1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 5395 |
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4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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5 | 5 | | relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Water Control and |
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6 | 6 | | Improvement District No. 11; granting a limited power of eminent |
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7 | 7 | | domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to |
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8 | 8 | | impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
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9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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11 | 11 | | Code, is amended by adding Chapter 9064 to read as follows: |
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12 | 12 | | CHAPTER 9064. FORT BEND COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT |
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13 | 13 | | DISTRICT NO. 11 |
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14 | 14 | | SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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15 | 15 | | Sec. 9064.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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16 | 16 | | (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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17 | 17 | | (2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on |
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18 | 18 | | Environmental Quality. |
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19 | 19 | | (3) "Director" means a board member. |
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20 | 20 | | (4) "District" means the Fort Bend County Water |
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21 | 21 | | Control and Improvement District No. 11. |
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22 | 22 | | Sec. 9064.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a water |
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23 | 23 | | control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article |
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24 | 24 | | XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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25 | 25 | | Sec. 9064.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION |
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26 | 26 | | REQUIRED. The temporary directors shall hold an election to |
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27 | 27 | | confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent |
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28 | 28 | | directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code. |
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29 | 29 | | Sec. 9064.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The |
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30 | 30 | | temporary directors may not hold an election under Section |
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31 | 31 | | 9064.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or |
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32 | 32 | | extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has |
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33 | 33 | | consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the |
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34 | 34 | | district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by |
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35 | 35 | | applicable law. |
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36 | 36 | | Sec. 9064.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT. |
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37 | 37 | | (a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit. |
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38 | 38 | | (b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of: |
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39 | 39 | | (1) a water control and improvement district as |
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40 | 40 | | provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas |
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41 | 41 | | Constitution, with respect to the gathering, conducting, |
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42 | 42 | | diverting, and control of local storm water or other harmful |
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43 | 43 | | excesses of water; and |
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44 | 44 | | (2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that |
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45 | 45 | | relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, |
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46 | 46 | | or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or |
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47 | 47 | | improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads. |
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48 | 48 | | Sec. 9064.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The |
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49 | 49 | | district is initially composed of the territory described by |
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50 | 50 | | Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter. |
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51 | 51 | | (b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of |
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52 | 52 | | the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the |
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53 | 53 | | field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process |
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54 | 54 | | does not affect the district's: |
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55 | 55 | | (1) organization, existence, or validity; |
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56 | 56 | | (2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes |
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57 | 57 | | for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and |
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58 | 58 | | interest on a bond; |
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59 | 59 | | (3) right to impose a tax; or |
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60 | 60 | | (4) legality or operation. |
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61 | 61 | | SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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62 | 62 | | Sec. 9064.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is |
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63 | 63 | | governed by a board of five elected directors. |
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64 | 64 | | (b) Except as provided by Section 9064.0202, directors |
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65 | 65 | | serve staggered four-year terms. |
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66 | 66 | | Sec. 9064.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) On or after the |
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67 | 67 | | effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners |
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68 | 68 | | of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the |
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69 | 69 | | district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that |
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70 | 70 | | the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons |
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71 | 71 | | named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary |
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72 | 72 | | directors the five persons named in the petition. |
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73 | 73 | | (b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of: |
