Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2611 Latest Draft

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                            88R10969 MCF-F
 By: Miles S.B. No. 2611


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the creation of the Northeast Houston Redevelopment
 District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority
 to impose assessments or fees.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
 Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3995 to read as follows:
 CHAPTER 3995.  NORTHEAST HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
 SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 3995.0101.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
 (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
 (2)  "City" means the City of Houston.
 (3)  "County" means Harris County.
 (4)  "Director" means a board member.
 (5)  "District" means the Northeast Houston
 Redevelopment District.
 Sec. 3995.0102.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The
 Northeast Houston Redevelopment District is a special district
 created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
 Sec. 3995.0103.  PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a)  The
 creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
 Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
 Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
 chapter.
 (b)  By creating the district and in authorizing political
 subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has
 established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in
 Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
 (c)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
 develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
 transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
 entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
 welfare in the district.
 (d)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
 interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of
 services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this
 chapter to the area in the district.  The district is created to
 supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the
 district.
 Sec. 3995.0104.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
 (a)  All land and other property included in the district will
 benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the
 district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article
 III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other
 powers granted under this chapter.
 (b)  The district is created to serve a public use and
 benefit.
 (c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest
 and is essential to further the public purposes of:
 (1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the
 state;
 (2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment;
 (3)  developing or expanding transportation and
 commerce; and
 (4)  providing quality residential housing.
 (d)  The district will:
 (1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
 residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
 and consumers in the district, and of the public;
 (2)  provide needed funding for the district to
 preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
 the district territory as a residential community and business
 center; and
 (3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
 of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping,
 removing graffiti from, and developing certain areas in the
 district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation,
 and enhancement of scenic beauty.
 (e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
 grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
 landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
 necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
 or road improvement.
 (f)  The district will not act as the agent or
 instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
 will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
 Sec. 3995.0105.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a)  The
 district is initially composed of the territory described by
 Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
 (b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
 the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
 field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
 does not affect the district's:
 (1)  organization, existence, or validity;
 (2)  right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes
 for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
 interest on the bonds;
 (3)  right to impose or collect an assessment; or
 (4)  legality or operation.
 Sec. 3995.0106.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
 All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
 included in:
 (1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
 Chapter 311, Tax Code;
 (2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
 Chapter 312, Tax Code; or
 (3)  an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
 Government Code.
 Sec. 3995.0107.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
 DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
 Sec. 3995.0108.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter
 shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and
 purposes stated in this chapter.
 Sec. 3995.0109.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION.  (a)  Before
 issuing any bonds or other obligations, imposing any assessments,
 or recommending persons for appointment as succeeding directors,
 the initial directors shall hold an election in the boundaries of
 the district on a uniform election date provided by Section 41.001,
 Election Code, to determine if the district shall be created.
 (b)  Notice of a confirmation election shall state the day
 and place or places for holding the election and the propositions to
 be voted on.
 (c)  The ballots for a confirmation election shall be printed
 to provide for voting "For District" and "Against District."
 (d)  Immediately after the confirmation election, the
 presiding judge shall take returns of the results to the initial
 board. The initial board shall canvass the returns and issue an
 order declaring the results at the earliest practicable time.  The
 order must include a description of the district's boundaries.
 (e)  If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the
 creation of the district, the initial board shall issue an order
 declaring that the district is created and enter the result in its
 minutes. If a majority of the votes cast in the election are
 against the creation of the district, the initial board shall issue
 an order declaring that the district was defeated and enter the
 result in its minutes.
 (f)  A copy of each order issued under this section must be
 filed:
 (1)  in the deed records of the county or counties in
 which the district is located; and
 (2)  with the Texas Commission on Environmental
 Quality.
 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 Sec. 3995.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a)  The district
 is governed by a board of 13 voting directors who must be qualified
 under and appointed by the governing body of the city as provided by
 Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
 (b)  The directors serve staggered terms of four years with
 six or seven directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered
 year.
 Sec. 3995.0202.  DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. (a)  A
 director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office
 with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or
 affirmation in the district records.
 (b)  A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or
 affirmation with the clerk of the county.
