862.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
286	286	board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and
287	287	the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the
288	288	district's money.
289	289	Sec. 3862.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
290	290	The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain
291	291	an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
292	292	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to
293	293	the district.
294	294	Sec. 3862.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND
295	295	IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a
296	296	service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter
297	297	unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement
298	298	has been filed with the board.
299	299	(b) The petition must be signed by:
300	300	(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of
301	301	real property in the district subject to assessment according to
302	302	the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Webb County; or
303	303	(2) at least 25 persons who own real property in the
304	304	district subject to assessment, if more than 25 persons own real
305	305	property in the district subject to assessment as determined by the
306	306	most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Webb County.
307	307	Sec. 3862.154. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district
308	308	may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local
309	309	Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail.
310	310	The board shall determine the method of notice.
311	311	Sec. 3862.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
312	312	(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment
313	313	for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
314	314	district.
315	315	(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
316	316	resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
317	317	by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
318	318	reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
319	319	fees incurred by the district:
320	320	(1) are a first and prior lien against the property
321	321	assessed;
322	322	(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than
323	323	a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
324	324	taxes; and
325	325	(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against
326	326	the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
327	327	assessment proceedings.
328	328	(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
329	329	resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
330	330	paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
331	331	board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
332	332	(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
333	333	assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
334	334	any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
335	335	the manner required for additional assessments.
336	336	Sec. 3862.156. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS.
337	337	An assessment based on the taxable value of real property may not
338	338	exceed 20 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property
339	339	in the district, according to the most recent certified tax
340	340	appraisal roll for Webb County.
341	341	Sec. 3862.157. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The district
342	342	may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax
343	343	or assessment on property in the zones.
344	344	SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS
345	345	Sec. 3862.201. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The
346	346	district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or
347	347	other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or
348	348	assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or
349	349	Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
350	350	(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the
351	351	district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,
352	352	note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a
353	353	proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or
354	354	other type of obligation.
355	355	(c) In addition to the sources of money described by
356	356	Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
357	357	Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable
358	358	wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district
359	359	receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.
360	360	Sec. 3862.202. BOND MATURITY. Bonds may mature not more
361	361	than 40 years from their date of issue.
362	362	Sec. 3862.203. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. At
363	363	the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad
364	364	valorem taxes are issued:
365	365	(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual
366	366	ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are
367	367	outstanding; and
368	368	(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem
369	369	tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient
370	370	to:
371	371	(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other
372	372	obligations as the interest becomes due; and
373	373	(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the
374	374	principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the
375	375	redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.
376	376	Sec. 3862.204. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES. The district
377	377	must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54,
378	378	Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose
379	379	an ad valorem tax.
380	380	SUBCHAPTER F. DISSOLUTION
381	381	Sec. 3862.251. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE. (a) The
382	382	city by ordinance may dissolve the district.
383	383	(b) The city may not dissolve the district until the
384	384	district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are
385	385	payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the
386	386	city has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the
387	387	outstanding debt from city revenue.
388	388	Sec. 3862.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
389	389	(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations
390	390	outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other
391	391	revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed to the
392	392	rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and
393	393	collection of the assessments or other revenue.
394	394	(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to
395	395	enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:
396	396	(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and
397	397	payable according to their terms; or
398	398	(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other
399	399	obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or
400	400	obligations.
401	401	Sec. 3862.253. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the
402	402	legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the
403	403	powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of
404	404	the city consenting to the creation of the district, the district
405	405	may not exercise that power unless the governing body of the city
406	406	consents to that change by resolution.
407	407	Sec. 3862.254. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
408	408	(a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes,
409	409	subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the
410	410	obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt
411	411	payable from assessments or other district revenue.