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74 | 74 | | (1) the date permanent directors are elected under |
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75 | 75 | | Section 9064.0103; or |
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76 | 76 | | (2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of |
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77 | 77 | | the Act enacting this chapter. |
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78 | 78 | | (c) If permanent directors have not been elected under |
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79 | 79 | | Section 9064.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have |
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80 | 80 | | expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or |
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81 | 81 | | reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that |
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82 | 82 | | expire on the earlier of: |
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83 | 83 | | (1) the date permanent directors are elected under |
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84 | 84 | | Section 9064.0103; or |
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85 | 85 | | (2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the |
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86 | 86 | | appointment or reappointment. |
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87 | 87 | | (d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a |
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88 | 88 | | majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district |
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89 | 89 | | may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the |
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90 | 90 | | commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five |
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91 | 91 | | persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as |
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92 | 92 | | successor temporary directors the five persons named in the |
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93 | 93 | | petition. |
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94 | 94 | | SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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95 | 95 | | Sec. 9064.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district |
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96 | 96 | | has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for |
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97 | 97 | | which the district is created. |
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98 | 98 | | Sec. 9064.0302. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT |
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99 | 99 | | POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The district has the powers and duties |
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100 | 100 | | provided by the general law of this state applicable to water |
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101 | 101 | | control and improvement districts created under Section 59, Article |
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102 | 102 | | XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, |
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103 | 103 | | and specifically including the powers and duties authorized under |
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104 | 104 | | Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Water Code. |
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105 | 105 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the district may not |
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106 | 106 | | construct, finance, own, or operate facilities necessary to provide |
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107 | 107 | | water or sanitary sewer services. |
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108 | 108 | | Sec. 9064.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under Section |
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109 | 109 | | 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, |
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110 | 110 | | acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, |
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111 | 111 | | maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for |
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112 | 112 | | operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or |
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113 | 113 | | improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads. |
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114 | 114 | | Sec. 9064.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A |
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115 | 115 | | road project must meet all applicable construction standards, |
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116 | 116 | | zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each |
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117 | 117 | | municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial |
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118 | 118 | | jurisdiction the road project is located. |
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119 | 119 | | (b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits |
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120 | 120 | | or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road |
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121 | 121 | | project must meet all applicable construction standards, |
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122 | 122 | | subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which |
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123 | 123 | | the road project is located. |
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124 | 124 | | (c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the |
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125 | 125 | | Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and |
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126 | 126 | | specifications of the road project. |
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127 | 127 | | Sec. 9064.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT |
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128 | 128 | | ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. The district shall comply with all |
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129 | 129 | | applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is |
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130 | 130 | | adopted under Section 42.042 or 42.0425, Local Government Code, and |
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131 | 131 | | consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land |
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132 | 132 | | in the district. |
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133 | 133 | | Sec. 9064.0306. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. The |
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134 | 134 | | district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the |
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135 | 135 | | district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for: |
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136 | 136 | | (1) a road project authorized by Section 9064.0303; or |
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137 | 137 | | (2) a recreational facility as defined by Section |
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138 | 138 | | 49.462, Water Code. |
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139 | 139 | | SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS |
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140 | 140 | | Sec. 9064.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a) |
