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1	1	89R8853 MCF-F
2	2	By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 74
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	relating to the creation of the Puerto Verde Port Authority
9	9	District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority
10	10	to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of
11	11	eminent domain.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
14	14	Code, is amended by adding Chapter 4011 to read as follows:
15	15	CHAPTER 4011. PUERTO VERDE PORT AUTHORITY DISTRICT
16	16	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
17	17	Sec. 4011.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
18	18	(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
19	19	(2) "County" means Maverick County.
20	20	(3) "Director" means a board member.
21	21	(4) "District" means the Puerto Verde Port Authority
22	22	District.
23	23	(5) "Rail facilities" includes all real and personal
24	24	property owned or held by the district for railroad purposes,
25	25	including land, interests in land, structures, easements, rail
26	26	lines, stations, platforms, rolling stock, garages, equipment, and
27	27	other facilities necessary or convenient for the operation of those
28	28	facilities.
29	29	Sec. 4011.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Puerto Verde Port
30	30	Authority District is a special district created under Section 59,
31	31	Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
32	32	Sec. 4011.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The
33	33	creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
34	34	Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
35	35	Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
36	36	chapter.
37	37	(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the county
38	38	and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the
39	39	legislature has established a program to accomplish the public
40	40	purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
41	41	(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
42	42	develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
43	43	transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
44	44	entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
45	45	welfare in the district.
46	46	Sec. 4011.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
47	47	(a) All land and other property included in the district will
48	48	benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the
49	49	district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article
50	50	III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other
51	51	powers granted under this chapter.
52	52	(b) The district is created to serve a public use and
53	53	benefit.
54	54	(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
55	55	and is essential to further the public purposes of:
56	56	(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the
57	57	state;
58	58	(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and
59	59	(3) developing or expanding transportation and
60	60	commerce.
61	61	(d) The district will:
62	62	(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
63	63	residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
64	64	and consumers in the district, and of the public;
65	65	(2) provide needed funding for the district to
66	66	preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
67	67	the district territory as a community and business center;
68	68	(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
69	69	of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and
70	70	developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for
71	71	the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;
72	72	and
73	73	(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road,
74	74	rail, port, navigation, and recreational facilities for the
75	75	district.
76	76	(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
77	77	grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
78	78	landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and
79	79	necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
80	80	or road improvement.
81	81	(f) The district will not act as the agent or
82	82	instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
83	83	will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
84	84	Sec. 4011.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
85	85	district is initially composed of the territory described by
86	86	Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
87	87	(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
88	88	the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
89	89	field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
90	90	does not affect the district's:
91	91	(1) organization, existence, or validity;
92	92	(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes
93	93	for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
94	94	interest on the bonds;
95	95	(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or
96	96	(4) legality or operation.
97	97	Sec. 4011.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
98	98	All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
99	99	included in:
100	100	(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
101	101	Chapter 311, Tax Code; or
102	102	(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
103	103	Chapter 312, Tax Code.
104	104	Sec. 4011.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
105	105	DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
106	106	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
107	107	Sec. 4011.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter
108	108	shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and
109	109	purposes stated in this chapter.
110	110	SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
111	111	Sec. 4011.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
112	112	governed by a board of five elected voting directors who serve
113	113	staggered terms of four years.
114	114	(b) Voting directors are elected in the manner provided by
115	115	Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
116	116	Sec. 4011.0202. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district
117	117	may compensate each voting director in an amount not to exceed $150
118	118	for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each
119	119	voting director in one year may not exceed $7,200.
120	120	(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary
121	121	and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and
122	122	responsibilities of the board.
123	123	(c) Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do
124	124	not apply to a voting director.
125	125	Sec. 4011.0203. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board
126	126	consists of the following directors:
127	127	Pos. No. Name of Director Pos. No. Name of Director
128	128	Pos. No. Name of Director
129	129	1 Ruben Garibay 1 Ruben Garibay
130	130	1 Ruben Garibay
131	131	2 David Higgerson 2 David Higgerson
132	132	2 David Higgerson
133	133	3 Bobby Babcock 3 Bobby Babcock
134	134	3 Bobby Babcock
135	135	4 Rob Russell 4 Rob Russell
136	136	4 Rob Russell
137	137	5 Benito Martinez III 5 Benito Martinez III
138	138	5 Benito Martinez III
139	139	(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
140	140	appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2027, and
141	141	the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire
142	142	June 1, 2029.
143	143	Sec. 4011.0204. EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS. (a) In addition to
144	144	directors elected under Section 4011.0201, the commissioners court
145	145	of the county may appoint up to two persons who are officials of or
146	146	employed by the county to serve as nonvoting ex officio directors.
147	147	An ex officio director serves a term of four years.
148	148	(b) An ex officio director is not counted as a voting
149	149	director for purposes of establishing a quorum.