 Sec. 3995.0203.  QUORUM.  A vacant director position is not
 counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.
 Sec. 3995.0204.  OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among
 the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices
 of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person.
 Sec. 3995.0205.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a)  The district
 may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each
 board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may
 receive each year may not exceed $2,000.
 (b)  A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary
 and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and
 responsibilities of the board.
 Sec. 3995.0206.  LIABILITY INSURANCE.  The district may
 obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance
 coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that
 protects and insures a director against personal liability and from
 all claims relating to:
 (1)  actions taken by the director in the director's
 capacity as a member of the board;
 (2)  actions and activities taken by the district; or
 (3)  the actions of others acting on behalf of the
 district.
 Sec. 3995.0207.  NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not
 create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.
 Sec. 3995.0208.  BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold
 meetings at a place accessible to the public.
 Sec. 3995.0209.  INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a)  The initial board
 consists of the following directors:
 Pos. No.  Name of Director  Pos. No.  Name of Director
 Pos. No.  Name of Director
 1  ____________________  1  ____________________
 1  ____________________
 2  ____________________  2  ____________________
 2  ____________________
 3  ____________________  3  ____________________
 3  ____________________
 4  ____________________  4  ____________________
 4  ____________________
 5  ____________________  5  ____________________
 5  ____________________
 6  ____________________  6  ____________________
 6  ____________________
 7  ____________________  7  ____________________
 7  ____________________
 8  ____________________  8  ____________________
 8  ____________________
 9  ____________________  9  ____________________
 9  ____________________
 10  ____________________  10  ____________________
 10  ____________________
 11  ____________________  11  ____________________
 11  ____________________
 12  ____________________  12  ____________________
 12  ____________________
 13  ____________________  13  ____________________
 13  ____________________
 (b)  Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
 appointed for positions 1 through 6 expire June 1, 2025, and the
 terms of directors appointed for positions 7 through 13 expire June
 1, 2027.
 (c)  Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply
 to the initial directors named by Subsection (a).
 (d)  This section expires September 1, 2027.
 SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
 Sec. 3995.0301.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district
 has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
 which the district is created.
 Sec. 3995.0302.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.  (a)
 The district, using any money available to the district for the
 purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
 relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
 service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local
 Government Code.
 (b)  The district may contract with a governmental or private
 entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).
 (c)  The implementation of a district project or service is a
 governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791,
 Government Code.
 Sec. 3995.0303.  LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.  An
 improvement project described by Section 3995.0302 may be located:
 (1)  in the district; or
 (2)  in an area outside but adjacent to the district if
 the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure
 improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
 Sec. 3995.0304.  NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a)  The board by
 resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
 assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
 providing a service authorized by this chapter.
 (b)  The nonprofit corporation:
 (1)  has each power of and is considered to be a local
 government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
 Transportation Code; and
 (2)  may implement any project and provide any service
 authorized by this chapter.
 (c)  The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
 nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit
 corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors
 of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,
 Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not
 required to reside in the district.
 Sec. 3995.0305.  AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. As provided by Chapter
 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with
 or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
 Sec. 3995.0306.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
 public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
 including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the
 district for a fee.
 Sec. 3995.0307.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
 The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
 organization that performs a service or provides an activity
 consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
 Sec. 3995.0308.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (a)  The
 district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic
 development purposes of the district.
 (b)  The district may establish and provide for the
 administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
 economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
 activity in the district, including programs to:
 (1)  make loans and grants of public money; and
 (2)  provide district personnel and services.
 (c)  The district may create economic development programs
 and exercise the economic development powers provided to
 municipalities by:
 (1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and
 (2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
 Sec. 3995.0309.  CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the
 territory of the district is located in the corporate boundaries or
 the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district
 may not exercise a power granted to the district after the date the
 district was created unless the governing body of the municipality
 by resolution consents to the district's exercise of the power.
 Sec. 3995.0310.  NO AD VALOREM TAX. The district may not
 impose an ad valorem tax.
 Sec. 3995.0311.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may
 not exercise the power of eminent domain.