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141 | 141 | | The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other |
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142 | 142 | | obligations secured by: |
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143 | 143 | | (1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or |
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144 | 144 | | (2) contract payments described by Section 9064.0403. |
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145 | 145 | | (b) The district must hold an election in the manner |
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146 | 146 | | provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to obtain voter approval |
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147 | 147 | | before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds |
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148 | 148 | | payable from ad valorem taxes. |
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149 | 149 | | (c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem |
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150 | 150 | | taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a |
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151 | 151 | | vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an |
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152 | 152 | | election held for that purpose. |
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153 | 153 | | Sec. 9064.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If |
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154 | 154 | | authorized at an election held under Section 9064.0401, the |
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155 | 155 | | district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable |
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156 | 156 | | property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water |
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157 | 157 | | Code. |
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158 | 158 | | (b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not |
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159 | 159 | | exceed the rate approved at the election. |
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160 | 160 | | Sec. 9064.0403. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with |
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161 | 161 | | Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than |
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162 | 162 | | an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from |
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163 | 163 | | the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of |
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164 | 164 | | the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters |
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165 | 165 | | voting at an election held for that purpose. |
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166 | 166 | | (b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a |
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167 | 167 | | provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by |
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168 | 168 | | the board without further voter approval. |
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169 | 169 | | SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS |
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170 | 170 | | Sec. 9064.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER |
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171 | 171 | | OBLIGATIONS. The district may issue bonds or other obligations |
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172 | 172 | | payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, |
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173 | 173 | | revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any |
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174 | 174 | | combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district |
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175 | 175 | | purpose. |
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176 | 176 | | Sec. 9064.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district |
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177 | 177 | | issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the |
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178 | 178 | | board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing |
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179 | 179 | | direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all |
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180 | 180 | | or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner |
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181 | 181 | | provided by Chapter 51, Water Code. |
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182 | 182 | | Sec. 9064.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of |
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183 | 183 | | issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations |
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184 | 184 | | issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad |
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185 | 185 | | valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the |
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186 | 186 | | real property in the district. |
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187 | 187 | | Sec. 9064.0504. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. (a) |
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188 | 188 | | The district may develop recreational facilities and issue bonds |
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189 | 189 | | for recreational facilities as provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, |
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190 | 190 | | regardless of whether the district's territory overlaps with the |
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191 | 191 | | territory of a political subdivision that is authorized to develop |
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192 | 192 | | recreational facilities and issue bonds for recreational |
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193 | 193 | | facilities under Chapter 49, Water Code. |
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194 | 194 | | (b) The authority of the district to develop recreational |
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195 | 195 | | facilities and issue bonds for recreational facilities under this |
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196 | 196 | | section does not limit the authority of another political |
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197 | 197 | | subdivision whose territory the territory of the district may |
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198 | 198 | | overlap, wholly or partly, to develop recreational facilities and |
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199 | 199 | | issue bonds for recreational facilities under Chapter 49, Water |
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200 | 200 | | Code. |
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201 | 201 | | SECTION 2. The Fort Bend County Water Control and |
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202 | 202 | | Improvement District No. 11 initially includes all the territory |
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203 | 203 | | contained in the following area: |
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204 | 204 | | Being a 721.9 acre tract of land (Tract A) located in the W. |
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205 | 205 | | Morton Survey, A-62, an 812.1 acre tract of land (Tract B), a 79.97 |
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206 | 206 | | acre tract of land (Tract C) and a 3.019 acre tract of land (Tract D) |
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207 | 207 | | located in the J. Wilkins Survey, A-96 and the J.H. Cartwright |