150	150	(c) An ex officio director:
151	151	(1) is entitled to receive the same notices and
152	152	information regarding the district as a voting director; and
153	153	(2) may attend any board meeting, regardless of
154	154	whether the meeting is open or closed to the public.
155	155	SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
156	156	Sec. 4011.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The
157	157	district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the
158	158	purposes for which the district is created.
159	159	(b) The district may contract with a governmental or private
160	160	entity, including the county, to carry out an action, power, or duty
161	161	authorized by this chapter or to accomplish the purposes for which
162	162	the district is created.
163	163	Sec. 4011.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a) The
164	164	district, using any money available to the district for the
165	165	purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
166	166	relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
167	167	service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local
168	168	Government Code.
169	169	(b) The implementation of a district project or service is a
170	170	governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791,
171	171	Government Code.
172	172	Sec. 4011.0303. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by
173	173	resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
174	174	assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
175	175	providing a service authorized by this chapter.
176	176	(b) The nonprofit corporation:
177	177	(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local
178	178	government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
179	179	Transportation Code; and
180	180	(2) may implement any project and provide any service
181	181	authorized by this chapter.
182	182	(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
183	183	nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit
184	184	corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors
185	185	of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,
186	186	Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not
187	187	required to reside in the district.
188	188	Sec. 4011.0304. NAVIGATION DISTRICT POWERS. The district
189	189	has the powers provided by the general law of this state applicable
190	190	to navigation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI,
191	191	Texas Constitution, including Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code.
192	192	Sec. 4011.0305. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
193	193	public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
194	194	including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the
195	195	district for a fee.
196	196	Sec. 4011.0306. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
197	197	The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
198	198	organization that performs a service or provides an activity
199	199	consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
200	200	Sec. 4011.0307. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (a) The
201	201	district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic
202	202	development purposes of the district.
203	203	(b) The district may establish and provide for the
204	204	administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
205	205	economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
206	206	activity in the district, including programs to:
207	207	(1) make loans and grants of public money; and
208	208	(2) provide district personnel and services.
209	209	(c) The district may create economic development programs
210	210	and exercise the economic development powers provided to
211	211	municipalities by:
212	212	(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and
213	213	(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
214	214	Sec. 4011.0308. PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may
215	215	acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own,
216	216	operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking
217	217	facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other
218	218	structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the
219	219	streets and related appurtenances.
220	220	(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public
221	221	purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public
222	222	purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of
223	223	years.
224	224	(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and
225	225	necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street
226	226	or road improvement.
227	227	(d) The development and operation of the district's parking
228	228	facilities may be considered an economic development program.
229	229	Sec. 4011.0309. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND. The district may
230	230	add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter
231	231	49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
232	232	Sec. 4011.0310. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
233	233	board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'
234	234	signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or
235	235	transfer of district money.
236	236	Sec. 4011.0311. RAIL FACILITIES. The district may
237	237	construct, acquire, improve, maintain, finance, and operate rail
238	238	facilities, and improvements in aid of those facilities, for
239	239	commuter, freight, and other rail purposes.
240	240	Sec. 4011.0312. BRIDGE FACILITIES. The district may
241	241	construct, acquire, improve, maintain, finance, and operate bridge
242	242	facilities and improvements, including toll bridges.
243	243	Sec. 4011.0313. EMINENT DOMAIN. The district may exercise
244	244	the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Section
245	245	49.222, Water Code.
246	246	SUBCHAPTER D. ASSESSMENTS
247	247	Sec. 4011.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES
248	248	AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a
249	249	service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter
250	250	unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement
251	251	has been filed with the board.
252	252	(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by
253	253	the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in
254	254	the district subject to assessment according to the most recent
255	255	certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
256	256	Sec. 4011.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a)
257	257	The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any
258	258	purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
259	259	district.
260	260	(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
261	261	resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
262	262	by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
263	263	reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
264	264	fees incurred by the district:
265	265	(1) are a first and prior lien against the property
266	266	assessed;
267	267	(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than
268	268	a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
269	269	taxes; and
270	270	(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against
271	271	the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
272	272	assessment proceedings.
273	273	(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
274	274	resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
275	275	paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the
276	276	board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
277	277	(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
278	278	assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
279	279	any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
280	280	the manner required for additional assessments.
281	281	SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS
282	282	Sec. 4011.0501. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) The district
283	283	must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water
284	284	Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to
285	285	obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem
286	286	tax.
287	287	(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply
288	288	to the district.
289	289	Sec. 4011.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
290	290	authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an
291	291	election under Section 4011.0501, the district may impose an
292	292	operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district
293	293	in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any
294	294	district purpose, including to:
295	295	(1) maintain and operate the district;
296	296	(2) construct or acquire improvements; or
297	297	(3) provide a service.