412	412	(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall
413	413	transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
414	414	SECTION 2. The Central Laredo Municipal Management District
415	415	initially includes all territory contained in the following area:
416	416	The Central Laredo Municipal Management District is approximately
417	417	918 acres (1.43 sq. mi.) and is situated in the central business
418	418	district of Laredo with the beginning point being at north
419	419	right-of-way (ROW) of Park St. and east ROW of San Dario Ave. and
420	420	described by the following:
421	421	Then east along north ROW of Park St. to east ROW of San Eduardo
422	422	Ave.;
423	423	Then south along east ROW of San Eduardo Ave. to south ROW of
424	424	Washington St.;
425	425	Then east along south ROW of Washington St to east ROW of San Jorge
426	426	Ave.;
427	427	Then north along east ROW of San Jorge Ave. to north ROW of
428	428	Moctezuma St.;
429	429	Then east along north ROW of Moctezuma St.; to southwest corner of
430	430	0.797 ac. parcel (LOT 1,3,5,7 BLK 221 WD ZACATE CREEK PROJECT);
431	431	Then north along west boundary of said 0.797 ac. parcel, and 0.797
432	432	ac. parcel (LOTS 1,3,5,7 BLK 239 WD ZACATE CREEK PROJECT) to north
433	433	ROW of Coke St;
434	434	Then east along north ROW of Coke St to west ROW of San Enrique Ave.;
435	435	Then north along west ROW of San Enrique Ave. to south ROW of Garcia
436	436	St.;
437	437	Then east along south ROW of Garcia St. to centerline of Zacate
438	438	Creek drainage easement;
439	439	Then north along centerline of drainage easement to a point west of
440	440	south ROW of W. Fremont St. and northwest corner of 1.7716 acre
441	441	parcel (ALL BLK 259 ED ZACATE CREEK PROJECT);
442	442	Then east along north boundary of said 1.7716 acre parcel and south
443	443	ROW of W. Fremont St. to east ROW McDonell Ave.;
444	444	Then south along east ROW of McDonell Ave. to north ROW of W.
445	445	Guerrero St.;
446	446	Then east along north ROW of W. Guerrero St. to east ROW of
447	447	Monterrey Ave.;
448	448	Then south along east ROW of Monterrey Ave. to north ROW of
449	449	Galveston St.;
450	450	Then east along north ROW of Galveston St. to east ROW of Marcella
451	451	Ave.;
452	452	Then south along east ROW of Marcella Ave. to south ROW of Mier St.;
453	453	Then west along south ROW of Mier St. to east ROW of Monterrey Ave.;
454	454	Then south along east ROW of Monterrey Ave. to north ROW of Garfield
455	455	St.;
456	456	Then east along north ROW of Garfield Ave. to east ROW of Sanders
457	457	Ave.;
458	458	Then south along east ROW of Sanders Ave to northwest corner of
459	459	0.666 ac. Parcel (LOT 6, 7, 8, PT 1 BLK 85 ED (NON OPER));
460	460	Then east along north boundary of said 0.666 ac. parcel, and LOT 5
461	461	BLK 85 ED, and BLK 59 ED Lots 1-6, LOTS 1-6 BLK 80 ED, LOTS 1-6 BLK 81
462	462	ED to east ROW of Lexington Ave. and southwest corner of 0.4429 ac.
463	463	Parcel (LOTS 10-11-12 BLK 82 ED);
464	464	Then north along east ROW of Lexington Ave. to south ROW of Garfield
465	465	St.;
466	466	Then east along south ROW of Garfield St. to west ROW of Cedar Ave.;
467	467	Then south along west ROW of Cedar Ave. to point west of northwest
468	468	corner of 0.1107 ac. Parcel (N1/2 OF LOT 8 BLK 83 ED);
469	469	Then east across ROW of Cedar Ave. and along north boundary of Blk
470	470	83 ED Lots 5-8, across ROW of Logan Ave., and along north boundary
471	471	of Blk 91 ED Lots 7-8 and to southwest corner of 0.2214 ac. Parcel
472	472	(LOT 3 BLK 91 ED);
473	473	Then north along west boundary of said 0.2214 ac. parcel to south
474	474	ROW of Garfield St.;
475	475	Then east along south ROW of Garfield St. to east ROW of Hendricks
476	476	Ave.;
477	477	Then south along east ROW of Hendricks Ave. to northwest corner of
478	478	0.558 ac. Parcel (LOTS 1-2-3-4 BLK 598 ED OFFICE BLDS AT 1002 CORPUS
479	479	CHRISTI);
480	480	Then east along north boundary of said 0.558 ac. parcel, and 0.277
481	481	ac. Parcel (LOTS 5-6 BLK 598 ED 1020 CORPUS CHRISTI), Lots 7-12 BLK
482	482	632 ED, Lots 7-12 BLK 693 ED, Lots 1-6 BLK 727 ED, Lots 4-9 BLK 788
483	483	ED to west ROW of Seymour Ave.;
484	484	Then north along west ROW of Seymour Ave. to a point west of
485	485	northwest corner of 0.356 ac. parcel (LOTS 7-8 BLK 823 ED);
486	486	Then east across ROW of N. Seymour Ave. and along north boundary to
487	487	said 0.356 ac. parcel and northeast corner of said parcel ;
488	488	Then south along east boundary of said 0.356 ac. parcel to
489	489	coincident northwest corner of 0.178 ac. Parcel (LOT 3 BLK 823 ED);
490	490	Then east along north boundary of said 0.178 ac. parcel to east ROW
491	491	of N. Meadow Ave.;
492	492	Then south along east ROW of N. Meadow Ave. to a point due east of
493	493	southeast corner of 0.3366 acre parcel (LOTS 5-6 & E20.78' OF 4 BLK
494	494	822 ED) and Lots 1-6 BLK 822 ED;.