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208 | 208 | | Survey, A-16 in Fort Bend County, Texas; said 721.9 acre tract being |
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209 | 209 | | all of the remainder of "TRACT 3" (called 575.744 acres) and all of |
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210 | 210 | | "TRACT 4" (called 49.1434 acres) recorded in Clerk's File Number |
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211 | 211 | | 9632563 of the Official Records of Fort Bend County (O.R.F.B.C.), |
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212 | 212 | | all of a called 103.039 acre tract of land recorded as "TRACT THREE" |
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213 | 213 | | in Clerk's File Number 2018058651 of the O.R.F.B.C., and all of the |
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214 | 214 | | remainder of a called 19.4224 acre tract of land recorded in Clerk's |
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215 | 215 | | File Number 2002071030 of the O.R.F.B.C.; said 812.1 acre tract |
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216 | 216 | | being all of a called 317.812 acre tract of land and all of a called |
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217 | 217 | | 186.183 acre tract of land recorded in Clerk's File Number |
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218 | 218 | | 2018058651 of the O.R.F.B.C., and all of "TRACT 9" (called 307.968 |
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219 | 219 | | acres) recorded in Clerks File Number 9632563 of the O.R.F.B.C., |
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220 | 220 | | said 79.97 acre tract being all of a called 79.967 acre tract of |
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221 | 221 | | land recorded in Clerk's File Number 2018058651 of the O.R.F.B.C., |
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222 | 222 | | and said 3.019 acre tract being all of a called 3.019 acre tract of |
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223 | 223 | | land recorded in Clerk's File Number 2018058651 of the O.R.F.B.C.; |
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224 | 224 | | said tracts being more particularly described by metes and bounds |
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225 | 225 | | as follows (all bearings are based on the Texas Coordinate System, |
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226 | 226 | | South Central Zone): |
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227 | 227 | | TRACT "A": 721.9 ACRES |
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228 | 228 | | Beginning at a 5/8-inch iron rod found for the northwest |
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229 | 229 | | corner of said 575.744 acre tract and the southwest corner of |
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230 | 230 | | Plantation Crossing, a subdivision recorded in Slide Number 2047A |
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231 | 231 | | of the Fort Bend County Plat Records (F.B.C.P.R.), same being on the |
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232 | 232 | | east line of the Replat of Pecan Grove Plantation Section 5, a |
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233 | 233 | | subdivision recorded in Slide Number 685A of the F.B.C.P.R.; |
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234 | 234 | | 1. Thence, with the common line of said 575.744 acre tract |
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235 | 235 | | and said Plantation Crossing and the south line of Reserve "B-2" of |
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236 | 236 | | Plantation Crossing Subdivision Partial Replat No. 1 of |
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237 | 237 | | Unrestricted Reserve "B", a subdivision recorded in Plat Number |
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238 | 238 | | 20100032 of the F.B.C.P.R., North 87 degrees 38 minutes 06 seconds |
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239 | 239 | | East, a distance of 1,888.98 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod (bent) |
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240 | 240 | | found at the northeast corner of said 575.744 acre tract and the |
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241 | 241 | | southeast corner of said Plantation Crossing, same being on the |
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242 | 242 | | west Right-of-Way (R.O.W.) line of Harlem Road (width |
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243 | 243 | | varies-minimum 140-feet wide) as recorded in Volume 63, Page 203 of |
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244 | 244 | | the Fort Bend County Deed Records (F.B.C.D.R.) and in Clerk's File |
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245 | 245 | | Numbers 2010100611, 2011015402 and 2011015403 of the O.R.F.B.C.; |
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246 | 246 | | Thence, with said west R.O.W. line, the following four (4) |
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247 | 247 | | courses: |
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248 | 248 | | 2. South 03 degrees 26 minutes 34 seconds East, a distance |
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249 | 249 | | of 1,780.95 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "COSTELLO |
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250 | 250 | | INC" set; |
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251 | 251 | | 3. South 02 degrees 54 minutes 24 seconds East, a distance |
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252 | 252 | | of 599.47 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "LANDTECH" |
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253 | 253 | | found; |
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254 | 254 | | 4. South 02 degrees 21 minutes 25 seconds East, a distance |
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255 | 255 | | of 329.14 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "LANDTECH" |
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256 | 256 | | found; |
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257 | 257 | | 5. South 02 degrees 07 minutes 07 seconds East, a distance |
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258 | 258 | | of 2,791.77 feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped "WEISSER |
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259 | 259 | | ENG" found at the northeast corner of a called 2.817 acre tract of |
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260 | 260 | | land recorded in Clerk's File Number 2021161425 of the O.R.F.B.C.; |
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261 | 261 | | 6. Thence, with the north line of said 2.817 acre tract, |
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262 | 262 | | South 87 degrees 51 minutes 34 seconds West, a distance of 875.94 |
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263 | 263 | | feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod with cap stamped "WEISSER ENG" found at |
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264 | 264 | | the northwest corner of said 2.817 acre tract, same being on the |
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265 | 265 | | east line of aforesaid 103.039 acre tract; |
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266 | 266 | | 7. Thence, with the common line of said 2.817 acre tract and |
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267 | 267 | | said 103.039 acre tract, South 01 degrees 46 minutes 00 seconds |
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268 | 268 | | East, a distance of 139.87 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod found at the |
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269 | 269 | | southwest corner of said 2.817 acre tract and the northwest corner |
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270 | 270 | | of a called 10.00 acre tract of land recorded in Volume 2491, Page |
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271 | 271 | | 256 of the F.B.C.D.R.; |
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272 | 272 | | 8. Thence, with the common line of said 103.039 acre tract |