298	298	(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance
299	299	tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the
300	300	election.
301	301	Sec. 4011.0503. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE
302	302	BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may borrow money on
303	303	terms determined by the board.
304	304	(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other
305	305	obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes,
306	306	assessments, impact fees, tolls, fares, charges, fees, revenue,
307	307	contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any
308	308	combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized
309	309	district purpose.
310	310	Sec. 4011.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT
311	311	PAYMENTS. The district may issue, without an election, bonds
312	312	secured by:
313	313	(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including
314	314	contract revenues; or
315	315	(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements
316	316	of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.
317	317	Sec. 4011.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES;
318	318	ELECTIONS. (a) If authorized at an election under Section
319	319	4011.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem
320	320	taxes.
321	321	(b) At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or
322	322	partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual
323	323	imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without
324	324	limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the
325	325	bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by
326	326	Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
327	327	(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that
328	328	may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be
329	329	submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be
330	330	voted on at the election.
331	331	SUBCHAPTER I. DISSOLUTION
332	332	Sec. 4011.0901. DISSOLUTION. (a) The board shall dissolve
333	333	the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners
334	334	of:
335	335	(1) at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the
336	336	property subject to assessment by the district based on the most
337	337	recent certified county property tax rolls; or
338	338	(2) at least two-thirds of the surface area of the
339	339	district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility
340	340	rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from
341	341	assessment by the district according to the most recent certified
342	342	county property tax rolls.
343	343	(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at
344	344	any time.
345	345	(c) The district may not be dissolved by its board under
346	346	Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:
347	347	(1) has any outstanding bonded or other indebtedness
348	348	until that bonded or other indebtedness has been repaid or defeased
349	349	in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance
350	350	of the bonded or other indebtedness;
351	351	(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until
352	352	that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the
353	353	contract; or
354	354	(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works,
355	355	facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with
356	356	another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the
357	357	public works, facilities, or improvements.
358	358	(d) Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local
359	359	Government Code, do not apply to the district.
360	360	SECTION 2. The Puerto Verde Port Authority District
361	361	initially includes all territory contained in the following area:
362	362	FIELD NOTES FOR A BOUNDARY SURVEY OF 1898.24 ACRES, MORE OR LESS
363	363	Being a boundary survey of 1898.24 acres, more or less, of land
364	364	lying in Maverick County, Texas, being out of and parts of P. W.
365	365	Thomason Survey 12, Abstract No. 1321, L. Castanon Survey 10,
366	366	Abstract No. 1039, J. Conti Survey 9, Abstract No. 1037, F. F.
367	367	Fevre Survey 38, Abstract No. 109, T. Osborn Survey 11, Abstract
368	368	No. 1167, I. & G. N. RR. Co. Block 7, Survey 257, Abstract No. 434,
369	369	I. & G. N. RR. Co. Block 7, Survey 256, Abstract No. 433, W. B.
370	370	Scates Survey 7, Abstract No. 1088, and J. Navarro Survey 8,
371	371	Abstract No. 1076, and also being comprised of a composite of those
372	372	same certain tracts called Tract 3 (8.84 acres), Tract 4 (327.89
373	373	acres), Tract 5 (1212.08 acres), Tract 6 (107.43 acres), and Tract 7
374	374	(241.98 acres) as described in conveyance document to Farming
375	375	Hydrasource, LLC, recorded in Document Number 2112789 of the
376	376	Maverick County Official Public Records, Maverick County, Texas.
377	377	BEGINNING at a found 1/2" diameter rebar marking the ostensible
378	378	common survey corner of said Survey 12 and G. C. & S. F. RR. Co.