495	495	Then west across ROW of N. Meadow Ave. and along south boundary of
496	496	Lots 1-6 BLK 822 ED, Lots 1-6 BLK 789 ED, Lots 1-4 BLK 726 ED, Lots
497	497	1-6 BLK 694 ED to east boundary of 0.88 ac. parcel (LOTS 4-5-6-7-8-9
498	498	AKA REPLAT LOT 1A BLK 631 ED 0.88 ACRE) and west ROW of McPherson
499	499	Ave.;
500	500	Then south along west ROW of McPherson Ave. to north ROW of Laredo
501	501	St.;
502	502	Then west along north ROW of Laredo St. and south boundary of said
503	503	0.88 ac. parcel to southwest corner of said parcel;
504	504	Then north along west boundary of said 0.88 ac. parcel to coincident
505	505	southeast corner of 0.2047 ac. parcel (REPLAT LOT 2A BLK 631 ED);
506	506	Then west along south boundary of said 0.2047 ac. parcel, and REPLAT
507	507	LOT 1A BLK 631 ED to west ROW of McClelland Ave. and east boundary of
508	508	0.63 ac. parcel (LOTS 7-8-9-10 & N20' OF LOTS 5-6 BLK 599 ED);
509	509	Then south along east boundary of said 0.63 ac. parcel to southeast
510	510	corner of said parcel;
511	511	Then west along south boundary of said 0.63 acre parcel to southwest
512	512	corner of said parcel;
513	513	Then north and west along boundary of said 0.63 acre parcel, and
514	514	Lots 11-12 BLK 599 ED, 0.4425 ac. parcel (Lots 3-4 BLK 555 ED) to
515	515	southwest corner of said 0.4425 ac. parcel and coincident east
516	516	boundary of 0.2718 ac. parcel (REPLAT LOT 9-A & 619.45 SQ FT OUT OF
517	517	LOT 2 BLK 555 ED);
518	518	Then south along east boundary of said 0.2718 ac. parcel to
519	519	southeast corner of said parcel;
520	520	Then west along south boundary of said 0.2718 ac. parcel to west ROW
521	521	of Tilden Ave.;
522	522	Then north along west ROW of Tilden Ave to southeast corner of
523	523	0.442723 ac. parcel (LOT 3 BLK 93 ED);
524	524	Then west along south boundary said 0.442723 ac. parcel, and Lots
525	525	1-3 BLK 93 ED, Lots 7-12 BLK 92 ED, Lots 7-12 BLK 45 ED, Lots 7-12
526	526	BLK 44 ED to east ROW of N. Maryland Ave.;
527	527	Then south along east ROW of N. Maryland Ave. to northwest corner of
528	528	0.051 ac. parcel (N40' OF LOT 10 BLK 38 ED);
529	529	Then east along north boundary of said 0.051 ac. parcel, Lots 6-10
530	530	BLK 38 ED, Lots 6-10 BLK 37 ED, Lots 5-8 BLK 36 ED, to east ROW of
531	531	Logan Ave.;
532	532	Then north along east ROW of Logan Ave. to south ROW of Laredo St.;
533	533	Then east along south ROW of Laredo St. to west ROW of Tilden Ave.;