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273 | 273 | | and said 10.00 acre tract, South 01 degrees 53 minutes 54 seconds |
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274 | 274 | | East, a distance of 496.44 feet to a 1-inch iron pipe found at the |
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275 | 275 | | southwest corner of said 10.00 acre tract and the northwest corner |
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276 | 276 | | of aforesaid 49.1434 acre tract; |
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277 | 277 | | 9. Thence, with the common line of said 10.00 acre tract and |
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278 | 278 | | said 49.1434 acre tract, North 87 degrees 52 minutes 26 seconds |
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279 | 279 | | East, a distance of 878.71 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found at the |
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280 | 280 | | southeast corner of said 10.00 acre tract and the northeast corner |
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281 | 281 | | of said 49.1434 acre tract, same being on the west R.O.W. line of |
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282 | 282 | | aforesaid Harlem Road; |
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283 | 283 | | 10. Thence, with said west R.O.W. line, South 02 degrees 07 |
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284 | 284 | | minutes 07 seconds East, a distance of 2,470.38 feet to a 5/8-inch |
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285 | 285 | | iron rod with cap stamped "WINDROSE" found at the southeast corner |
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286 | 286 | | of said 49.1434 acre tract and the northeast corner of a called |
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287 | 287 | | 6.170 acre tract of land recorded in Clerk's File Number 2013073107 |
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288 | 288 | | of the O.R.F.B.C.; |
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289 | 289 | | 11. Thence, with the common line of said 49.1434 acre tract |
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290 | 290 | | and said 6.170 acre tract and with the north line of the remainder |
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291 | 291 | | of a called 6.555 acre tract of land recorded in Clerk's File Number |
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292 | 292 | | 2008022579 of the O.R.F.B.C., South 87 degrees 54 minutes 25 |
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293 | 293 | | seconds West, a distance of 887.56 feet to a 3-inch iron pipe found |
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294 | 294 | | at the southwest corner of said 49.1434 acre tract and the northwest |
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295 | 295 | | corner of said 6.555 acre tract, same being on the east line of |
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296 | 296 | | aforesaid 103.039 acre tract; |
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297 | 297 | | 12. Thence, with the common line of said 103.039 acre tract |
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298 | 298 | | and said 6.555 acre tract and with the west line of said 6.170 acre |
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299 | 299 | | tract, South 01 degrees 54 minutes 40 seconds East, a distance of |
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300 | 300 | | 372.49 feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod found at the southeast corner of |
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301 | 301 | | said 103.039 acre tract and the southwest corner of said 6.170 acre |
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302 | 302 | | tract, same being on the north line of the Union Pacific Railroad |
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303 | 303 | | tract (100-feet wide) as recorded in Volume 15, Page 218, Volume 59, |
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304 | 304 | | Page 315, Volume 64, Page 182 and Volume 95, Page 24 of the |
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305 | 305 | | F.B.C.D.R; |
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306 | 306 | | 13. Thence, with the common line of said Railroad tract and |
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307 | 307 | | said 103.039 acre tract and with the south line of aforesaid 575.744 |
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308 | 308 | | acre tract, South 81 degrees 27 minutes 29 seconds West, a distance |
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309 | 309 | | of 5,473.20 feet to a 1-inch iron pipe found on the east R.O.W. line |
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310 | 310 | | of Pitts Road (width varies) as recorded in Clerk's File Number |
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311 | 311 | | 9509356 of the O.R.F.B.C.; |
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312 | 312 | | 14. Thence, with said east R.O.W. line, North 02 degrees 09 |
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313 | 313 | | minutes 49 seconds West, a distance of 3,187.67 feet to a 1-inch |
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314 | 314 | | iron pipe (bent) found on the common line of aforesaid 575.744 acre |
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315 | 315 | | tract and a called 39.8846 acre tract of land recorded in Volume |
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316 | 316 | | 2166, Page 1939 of the O.R.F.B.C.; |
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317 | 317 | | 15. Thence, with said common line, North 89 degrees 03 |
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318 | 318 | | minutes 34 seconds East, a distance of 1,465.14 feet to a 1-inch |
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319 | 319 | | iron pipe found at the southeast corner of said 39.8846 acre tract |
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320 | 320 | | and the southwest corner of a called 4.6051 acre tract of land |
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321 | 321 | | recorded in Clerk's File Number 2005101569 of the O.R.F.B.C.; |
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322 | 322 | | 16. Thence with the common line of said 575.744 acre tract |
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323 | 323 | | and said 4.6051 acre tract and with the south line of a called |
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324 | 324 | | 3.7506 acre tract of land and a called 3.7803 acre tract of land |
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325 | 325 | | also recorded in Clerk's File Number 2005101569 of the O.R.F.B.C., |
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326 | 326 | | North 88 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 759.44 |
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327 | 327 | | feet to a 1-inch iron pipe found at the southeast corner of said |
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328 | 328 | | 3.7803 acre tract and the southwest corner of The Grove Section 5, a |
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329 | 329 | | subdivision recorded in Slide Number 554A of the F.B.C.P.R.; |
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330 | 330 | | 17. Thence, with the common line of said subdivision and |
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331 | 331 | | said 575.744 acre tract and with the south line of a called 22.0959 |
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332 | 332 | | acre tract of land recorded in Clerk's File Number 2015102372 of the |
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333 | 333 | | O.R.F.B.C., North 88 degrees 51 minutes 35 seconds East, a distance |
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334 | 334 | | of 1,637.79 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "COTTON |
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335 | 335 | | SURVEYING" found at the southeast corner of said 22.0959 acre |
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336 | 336 | | tract; |
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337 | 337 | | Thence, with the east line of said 22.0959 acre tract, the |