379	379	Survey 11, Abstract No. 1049, at a point on the ostensible
380	380	southerly line of F. Valdez Survey 22, Page 1142, and marking the
381	381	northwest corner of the herein described tract;
382	382	THENCE: S 89°36'51" E, with the ostensible common survey line of
383	383	said Survey 12 and said Survey 22, passing the ostensible common
384	384	survey corner of said Survey 22 and S. F. 016195 Abstract No. 1388,
385	385	continuing on the same course for a distance of 5382.03 feet to an
386	386	unmarked corner marking the ostensible common corner of said Survey
387	387	12 and said Abstract No. 1388, at a point on the ostensible westerly
388	388	line of said Survey 10, and marking an interior corner of the herein
389	389	described tract;
390	390	THENCE: N 00°10'32" E, with the ostensible common survey line of
391	391	said Survey 10 and said Abstract No. 1388 for a distance of 703.00
392	392	feet to an unmarked corner marking the ostensible common survey
393	393	corner of said Survey 10 and said Abstract No. 1388, and marking an
394	394	exterior corner of the herein described tract;
395	395	THENCE: S 89°30'14" E, with the ostensible survey line of said
396	396	Survey 10 and said Abstract No. 1388, passing the ostensible common
397	397	survey corner of said Abstract No. 1388 and said Survey 11,
398	398	continuing on the same course for a distance of 4612.79 feet to an
399	399	unmarked corner marking the ostensible common survey corner of said
400	400	Survey 10 and said Survey 11, at a point on the ostensible westerly
401	401	line of said Survey 9, and marking an interior corner of the herein
402	402	described tract;
403	403	THENCE: N 01°07'34" E, with the ostensible common survey line of
404	404	said Survey 9 and said Survey 11 for a distance of 98.24 feet to an
405	405	unmarked corner marking the ostensible common corner of said Survey
406	406	9 and said Survey 11, and marking an exterior corner of the herein
407	407	described tract;
408	408	THENCE: S 89°37'58" E, with the ostensible common survey line of
409	409	said Survey 9 and said Survey 11, passing the ostensible common
410	410	corner of said Survey 9 and said Survey 38, continuing on the same
411	411	course for a distance of 4916.07 feet to an unmarked corner marking
412	412	the ostensible common survey corner of said Survey 38 and said
413	413	Survey 11, and marking an interior corner of the herein described
414	414	tract;
415	415	THENCE: N 00°21'17" E, for a distance of 286.12 feet to an unmarked
416	416	corner marking an exterior corner of the herein described tract;
417	417	THENCE: S 89°41'52" E, passing the ostensible common survey corner
418	418	of said Survey 11 and said Survey 257, continuing on the same
419	419	course, passing the ostensible common survey corner o of said
420	420	Survey 11 and S. Tovar Survey 50, Abstract No. 1027, continuing on
421	421	the same course for a distance of 4476.51 feet to a found steel
422	422	stake at a point on the northwesterly margin of Union Pacific
423	423	Railroad, and marking the northeast corner of the herein described
424	424	tract;
425	425	THENCE: S 13°41'48" W, with the northwesterly margin of said
426	426	railroad for a distance of 923.69 feet to an unmarked corner marking
427	427	an exterior corner of the herein described tract;
428	428	THENCE: S 89°36'21" W, passing the ostensible common survey line of
429	429	said Survey 257 and said Survey 11, continuing on the same course,
430	430	passing the ostensible common survey line of said Survey 11 and said
431	431	Survey 38, continuing on the same course, passing the ostensible
432	432	common survey line of said Survey 38 and said Survey 9, continuing
433	433	on the same course for a distance of 6943.84 feet to an unmarked
434	434	corner marking an interior corner of the herein described tract;
435	435	THENCE: S 00°23'19" E, for a distance of 361.26 feet to an unmarked
436	436	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
437	437	THENCE: S 02°12'56" E, for a distance of 1620.21 feet to an unmarked
438	438	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
439	439	THENCE: S 32°36'41" W, for a distance of 1914.67 feet to an unmarked
440	440	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
441	441	THENCE: S 28°41'44" E, for a distance of 1078.51 feet to an unmarked
442	442	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
443	443	THENCE: S 32°13'35" E, for a distance of 680.42 feet to an unmarked
444	444	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
445	445	THENCE: S 26°07'58" E, for a distance of 515.73 feet to an unmarked
446	446	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
447	447	THENCE: S 48°47'36" E, passing the ostensible common survey line of
448	448	said Survey 9 and said Survey 8 for a distance of 630.27 feet to an
449	449	unmarked corner marking a deflection point of the herein described
450	450	tract;
451	451	THENCE: S 38°38'57" E, for a distance of 358.52 feet to an unmarked
452	452	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
453	453	THENCE: S 22°23'06" E, for a distance of 264.97 feet to an unmarked
454	454	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
455	455	THENCE: S 00°51'26" W, for a distance of 267.24 feet to an unmarked
456	456	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
457	457	THENCE: S 12°13'35" W, for a distance of 289.36 feet to an unmarked
458	458	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
459	459	THENCE: S 00°25'00" E, for a distance of 290.01 feet to an unmarked
460	460	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
461	461	THENCE: S 17°36'57" E, for a distance of 212.04 feet to an unmarked
462	462	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
463	463	THENCE: S 43°27'27" E, for a distance of 262.59 feet to an unmarked
464	464	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
465	465	THENCE: S 68°16'26" E, for a distance of 277.25 feet to an unmarked
466	466	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
467	467	THENCE: S 83°26'23" E, for a distance of 697.32 feet to an unmarked