 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
 Sec. 3995.0401.  DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
 board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and
 the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the
 district's money.
 Sec. 3995.0402.  GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF
 DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS.  The district may
 provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or
 other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other
 contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the
 establishment, administration, and operation of the district and
 the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an
 improvement project or district contractual obligation or
 indebtedness by:
 (1)  the imposition of an assessment, user fee,
 concession fee, or rental charge; or
 (2)  any other revenue or resources of the district.
 Sec. 3995.0403.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a)  The
 district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or
 other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments in the
 manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J,
 Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
 (b)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, the
 district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,
 note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a
 proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or
 other type of obligation.
 (c)  In addition to the sources of money described by
 Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
 Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable
 wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the
 district receives from improvement revenue or from any other
 source.
 Sec. 3995.0404.  BOND MATURITY. Bonds may mature not more
 than 40 years from their date of issue.
 Sec. 3995.0405.  COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  The
 district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons,
 including the city or the county, all or part of the cost of an
 improvement project, including an improvement project:
 (1)  for improving, enhancing, and supporting public
 safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical
 services, and law enforcement in or adjacent to the district; or
 (2)  that confers a general benefit on the entire
 district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district.
 Sec. 3995.0406.  PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES. The
 district may not impose an impact fee on a residential property,
 including a multiunit residential property, or a condominium.
 Sec. 3995.0407.  PROPERTY OF CERTAIN UTILITIES EXEMPT FROM
 ASSESSMENTS AND FEES. The district may not impose an assessment,
 impact fee, or standby fee on the property, including the
 equipment, rights-of-way, easements, facilities, or improvements,
 of:
 (1)  an electric utility or a power generation company
 as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;
 (2)  a gas utility, as defined by Section 101.003 or
 121.001, Utilities Code, or a person who owns pipelines used for the
 transportation or sale of oil or gas or a product or constituent of
 oil or gas;
 (3)  a person who owns pipelines used for the
 transportation or sale of carbon dioxide;
 (4)  a telecommunications provider as defined by
 Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or
 (5)  a cable service provider or video service provider
 as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code.
 SUBCHAPTER E.  ASSESSMENTS
 Sec. 3995.0501.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES
 AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a)  The board may not finance
 a service or improvement project with assessments under this
 chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or
 improvement has been filed with the board.
 (b)  A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by
 the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in
 the district subject to assessment according to the most recent
 certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
 Sec. 3995.0502.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
 (a)  The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment
 for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
 district that is not a residential property, including a multiunit
 residential property or a condominium.
 (b)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
 resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
 by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
 reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
 fees incurred by the district:
 (1)  are a first and prior lien against the property
 assessed;
 (2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than
 a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
 taxes; and
 (3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against
 the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
 assessment proceedings.
 (c)  The lien is effective from the date of the board's
 resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
 paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that a
 taxing unit, as that term is defined by Section 1.04, Tax Code, may
 enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
 (d)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
 assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
 any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
 the manner required for additional assessments.
 Sec. 3995.0503.  METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district
 may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local
 Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
 SUBCHAPTER I.  DISSOLUTION
 Sec. 3995.0901.  DISSOLUTION BY ORDINANCE. (a)  A
 municipality that includes territory of the district, in the
 corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the
 municipality, by ordinance may dissolve the district.
 (b)  The municipality may not dissolve the district until the
 district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations have been
 repaid or discharged, or the municipality has affirmatively assumed
 the obligation to pay the outstanding debt from municipal revenue.
 (c)  Section 375.263, Local Government Code, does not apply
 to the district.
 Sec. 3995.0902.  COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER
 REVENUE. (a)  If the dissolved district has bonds or other
 obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or
 other revenue, the municipality that dissolves the district shall
 succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding
 enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.
 (b)  The municipality shall have and exercise all district
 powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to
 pay:
 (1)  the bonds or other obligations when due and
 payable according to their terms; or
 (2)  special revenue or assessment bonds or other
 obligations issued by the municipality to refund the outstanding
 bonds or obligations.