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338 | 338 | | following three (3) courses: |
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339 | 339 | | 18. North 02 degrees 37 minutes 41 seconds West, a distance |
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340 | 340 | | of 4,075.39 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "COSTELLO |
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341 | 341 | | INC" set; |
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342 | 342 | | 19. North 87 degrees 13 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance |
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343 | 343 | | of 599.62 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap found; |
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344 | 344 | | 20. North 03 degrees 14 minutes 20 seconds West, a distance |
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345 | 345 | | of 513.53 feet to a 1/2-inch iron pipe found at the northeast corner |
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346 | 346 | | of said 22.0959 acre tract and the southeast corner of Pecan Grove |
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347 | 347 | | Plantation Section 4, a subdivision recorded in Volume 27, Page 6 of |
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348 | 348 | | the F.B.C.P.R., same being on the west line of aforesaid 575.744 |
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349 | 349 | | acre tract; |
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350 | 350 | | 21. Thence, with the common line of said 575.744 acre tract |
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351 | 351 | | and said subdivision and with the east line of aforesaid Pecan Grove |
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352 | 352 | | Plantation Section 5, North 02 degrees 52 minutes 04 seconds West, a |
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353 | 353 | | distance of 1,872.48 feet to the Point of Beginning and containing |
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354 | 354 | | 721.9 acres of land. |
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355 | 355 | | TRACT B: 812.1 ACRES |
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356 | 356 | | Beginning at a 5/8-inch iron rod found for the northwest |
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357 | 357 | | corner of aforesaid 317.812 acre tract and the southwest corner of a |
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358 | 358 | | called 145.368 acre tract of land recorded in Clerk's File Number |
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359 | 359 | | 2017087205 of the O.R.F.B.C., same being on the east R.O.W. line of |
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360 | 360 | | aforesaid Harlem Road; |
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361 | 361 | | 1. Thence, with the north line of said 317.812 acre tract, |
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362 | 362 | | the north line of aforesaid 307.968 acre tract, the north line of |
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363 | 363 | | aforesaid 186.183 acre tract, the south line of said 145.368 acre |
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364 | 364 | | tract and the south line of a called 143.287 acre tract recorded in |
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365 | 365 | | said Clerk's File Number 2017087205 of the O.R.F.B.C., North 86 |
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366 | 366 | | degrees 48 minutes 57 seconds East, a distance of 6,884.55 feet to a |
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367 | 367 | | 5/8-inch iron rod found at the northeast corner of said 186.183 acre |
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368 | 368 | | tract and the southeast corner of said 143.287 acre tract, same |
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369 | 369 | | being on the west R.O.W. line of the Grand Parkway (Highway 99) |
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370 | 370 | | (width varies) as recorded in Clerk's File Number 9830483 of the |
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371 | 371 | | O.R.F.B.C.; |
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372 | 372 | | Thence, with said west R.O.W. line, the following six (6) |
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373 | 373 | | courses: |
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374 | 374 | | 2. South 42 degrees 12 minutes 55 seconds East, a distance |
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375 | 375 | | of 228.10 feet to a TXDOT Disc found; |
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376 | 376 | | 3. 1,560.21 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, said |
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377 | 377 | | curve having a central angle of 16 degrees 01 minutes 18 seconds, a |
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378 | 378 | | radius of 5,579.59 feet and a chord that bears South 34 degrees 12 |
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379 | 379 | | minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of 1,555.13 feet to TXDOT Disc |
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380 | 380 | | found; |
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381 | 381 | | 4. South 26 degrees 11 minutes 38 seconds East, a distance |
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382 | 382 | | of 788.16 feet to a 1/2-iron rod found; |
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383 | 383 | | 5. South 88 degrees 31 minutes 13 seconds West, a distance |
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384 | 384 | | of 66.04 feet to a TXDOT Disc found; |
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385 | 385 | | 6. South 26 degrees 12 minutes 25 seconds East, a distance |
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386 | 386 | | of 1,235.45 feet to a TXDOT Disc found; |
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387 | 387 | | 7. South 17 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds East, at a |
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388 | 388 | | distance of 560.55 feet passing a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap found |
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389 | 389 | | and continuing for a total distance of 621.35 feet to the southeast |
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390 | 390 | | corner of aforesaid 186.183 acre tract, same being on the north line |
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391 | 391 | | of aforesaid Union Pacific Railroad (75-feet wide) as recorded in |
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392 | 392 | | Volume 15, Page 218, Volume 59, Page 315, Volume 59, Page 183 and |
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393 | 393 | | Volume 95, Page 24 of the F.B.C.D.R; |
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394 | 394 | | 8. Thence, with the common line of said 186.183 acre tract |
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395 | 395 | | and said Railroad tract and with the south line of aforesaid 307.968 |
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396 | 396 | | acre tract and aforesaid 317.812 acre tract, South 81 degrees 27 |
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397 | 397 | | minutes 54 seconds West, a distance of 8,839.89 feet to a 5/8-inch |
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398 | 398 | | iron rod with cap stamped "COSTELLO INC" set for the southwest |
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399 | 399 | | corner of said 317.812 acre tract, being on the east R.O.W. line of |
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400 | 400 | | aforesaid Harlem Road; |
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401 | 401 | | 9. Thence, with said east R.O.W. line, North 02 degrees 07 |
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402 | 402 | | minutes 07 seconds West, a distance of 4,796.72 feet to the Point of |
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403 | 403 | | Beginning and containing 812.1 acres of land. |
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404 | 404 | | TRACT C: 79.97 ACRES |