468	468	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
469	469	THENCE: S 85°32'56" E, for a distance of 600.89 feet to an unmarked
470	470	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
471	471	THENCE: S 66°14'24" E, passing the ostensible common survey line of
472	472	said Survey 8 and said Survey 256, continuing on the same course for
473	473	a distance of 562.69 feet to an unmarked corner marking a deflection
474	474	point of the herein described tract;
475	475	THENCE: S 29°47'54" E, for a distance of 533.68 feet to an unmarked
476	476	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
477	477	THENCE: S 12°21'24" W, for a distance of 305.23 feet to an unmarked
478	478	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
479	479	THENCE: S 44°38'30" E, for a distance of 53.29 feet to an unmarked
480	480	corner at a point on the northwesterly margin of said railroad, at a
481	481	point on a curve to the right whose radius is 2796.50 feet;
482	482	THENCE: Southwesterly with said curve for an arc length of 1620.93
483	483	feet, (chord bearing of S 41°55'34" W, with a chord length of 1598.33
484	484	feet) marking the end of said curve;
485	485	THENCE: S 58°31'51" W, passing the ostensible common survey line of
486	486	said Survey 256 and said Survey 7, continuing on the same course for
487	487	a distance of 914.35 feet to an unmarked corner marking the south
488	488	corner of the herein described tract;
489	489	THENCE: N 21°45'13" E, for a distance of 189.30 feet to an unmarked
490	490	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
491	491	THENCE: N 35°51'28" E, for a distance of 121.15 feet to an unmarked
492	492	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
493	493	THENCE: N 49°03'50" E, for a distance of 188.08 feet to an unmarked
494	494	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
495	495	THENCE: N 59°01'13" E, for a distance of 303.45 feet to an unmarked
496	496	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
497	497	THENCE: N 57°21'33" E, passing the ostensible common survey line of
498	498	said Survey 7 and said Survey 256, continuing on the same course for
499	499	a distance of 323.10 feet to an unmarked corner marking a deflection
500	500	point of the herein described tract;
501	501	THENCE: N 55°46'58" E, for a distance of 303.71 feet to an unmarked
502	502	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
503	503	THENCE: N 41°10'40" E, for a distance of 334.00 feet to an unmarked
504	504	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
505	505	THENCE: N 32°17'45" E, for a distance of 235.02 feet to an unmarked
506	506	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
507	507	THENCE: N 23°47'36" E, for a distance of 154.48 feet to an unmarked
508	508	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
509	509	THENCE: N 23°47'36" E, for a distance of 139.86 feet to an unmarked
510	510	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
511	511	THENCE: N 10°49'52" E, for a distance of 241.31 feet to an unmarked
512	512	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
513	513	THENCE: N 00°00'00" W, for a distance of 167.30 feet to an unmarked
514	514	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
515	515	THENCE: N 24°52'49" W, for a distance of 157.52 feet to an unmarked
516	516	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
517	517	THENCE: N 41°19'51" W, for a distance of 153.17 feet to an unmarked
518	518	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
519	519	THENCE: N 61°24'30" W, for a distance of 131.09 feet to an unmarked
520	520	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
521	521	THENCE: N 88°20'48" W, passing the ostensible common survey line of
522	522	said Survey 256 and said Survey 8, continuing on the same course for
523	523	a distance of 571.01 feet to an unmarked corner marking a deflection
524	524	point of the herein described tract;
525	525	THENCE: S 60°53'05" W, passing the ostensible common survey line of
526	526	said Survey 8 and said Survey 7, continuing on the same course for a
527	527	distance of 2868.10 feet to an unmarked corner marking an exterior
528	528	corner of the herein described tract;
529	529	THENCE: N 02°17'56" W, passing the ostensible common survey line of
530	530	said Survey 7 and said Survey 8, continuing on the same course for a
531	531	distance of 1653.76 feet to an unmarked corner marking an interior
532	532	corner of the herein described tract;
533	533	THENCE: N 83°48'33" W, for a distance of 2875.14 feet to an unmarked
534	534	corner marking an exterior corner of the herein described tract;
535	535	THENCE: N 02°27'16" E, for a distance of 831.29 feet to an unmarked
536	536	corner marking an interior corner of the herein described tract;
537	537	THENCE: S 85°53'50" W, for a distance of 1219.80 feet to a found 1/2"
538	538	diameter rebar marking an exterior corner of the herein described
539	539	tract;
540	540	THENCE: N 21°17'24" W, passing the ostensible common survey line of
541	541	said Survey 8 and said Survey 10, continuing on the same course for
542	542	a distance of 2944.17 feet to a found 1/2" diameter rebar marking an
543	543	interior corner of the herein described tract;
544	544	THENCE: S 89°59'58" W; passing the ostensible common survey line of
545	545	said Survey 10 and said Survey 12, continuing on the same course for
546	546	a distance of 6918.89 feet to a found 1/2" diameter rebar at a point
547	547	on the ostensible common survey line of said Survey 12 and said
548	548	Survey 11, and marking an exterior corner of the herein described
549	549	tract;
550	550	THENCE: N 00°57'05" E, with the ostensible common survey line of
551	551	said Survey 12 and said Survey 11 for a distance of 3804.24 feet to
552	552	an unmarked corner marking a deflection point of the herein
553	553	described tract;
554	554	THENCE: N 00°57'05" E, with the ostensible common survey line of
555	555	said Survey 12 and said Survey 11 for a distance of 444.79 feet to
556	556	the Place of Beginning and containing 1898.24 acres, more or less,
557	557	of land within the herein described boundary.