534	534	Then south along west ROW of Tilden Ave. to a point west of
535	535	northwest corner of 0.526 (LOTS 5-8 & S8' OF 1 & S8' OF W23.21' OF 2 &
536	536	E46.23' OF S55.2' OF 2 & W23.4' OF S55.2' OF 3 & E45.96' OF S8' OF 3 &
537	537	S8' OF 4 BLK 556 ED);
538	538	Then east across ROW of Tilden Ave. and along north boundary of said
539	539	0.526 ac. parcel (LOTS 5-8 & S8' OF 1 & S8' OF W23.21' OF 2 & E46.23'
540	540	OF S55.2' OF 2 & W23.4' OF S55.2' OF 3 & E45.96' OF S8' OF 3 & S8' OF 4
541	541	BLK 556 ED), E37-W74.82-N30 OF L4;S16.5 OF W54.32 OF L4;W54.32'-5&6
542	542	E37.68-W92' OF LT4-5&6; W39.32' OF N30'LT 4 BLK 600 ED, E46' OF LOTS
543	543	4-5 & W18' OF LOT7-8-9 BLK 600 ED to west boundary of 0.84 ac. parcel
544	544	(PT OF LOTS 7,8 & 9, ALL OF 10, 11 & 12 BLK 600 ED);
545	545	Then north along west boundary of said 0.84 ac. parcel to northwest
546	546	boundary of said parcel and south ROW of Laredo St.;
547	547	Then east along south ROW of Laredo St., across ROW of McClellan
548	548	Ave. to northeast corner of 0.77125 ac. parcel (LOTS 1,2,3 & W1/2 OF
549	549	10,11 &12 BLK 630 ED);
550	550	Then south along east boundary of said 0.77125 ac. parcel to north
551	551	boundary of 0.484 ac. parcel (LOTS 7-8-9 & E1/2 OF 10 BLK 630 ED);
552	552	Then east along north boundary of said 0.484 ac. parcel, and W19' OF
553	553	11 & ALL 12 BLK 695 ED, and LOT 10-A BLK 695 ED, and east across LOTS
554	554	4 TO 9 BLK 695 ED, WELLS FARGO BANK - LAREDO EAST BRANCH, and LOTS
555	555	7-12 BLK 725 ED to east ROW of N. Loring Ave.;
556	556	Then north along east ROW of N. Loring Ave. to south ROW of Laredo
557	557	St.;
558	558	Then east along south ROW of Laredo St. to west ROW of N. Seymour
559	559	Ave.;
560	560	Then south along west ROW of N. Seymour Ave. to a point west of
561	561	northwest corner of 0.418 ac. parcel (LOTS 10-11-12 BLK 821 ED);
562	562	Then east along north boundary of said 0.418 ac. parcel, and REPLAT
563	563	LOT 7-A BLK 821 ED, and N1/2 OF 7-8 BLK 821 ED to east ROW of N.
564	564	Meadows Ave;
565	565	Then south along east ROW of N. Meadows Ave. to a point east of
566	566	southeast corner of 0.266676 acre parcel (REPLAT 5A (PREV-E7' OF
567	567	N88.6' OF 4 & N88.6' OF 5 & N88.2 OF 6) BLK 819 ED);
568	568	Then west across the ROW of N. Meadows Ave. and along south boundary
569	569	of LOTS 1-5 BLK 819 ED, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 792 ED, to east ROW of N.