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405 | 405 | | Beginning at the northwest corner of aforesaid 79.967 acre |
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406 | 406 | | tract and the southwest corner of Windsor Estates Sec 3, a |
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407 | 407 | | subdivision recorded in Plat Number 20140040 of the F.B.C.P.R., |
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408 | 408 | | same being on the northeasterly R.O.W. line of aforesaid Grand |
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409 | 409 | | Parkway, from which a 5/8-inch iron rod found bears S58°28'30"E ~ |
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410 | 410 | | 0.60'; |
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411 | 411 | | 1. Thence, with the north line of said 79.967 acre tract, |
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412 | 412 | | the south line of said Sec 3 and the south line of Windsor Estates |
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413 | 413 | | Sec 1, a subdivision recorded in Plat Number 20130085 of the |
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414 | 414 | | F.B.C.P.R., North 86 degrees 48 minutes 57 seconds East, a distance |
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415 | 415 | | of 2,061.83 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "COSTELLO |
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416 | 416 | | INC" set at the northeast corner of said 79.967 acre tract, same |
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417 | 417 | | being on the west R.O.W. line of F.M. 1464 (width varies) as |
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418 | 418 | | recorded in Clerk's File Numbers 2010065925, 2010067366 and |
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419 | 419 | | 2010054458 of the O.R.F.B.C.; |
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420 | 420 | | Thence, with said west R.O.W. line, the following eight (8) |
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421 | 421 | | courses: |
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422 | 422 | | 2. South 02 degrees 29 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance |
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423 | 423 | | of 1,931.46 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found; |
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424 | 424 | | 3. South 87 degrees 34 minutes 52 seconds West, a distance |
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425 | 425 | | of 238.37 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found (bent); |
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426 | 426 | | 4. South 02 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance |
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427 | 427 | | of 373.47 feet to a TXDOT Disc found; |
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428 | 428 | | 5. South 58 degrees 47 minutes 14 seconds East, a distance |
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429 | 429 | | of 204.28 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap (bent) found; |
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430 | 430 | | 6. South 02 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds East, a distance |
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431 | 431 | | of 318.23 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found; |
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432 | 432 | | 7. South 25 degrees 12 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance |
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433 | 433 | | of 137.03 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped "COSTELLO |
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434 | 434 | | INC" set; |
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435 | 435 | | 8. South 02 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds East, a distance |
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436 | 436 | | of 64.38 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found that bears S61°52'50"E ~ |
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437 | 437 | | 1.0'; |
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438 | 438 | | 9. 483.56 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, said |
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439 | 439 | | curve having a central angle of 65 degrees 11 minutes 24 seconds, a |
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440 | 440 | | radius of 425.00 feet and a chord that bears South 48 degrees 38 |
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441 | 441 | | minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of 457.89 feet to the east |
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442 | 442 | | R.O.W. line of aforesaid Grand Parkway, from which a TXDOT Disc |
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443 | 443 | | found bears N77°48'02"E ~ 0.7'; |
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444 | 444 | | Thence, with the east R.O.W. line of said Grand Parkway, the |
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445 | 445 | | following four (4) courses: |
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446 | 446 | | 10. North 26 degrees 12 minutes 25 seconds West, a distance |
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447 | 447 | | of 1,046.40 feet to a TXDOT Disc found; |
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448 | 448 | | 11. South 88 degrees 31 minutes 13 seconds West, a distance |
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449 | 449 | | of 44.09 feet to a TXDOT Disc found; |
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450 | 450 | | 12. North 26 degrees 11 minutes 38 seconds West, a distance |
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451 | 451 | | of 926.23 feet to a TXDOT Disc found; |
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452 | 452 | | 13. 1,629.01 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, said |
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453 | 453 | | curve having a central angle of 15 degrees 52 minutes 28 seconds, a |
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454 | 454 | | radius of 5,879.59 feet and a chord that bears North 34 degrees 07 |
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455 | 455 | | minutes 52 seconds West, a distance of 1,623.81 feet to the Point of |
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456 | 456 | | Beginning and containing 79.97 acres of land. |
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457 | 457 | | TRACT D: 3.019 ACRES |
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458 | 458 | | Beginning at a TXDOT Disc found for at north end of a cutback |
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459 | 459 | | at the intersection of the southeast R.O.W. line of aforesaid F.M. |
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460 | 460 | | 1464 with the east R.O.W. line of aforesaid Grand Parkway and being |
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461 | 461 | | a northwest corner of aforesaid 3.019 acre tract; |
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462 | 462 | | Thence, with the southeast R.O.W. line of said F.M. 1464, the |
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463 | 463 | | following seven (7) courses: |
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464 | 464 | | 1. 294.49 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, said |
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465 | 465 | | curve having a central angle of 30 degrees 46 minutes 40 seconds, a |
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466 | 466 | | radius of 548.22 feet and a chord that bears North 66 degrees 01 |
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467 | 467 | | minutes 51 seconds East, a distance of 290.96 feet to a TXDOT Disc |
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468 | 468 | | found; |
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469 | 469 | | 2. South 89 degrees 19 minutes 20 seconds East, a distance |
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470 | 470 | | of 44.86 feet to a TXDOT Disc found; |