558	558	FIELD NOTES FOR A BOUNDARY SURVEY OF 244.80 ACRES, MORE OR LESS
559	559	Being a boundary survey of 244.80 acres, more or less, of land lying
560	560	in Maverick County, Texas, being out of and parts of A. Whittaker
561	561	Survey 1, Abstract No. 854, Uvalde Co. School Lands Survey 4,
562	562	Abstract No. 845, B. Diaz Survey 4-1/2, Abstract No. 1217, and W.
563	563	B. Scates Survey 7, Abstract No. 1088, and also being that same
564	564	certain tract called Tract 1 (244.80 acres) as described in
565	565	conveyance document to Farming Hydrasource, LLC, recorded in
566	566	Document Number 2112789 of the Maverick County Official Public
567	567	Records, Maverick County, Texas.
568	568	BEGINNING at a found steel stake at a point on the southeasterly
569	569	margin of Union Pacific Railroad, marking the ostensible common
570	570	survey deflection point of said Survey 4-1/2 and I. & G. N. RR. Co.
571	571	Block 7, Survey 256, Abstract No. 433, and marking a deflection
572	572	point of the herein described tract;
573	573	THENCE: N 44° 39' 52" E, with the ostensible common survey line of
574	574	said Survey 4-1/2 and said Survey 256 for a distance of 825.73 feet
575	575	to an unmarked corner marking the ostensible common survey corner
576	576	of said Survey 4-1/2 and said Survey 256, and marking the north
577	577	corner of the herein described tract;
578	578	THENCE: S 45° 15' 08" E, with the ostensible common survey line of
579	579	said Survey 4-1/2 and said Survey 256 for a distance of 1761.00 feet
580	580	to an unmarked corner marking the ostensible common survey corner
581	581	of said Survey 4-1/2, said Survey 256, and I. & G. N. RR. Co. Block
582	582	7, Survey 166, Abstract No. 177, and marking the east corner of the
583	583	herein described tract;
584	584	THENCE: S 44° 44' 52" W, with the ostensible common survey line of
585	585	said Survey 4-1/2 and said Survey 166 for a distance of 1466.70 feet
586	586	to an unmarked corner marking the common corner of said Survey 4-1/2
587	587	and said Survey 166, at a point on the ostensible northeasterly line
588	588	of said Survey 4, and marking an interior corner of the herein
589	589	described tract;
590	590	THENCE: S 44° 09' 48" E, with the ostensible common survey line of
591	591	said Survey 4 and said Survey 166 for a distance of 210.42 feet to an
592	592	unmarked corner marking the common corner of said Survey 4 and said
593	593	Survey 166, and marking an exterior corner of the herein described
594	594	tract;
595	595	THENCE: S 46° 08' 38" W, with the ostensible common survey line of
596	596	said Survey 4 and said Survey 166, passing the ostensible common
597	597	survey corner of said Survey 166 and W. R. Ruffin Survey 1-1/2,
598	598	Abstract No. 1187, continuing on the same course for a distance of
599	599	2799.50 feet to an unmarked corner at a point on the ostensible
600	600	common survey line of said Survey 4 and said Survey 1-1/2, and
601	601	marking an exterior corner of the herein described tract;
602	602	THENCE: N 81° 50' 43" W, for a distance of 133.37 feet to an unmarked
603	603	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
604	604	THENCE: S 67° 52' 55" W, for a distance of 330.00 feet to an unmarked
605	605	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
606	606	THENCE: N 74° 49' 04" W, for a distance of 260.00 feet to an unmarked
607	607	corner marking an interior corner of the herein described tract;
608	608	THENCE: S 29° 28' 56" W, for a distance of 610.00 feet to an unmarked
609	609	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
610	610	THENCE: S 42° 15' 56" W, for a distance of 540.00 feet to an unmarked
611	611	corner marking a deflection point of the herein described tract;
612	612	THENCE: S 59° 10' 56" W, passing the ostensible common survey line of
613	613	said Survey 4 and said Survey 1, continuing on the same course for a
614	614	distance of 255.00 feet to an unmarked corner marking a deflection
615	615	point of the herein described tract;
616	616	THENCE: S 86° 34' 52" W, for a distance of 689.65 feet to an unmarked
617	617	corner marking the south corner of the herein described tract;
618	618	THENCE: N 04° 41' 22" W, for a distance of 589.46 feet to a found
619	619	steel stake marking an exterior corner of the herein described
620	620	tract;
621	621	THENCE: N 48° 07' 53" E, for a distance of 389.01 feet to an unmarked
622	622	corner marking an interior corner of the herein described tract;
623	623	THENCE: N 18° 23' 08" W, passing the ostensible common survey line of
624	624	said Survey 1 and said Survey 7, continuing on the same course for a