570	570	Loring Ave.;
571	571	Then north along east ROW of N. Loring Ave. to a point west of north
572	572	boundary of 0.383344 ac. parcel (N90' OF 7 TO 10 BLK 723 ED);
573	573	Then west across ROW of N. Loring Ave. and along south boundary of
574	574	said 0.383344 ac. parcel to northeast corner of 0.093226 ac. parcel
575	575	(S48' OF 10 & SW38' OF 9 BLK723 ED);
576	576	Then south along east boundary of said 0.093226 ac. parcel to
577	577	southeast corner of said parcel;
578	578	Then west along south boundary of said 0.093226 ac. parcel, and LOTS
579	579	11-12 BLK 723 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 697 ED, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 628 ED,
580	580	and LOTS 7-12 BLK 602 ED, and LOT 7-12 BLK 558 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK
581	581	96 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 26 ED, and LOTS 2-5 BLK 27 ED, and LOTS 1-5
582	582	BLK 28 ED, to east ROW of Maryland Ave.;
583	583	Then south along east ROW of Maryland Ave. to northwest corner of
584	584	0.221551 ac. parcel (LOT 8 BLK 23 ED);
585	585	Then east along north boundary of said 0.221551 ac. parcel, and LOTS
586	586	5-7 BLK 23 ED to southwest corner of 0.332134 ac. parcel (E1/2 OF
587	587	LOT 3 & ALL OF LOT 4 BLK 23 ED);
588	588	Then north along west boundary of said 0.332134 ac. parcel to
589	589	northwest corner of said parcel and south ROW of Rosario St.;
590	590	Then east along south ROW of Rosario St. to east ROW of Cedar Ave.;
591	591	Then south along east ROW of Cedar Ave. to northwest corner of
592	592	0.28292 ac. parcel (LOTS 1-2 BLK 25 ED);
593	593	Then east along north boundary of said 0.28292 ac. parcel, and LOT
594	594	3-6 BLK 25 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 97 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 559 ED, and
595	595	LOTS 7-12 BLK 603 ED, LOTS 7-12 BLK 627 ED, to east ROW of McPherson
596	596	Ave.;
597	597	Then north along east ROW of McPherson Ave.; to south ROW of Rosario
598	598	St.;
599	599	Then east along south ROW of Rosario St. to west ROW of N. Stone
600	600	Ave.;
601	601	Then south along west ROW of N. Stone Ave. to a point west of
602	602	northwest corner of 0.2796 ac. parcel (LOTS 11-12 BLK 722 ED);
603	603	Then east across ROW of N. Stone Ave. and along north boundary of
604	604	said 0.2796 ac. parcel, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 722 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK
605	605	793 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 818 ED to east ROW of N. Meadow Ave.;
606	606	Then south along east ROW of N. Meadow Ave. to a point east of
607	607	southeast corner of 0.2746 acre parcel (LOTS 5 & 6 BLK 817 ED AT 1519
608	608	MARKET ST);
609	609	Then west across ROW of N. Meadow Ave. and along said 0.2746 acre
610	610	parcel and LOTS 1-6 BLK 817 ED, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 794 ED to west ROW
611	611	of N. Loring Ave.;
612	612	Then north along west ROW of N. Loring Ave. to south ROW of Market
613	613	St.;
614	614	Then west along south ROW of Market St. to east ROW of N. Stone Ave.;
615	615	Then south along east ROW of N. Stone Ave. to a point east of
616	616	southeast corner 0.293361 ac. parcel (LOT 7-8 BLK 699 ED);
617	617	Then west across ROW of N. Stone Ave. and along south boundary of
618	618	said 0.293361 ac. parcel, and LOTS 9-10 BLK 699 ED, and REPLAT LOT
619	619	12-A BLK 699 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 626 ED, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 604 ED,
620	620	and LOTS 1-6 BLK 560 ED, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 98 ED, and LOTS 3-4 BLK 10
621	621	ED, and E53.44' OF LOT 2 BLK 10 ED, and LOT 1 & W16' OF 2 & N13X69.4
622	622	OF 8 BLK 10 ED to west ROW of Cedar Ave.;
623	623	Then north along west ROW of Cedar Ave. to south ROW of Market St.;
624	624	Then west along south ROW of Market St. to northeast corner of 1.78
625	625	ac. parcel (ALL OF BLK 20 ED);
626	626	Then south along east boundary of said 1.78 ac. parcel, and 1.77 ac.