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471 | 471 | | 3. South 47 degrees 43 minutes 32 seconds East, a distance |
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472 | 472 | | of 33.66 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found that bears N75°36'31"W ~ |
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473 | 473 | | 1.5'; |
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474 | 474 | | 4. South 02 degrees 21 minutes 21 seconds East, a distance |
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475 | 475 | | of 204.21 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found; |
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476 | 476 | | 5. South 04 degrees 43 minutes 36 seconds East, a distance |
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477 | 477 | | of 239.96 feet to a TXDOT Disc found; |
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478 | 478 | | 6. South 38 degrees 30 minutes 36 seconds West, a distance |
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479 | 479 | | of 87.66 feet to a TXDOT Disc found; |
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480 | 480 | | 7. South 81 degrees 19 minutes 35 seconds West, a distance |
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481 | 481 | | of 89.98 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found in concrete at the east |
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482 | 482 | | R.O.W. line of aforesaid Grand Parkway; |
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483 | 483 | | 8. Thence, with said east R.O.W. line, North 32 degrees 31 |
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484 | 484 | | minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 451.59 feet to a 5/8-inch |
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485 | 485 | | iron rod with cap stamped "COSTELLO INC" set at the south end of |
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486 | 486 | | aforesaid cutback line; |
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487 | 487 | | Thence, with said cutback line, North 24 degrees 27 minutes |
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488 | 488 | | 31 seconds East, a distance of 54.43 feet to the Point of Beginning |
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489 | 489 | | and containing 3.019 acres of land. |
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490 | 490 | | SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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491 | 491 | | introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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492 | 492 | | Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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493 | 493 | | copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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494 | 494 | | officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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495 | 495 | | under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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496 | 496 | | Government Code. |
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497 | 497 | | (b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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498 | 498 | | submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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499 | 499 | | Environmental Quality. |
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500 | 500 | | (c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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501 | 501 | | its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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502 | 502 | | lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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503 | 503 | | representatives within the required time. |
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504 | 504 | | (d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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505 | 505 | | state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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506 | 506 | | to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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507 | 507 | | and accomplished. |
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508 | 508 | | SECTION 4. (a) Section 9064.0306, Special District Local |
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509 | 509 | | Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of this Act, takes effect only if |
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510 | 510 | | this Act receives a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to |
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511 | 511 | | each house. |
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512 | 512 | | (b) If this Act does not receive a two-thirds vote of all the |
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513 | 513 | | members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter 9064, Special |
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514 | 514 | | District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of this Act, is |
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515 | 515 | | amended by amending Section 9064.0306 to read as follows: |
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516 | 516 | | Sec. 9064.0306. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may |
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517 | 517 | | not exercise the power of eminent domain. |
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518 | 518 | | (c) This section is not intended to be an expression of a |
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519 | 519 | | legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c), |
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520 | 520 | | Article I, Texas Constitution. |
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521 | 521 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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522 | 522 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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523 | 523 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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524 | 524 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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525 | 525 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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526 | 526 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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527 | 527 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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528 | 528 | | I certify that H.B. No. 5395 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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529 | 529 | | 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 101, Nays 33, 2 present, not |
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530 | 530 | | voting. |
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531 | 531 | | ______________________________ |
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532 | 532 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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533 | 533 | | I certify that H.B. No. 5395 was passed by the Senate on May |
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534 | 534 | | 21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. |
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535 | 535 | | ______________________________ |
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536 | 536 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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537 | 537 | | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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538 | 538 | | Date |
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539 | 539 | | _____________________ |
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540 | 540 | | Governor |
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