 Sec. 3995.0903.  ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
 (a)  If a municipality dissolves the district, the municipality
 assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds,
 the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt
 payable from assessments or other district revenue.
 (b)  If a municipality dissolves the district, the board
 shall transfer ownership of all district property to the
 municipality.
 Sec. 3995.0904.  DISSOLUTION BY PETITION. (a)  Except as
 limited by Section 375.264, Local Government Code, the board shall
 dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by
 the owners of:
 (1)  66 percent or more of the assessed value of the
 property subject to assessment by the district based on the most
 recent certified county property tax rolls; or
 (2)  66 percent or more of the surface area of the
 district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility
 rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from
 assessment by the district according to the most recent certified
 county property tax rolls.
 (b)  Section 375.262, Local Government Code, does not apply
 to the district.
 SECTION 2.  The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District
 initially includes all the territory contained in the following
 area:
 The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District is +/- 12,905 acres of
 land situated east of US Hwy 59 North and north of Liberty Road
 within the Municipal Limits of the City of Houston and Harris
 County, Texas, and described as follows:
 Beginning at intersection of west right-of-way (ROW) of Lockwood Dr
 and centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E;
 Then generally west along centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E to
 centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North;
 Then north along centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North to centerline of
 Southern Pacific Railway;
 Then north northeast along centerline of Southern Pacific Railway
 to centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St;
 Then east along centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St to centerline
 ROW of Hirsch Rd;
 Then north and north northeast along centerline ROW of Hirsch Rd to
 centerline ROW of Van Zandt St;
 Then east along centerline ROW of Van Zandt St to centerline ROW of
 Homestead Rd;
 Then north along centerline ROW of Homestead Rd to centerline of
 drainage ditch P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou);
 Then east, south and east along centerline of drainage ditch
 P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou) to southwest corner of
 0.1525 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LT 1 BLK 43);
 Then east and generally east southeast along south boundary of
 NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LTS 1-9 BLK 43, LTS 1-11 BLK 54, and LTS 13-16
 BLK 53, and NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LTS 55-63 BLK 1 and LTS 191-206 BLK
 6 to southwest corner of 0.271 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LT
 191 BLK 6);
 Then east along south boundary of said 0.271 acre lot and NORTHWOOD
 MANOR SEC 8 to centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of
 City of Houston Municipal Limits;
 Then south along centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of
 City of Houston Municipal Limits to a point west of southwest corner
 of 233.2922 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2C);
 Then east to east ROW line of N Wayside Dr and along south boundary
 of said 233.2922 acre tract, and 195.79 acre tract (ABST 119 J E
 BUNDICK TRS 2B & 2D), and boundary line of City of Houston Municipal
 Limits, to west boundary of 32.0224 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND ML
 (BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60);
 Then southwest along west boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to
 north ROW of Little York Rd;
 Then east along north ROW of Little York Rd across 32.0224 acre
 tract to east boundary of said tract;
 Then northeast along east boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to
 boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits and southwest
 corner of 6.8196 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2E);
 Then east along south boundary of said 6.8196 acre tract, and along
 boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits, across ROW of
 Mesa Dr, and along north boundary of 32.42 acre tract (TRAYLOR FIELD
 SEC 1 RES A BLK 1), and 71.6700 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39K)
 to northeast corner of said 71.6700 acre tract;
 Then south along east boundary of said 71.6700 acre tract and
 boundary line of City of Houston Municipal Limits, and east
 boundary of 192.9761 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39 & 39E),
 and 31.03 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39J), and 7.3476 acre
 tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39B & 39C), and 1.375 acre tract (ABST
 600 E NOLAND TRS 21A & 22A), and 6.435 acre tract (OAKLAND ACRES TR A
 (NM)), and 48.0056 acre tract (MESA DRIVE CROSSING RES A BLK 1) to
 southeast corner of said 48.0056 acre tract;
 Then west along south boundary of said 48.0056 acre tract to east
 boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 3 Subdivision;
 Then south along east boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 1-3
 Subdivision to centerline ROW of Caddo St;
 Then west along centerline ROW of Caddo St to centerline ROW of
 Thorn St;
 Then south along centerline ROW of Thorn St to centerline ROW of
 Sterlingshire Rd;
 Then west along centerline ROW of Sterlingshire Rd to centerline