627	627	parcel (ALL OF BLK 53 ED) to northeast corner of 0.53 ac. parcel (PT
628	628	OF BLK 79 ED);
629	629	Then southwest along east boundary of said 0.53 ac. parcel to a
630	630	point east of northeast corner of 0.198242 ac. parcel (E29.0' OF 4 &
631	631	W8.7' OF 5 (BY METES & BOUNDS) BLK 360 WD);
632	632	Then west across Zacate Creek drainage to northeast corner of said
633	633	0.198242 ac. parcel and coincident south ROW of Ventura St.;
634	634	Then generally west along south ROW of Ventura St. (Santa Ursula
635	635	Ave,) and north bank of Rio Grande River to west ROW of Convent Ave
636	636	and south ROW of Pedregal St (River Rd.);
637	637	Then generally west along south ROW of Pedregal St (River Rd.) to
638	638	east ROW of San Francisco Javier Ave;
639	639	Then northwest along across ROW of San Francisco Javier Ave and
640	640	along south ROW of Pedregal St. (River Rd.) to west ROW of Santa
641	641	Isabel Ave.;
642	642	Then north along west ROW of Santa Isabel Ave. to north ROW of Scott
643	643	St.;
644	644	Then east along north ROW of Scott St. to southwest corner of
645	645	0.312733 ac. parcel (LOT 3 & W1/2 OF 1 BLK 233 WD);
646	646	Then north along west boundary of said 0.312733 ac. parcel, and LOTS
647	647	5 & 7 BLK 233 WD, and LOTS 1-3-5-7 BLK 248 WD, and LOTS 1-3-5-7 BLK
648	648	267 WD, and LOTS 1-3-5-7 BLK 310 WD, and LOTS 1-3-5-7-9 BLK 349 WD,
649	649	and LOTS 1-3-5-7-9 BLK 368 WD, and LOTS 1-3-5-7 BLK 479 WD CONDO 2B
650	650	to north ROW of Park St.;
651	651	Then east along north ROW of Park St. to west ROW of San Bernardino
652	652	Ave.;
653	653	Then north along west ROW of San Bernardino to south ROW of Garden
654	654	St.;
655	655	Then west along south ROW of Garden St. to east ROW of San Agustin
656	656	Ave.;
657	657	Then north along east ROW of San Agustin Ave. to south ROW of
658	658	Constantinople St.;
659	659	Then east along south ROW of Constantinople St. to a point south of
660	660	southwest corner of 0.405613 ac. parcel (LOTS 8, 10 & 12 BLK 572
661	661	WD);
662	662	Then generally north along west boundary of said 0.405613 ac.
663	663	parcel, and LOT 2-4-6 BLK 572 WD, and ALL BLK 575 WD, and LOTS 1-7
664	664	BLK 766 WD, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 775 WD, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 678 WD, and
665	665	LOTS 1-6 BLK 816 WD, and LOTS 1-6, 9, 11 & 12 BLK 849 WD, and LOTS 1
666	666	TO 4 BLK 858 WD, and LOTS 5-7 & E12 1/2' OF LOTS 6 & 8 BLK 858 WD, and
667	667	LOTS 7-9-11 BLK 891 WD, and LOT 3-A BLK 891 WD, and LOTS 7-8-9-11 BLK
668	668	900 WD LAS ASADAS, and LOTS 1-3-5 BLK 900 WD, LOTS 3 TO 10 BLK 933
669	669	WD, and LOTS 1-2-11-12 BLK 933 WD @ 3620 SAN BERNARDO AVE, and
670	670	S41.4'-1 BLK 942 WD, N28.4'-1 & S23.1'-3 BLK 942 WD, and N46.5'-3 &
671	671	S46.3'-5 BLK 942 WD, and LOTS 7-8 & N PT OF 5-6 BLK 942 WD, and LOTS
672	672	7-8 BLK 976 WD, and LOTS 4 & 9 BLK 976 WD, and LOTS 10-12 BLK 976 WD,
673	673	LOTS 7-12 BLK 985 WD, and LOTS 1 TO 4 & S2/3-5-6 BLK 1016 WD, and LOT
674	674	7 & N1/3-5 BLK 1016 WD to north ROW of Pace St.;
675	675	Then west along north ROW of Pace St. to east ROW of Flores Ave.;
676	676	Then north along east ROW of Flores Ave. to south ROW of Chicago
677	677	St.;
678	678	Then east along south ROW of Chicago St. to east ROW of Santa Ursula
679	679	Ave.;
680	680	Then south along east ROW of Santa Ursula Ave. to north ROW of Park
681	681	St.;
682	682	Then east along north ROW of Park St. to east ROW of San Dario Ave.
683	683	and beginning point of 918 ac. district.
684	684	Save and Except LOTS 1 & 2 BLK 601 ED;
685	685	Save and Except LOTS 3-4 BLK 601 ED;
686	686	SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
687	687	introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
688	688	Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
689	689	copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
690	690	officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
691	691	under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
692	692	Government Code.
693	693	(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
694	694	submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
695	695	Environmental Quality.
696	696	(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
697	697	its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
698	698	lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
699	699	within the required time.
700	700	(d) The general law relating to consent by political
701	701	subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
702	702	reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
703	703	districts has been complied with.
704	704	(e) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
705	705	state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
706	706	to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
707	707	fulfilled and accomplished.
708	708	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
709	709	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
710	710	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
711	711	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
712	712	Act takes effect September 1, 2013.