625	625	distance of 1149.38 feet to an unmarked corner at a point on the
626	626	southeasterly margin of said railroad, and marking an exterior
627	627	corner of the herein described tract;
628	628	THENCE: With the southeasterly margin of said railroad and the
629	629	herein described tract for the following five (5) calls:
630	630	1.) N 58° 31' 51" E, passing the ostensible common survey line of
631	631	said Survey 7 and said Survey 4, continuing on the same course for a
632	632	distance of 2459.31 feet to an unknown corner marking the beginning
633	633	of a curve to the left whose radius is 2896.50 feet;
634	634	2.) Northeasterly with said curve for an arc distance of 1571.66
635	635	feet (chord = N 42° 59' 11" E, 1552.45 feet) to an unmarked corner
636	636	marking the end of said curve, and marking the ostensible common
637	637	survey corner of said Survey 4, said Survey 4-1/2, and said Survey
638	638	256;
639	639	3.) S 44° 11' 17" E, with the ostensible common survey line of said
640	640	Survey 4 and said Survey 4-1/2 for a distance of 52.64 feet to an
641	641	unknown corner marking the beginning of a curve to the left whose
642	642	radius is 2946.50 feet;
643	643	4.) Northeasterly with said curve for an arc distance of 290.54
644	644	feet (chord = N 24° 56' 28" E, 290.43 feet) to an unmarked corner
645	645	marking the end of said curve, and marking the ostensible common
646	646	survey corner of said Survey 4-1/2 and said Survey 256;
647	647	5.) N 22° 06' 52" E, with the ostensible common survey line of said
648	648	Survey 4-1/2 and said Survey 256 for a distance of 368.50 feet to
649	649	the Place of Beginning and containing 244.80 acres, more or less, of
650	650	land within the herein described boundary.
651	651	FIELD NOTES FOR A BOUNDARY SURVEY OF 879.49 ACRES
652	652	Being a boundary survey of 879.49 acres of land located in Maverick
653	653	County, Texas, being out of and parts of John Potter Survey 65,
654	654	Abstract No. 767, G. C. & S. F. RR. Co. Survey 17, Abstract
655	655	No. 1178, G. C. & S. F. RR. Co. Survey 15, Abstract No. 1177, J.
656	656	Wipff Survey 14, Abstract No. 1265, and J. Wipff Survey 14,
657	657	Abstract No. 1266, and also being that same certain tract called
658	658	879.49 acres as described in conveyance document to MAVERICK HEAVY
659	659	CAST & HAUL, LLC, recorded in Document Number 2325007 of the
660	660	Maverick County Official Public Records, Maverick County, Texas.
661	661	BEGINNING at a found 1/2" diameter rebar at a point along the
662	662	easterly margin of Maverick Industrial Park Road, and marking the
663	663	northwest corner of the herein described tract;
664	664	THENCE: S 89° 57' 15" E, generally parallel with the fence, passing
665	665	the ostensible common survey line of said Survey 65 and said Survey
666	666	17, continuing on the same course passing the ostensible common
667	667	survey line of said Survey 17 and said Survey 15, continuing on the
668	668	same course for a distance of 3802.75 feet to a found 5/8" diameter
669	669	rebar with a plastic cap marked "RPLS 1753/PROP. COR." marking the
670	670	northeast corner of the herein described tract;
671	671	THENCE: S 44° 13' 13" E, generally with the fence, passing the
672	672	ostensible common survey line of said Survey 15 and said Survey 14
673	673	(A-1265), continuing on the same course for a distance of 3559.14
674	674	feet to a 4.5" diameter pipe 2-way fence corner post at a point on
675	675	the ostensible common survey line of said Survey 14 (A-1265) and I. &
676	676	G. N. RR. Co. Survey 1, Abstract No. 418, and marking a deflection
677	677	point of the herein described tract;
678	678	THENCE: Generally with the fence for the following three (3) calls:
679	679	1.) S 00° 02' 31" W, with the ostensible common survey line
680	680	of said Survey 14 (A-1265) and said Survey 1, passing the ostensible
681	681	common survey line of said Survey 1 and F. Valdez Survey 22,
682	682	Abstract No. 1142, continuing on the same course and now with the
683	683	ostensible common survey line of said Survey 14 (A-1265) and said
684	684	Survey 22 for a distance of 2728.47 feet to a 4.5" diameter pipe
685	685	2-way fence corner post marking an exterior corner of the herein
686	686	described tract;
687	687	2.) N 89° 34' 25" W, with the ostensible common survey line
688	688	of said Survey 14 (A-1265) and said Survey 22 for a distance of
689	689	93.77 feet to a 4.5" diameter pipe 2-way fence corner post marking
690	690	an interior corner of the herein described tract;
691	691	3.) S 00° 04' 14" W, with the ostensible common survey line
692	692	of said Survey 14 (A-1265) and said Survey 22 for a distance of