 ROW of Balsam Rd;
 Then south along centerline ROW of Balsam Rd to centerline ROW of
 Tidwell Rd;
 Then west along centerline ROW of Tidwell Rd to centerline ROW of
 Mesa Rd;
 Then south along centerline ROW of Mesa Rd to north boundary of
 Southern Pacific Rail Easement;
 Then west southwest along north boundary of Southern Pacific Rail
 Easement to a point south of west ROW line of Majestic St;
 Then north along west ROW line of Majestic St to a point west of
 southwest corner of 0.124 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 TR 181
 BLK 10);
 Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along south boundary of said
 0.124 acre tract and south boundary of 0.5159 acre tract (LIBERTY
 GARDENS SEC 1 TRS 181B THRU 185B BLK 10) to southeast corner of said
 0.5159 acre tract and coincident west boundary of 9.9226 acre tract
 (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1Y);
 Then north along west boundary of said 9.9226 acre tract, and
 7.46000 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1), and 4.8780 acre
 tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 62C) to south boundary of 0.6359
 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON LT 207 & TRS 205 & 206 BLK 11 & TR
 62);
 Then west, north and west along boundary line of said 0.6359 acre
 tract, across ROW of Majestic St to west ROW;
 Then north along west ROW of Majestic St to a point west of
 northwest corner of 0.7779 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 LTS 209 &
 210 & TR 208 BLK 12);
 Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along north boundary of said
 0.779 acre tract to northeast corner of said tract and west ROW of
 Blaffer St;
 Then north along west ROW of Blaffer St to southeast corner of
 18.0091 acre tract (CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS HOUSTON RES A BLK 1);
 Then west along south boundary of said 18.0091 acre tract, and
 11.5346 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 4) to west ROW of
 Dabney St;
 Then north along west ROW of Dabney St to northeast corner 0.1657
 acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT 25 BLK 1);
 Then west along north boundary of said lot and STANNARD PLACE LTS
 24-14 BLK 1 to northwest corner of 0.168 acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT
 14 BLK 1) and east ROW of Hoffman St;
 Then south along east ROW of Hoffman St to south ROW of Minden St;
 Then west along south ROW of Minden to west ROW of Lockwood Dr;
 Then north along west ROW of Lockwood Dr to centerline of North Loop
 Fwy E and beginning of +/- 12,905 acre tract.
 Save and Except Harris County MUD 439.
 Save and Except ABST 600 E NOLAND ML (BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60.
 Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract situated southeast of
 intersection of Feland St and Woodlyn Rd and consisting of Oaks of
 Lakewood Village Section 1-2 with beginning point being east ROW
 line of Feland St and northwest corner of 3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF
 LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A);
 Then east along north boundary of said 3.0045 acre tract, and OAKS
 OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 to northeast corner of 0.2361 acre lot
 (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 LT 36 BLK 1);
 Then south along east boundary of said 0.2361 acre lot, and OAKS OF
 LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1-2 to southeast corner of 0.2849 acre lot
 (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 30 BLK 1);
 Then generally west along south boundary of said 0.2849 acre lot,
 and OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 to southwest corner of 0.1779
 acre lot (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 46 BLK 1) and east ROW
 line of Feland St;
 Then north along east ROW line of Feland St to northwest corner of
 3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A)
 and point of beginning of Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract.
 Save and Except 1.8095 acre tract (TR 4C BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS);
 Save and Except 2.585 acre tract (LT 5 BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS);
 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 104 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 107 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 108 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 109 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 110 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 121 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 122 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
 Save and Except 0.3223 acre tract (LTS 123 & 124 BLK 10 TOWNLEY
 PLACE);
 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 125 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
 SECTION 3.  (a)  The legal notice of the intention to
 introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
 Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
 copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
 officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
 Government Code.
 (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
 submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
 Environmental Quality.
 (c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
 its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
 lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
 within the required time.
 (d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
 fulfilled and accomplished.
 SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

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