693	693	1075.79 feet to a 4.5" diameter pipe 3-way fence corner post at a
694	694	point on the ostensible common survey line of said Survey 14
695	695	(A-1265) and G. C. & S. F. RR. Co. Survey 11, Abstract 1049, and
696	696	marking an exterior corner of the herein described tract;
697	697	THENCE: Generally with the fence, and with the ostensible common
698	698	survey line of said Survey 14 (A-1265) and said Survey 11 for the
699	699	following two (2) calls:
700	700	1.) N 89° 12' 41" W, for a distance of 1938.35 feet to a found
701	701	1/2" diameter rebar marking the ostensible northwest survey corner
702	702	of said Survey 11, marking an ostensible interior survey corner of
703	703	said Survey 14 (A-1265), and marking an interior corner of the
704	704	herein described tract;
705	705	2.) S 01° 32' 13" W, for a distance of 1370.61 feet to a found
706	706	1/2" diameter rebar marking the south corner of the herein
707	707	described tract;
708	708	THENCE: S 89° 59' 58" W, for a distance of 2325.38 feet to a found
709	709	1/2" diameter rebar marking the southwest corner of the herein
710	710	described tract;
711	711	THENCE: With the herein described tract for the following two (2)
712	712	calls:
713	713	1.) N 00° 00' 46" E, passing the ostensible common survey
714	714	line of said Survey 14 (A-1265) and said Survey 14 (A-1266),
715	715	continuing on the same course for a distance of 310.01 feet to a
716	716	found 1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
717	717	described tract;
718	718	2.) N 89° 59' 50" W, for a distance of 1461.79 feet to a found
719	719	1/2" diameter rebar at a point on the northeasterly margin of U.S.
720	720	Highway 277, and marking an exterior corner of the herein described
721	721	tract;
722	722	THENCE: N 19° 20' 14" W, with the northeasterly margin of U.S.
723	723	Highway 277 and the herein described tract for a distance of 84.72
724	724	feet to a found 1/2" diameter rebar marking an exterior corner of
725	725	the herein described tract;
726	726	THENCE: With the herein described tract for the following three (3)
727	727	calls:
728	728	1.) N 89° 59' 55" E, for a distance of 1401.19 feet to a
729	729	found 1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
730	730	described tract;
731	731	2.) N 00° 00' 29" W, for a distance of 299.93 feet to a found
732	732	1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
733	733	described tract;
734	734	3.) S 89° 59' 40" W, for a distance of 105.08 feet to a found
735	735	1/2" diameter rebar marking an exterior corner of the herein
736	736	described tract;
737	737	THENCE: With the herein described tract for the following two (2)
738	738	calls:
739	739	1.) N 00° 00' 33" W, for a distance of 300.01 feet to a found
740	740	1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
741	741	described tract;
742	742	2.) N 89° 59' 48" W, for a distance of 1507.17 feet to a found
743	743	1/2" diameter rebar at a point on the northeasterly margin of U.S.
744	744	Highway 277, and marking an exterior corner of the herein described
745	745	tract;
746	746	THENCE: N 19° 22' 52" W, with the northeasterly margin of U.S.
747	747	Highway 277 and the herein described tract for a distance of 84.76
748	748	feet to a found 1/2" diameter rebar marking an exterior corner of
749	749	the herein described tract;
750	750	THENCE: With the herein described tract for the following three (3)
751	751	calls:
752	752	1.) N 89° 59' 59" E, for a distance of 1401.22 feet to a found
753	753	1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
754	754	described tract;
755	755	2.) N 00° 00' 36" W, for a distance of 299.89 feet to a found
756	756	1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
757	757	described tract;
758	758	3.) N 89° 59' 11" W, for a distance of 105.57 feet to a found
759	759	1/2" diameter rebar marking an exterior corner of the herein
760	760	described tract;
761	761	THENCE: With the herein described tract for the following two (2)
762	762	calls:
763	763	1.) N 00° 00' 27" E, for a distance of 300.09 feet to a found
764	764	1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
765	765	described tract;
766	766	2.) N 89° 59' 55" W, for a distance of 1506.77 feet to a found
767	767	1/2" diameter rebar at a point on the northeasterly margin of U.S.
768	768	Highway 277, and marking an exterior corner of the herein described
769	769	tract;
770	770	THENCE: N 19° 20' 35" W, with the northeasterly margin of U.S.
771	771	Highway 277 and the herein described tract for a distance of 63.59
772	772	feet to a found 1/2" diameter rebar marking an exterior corner of
773	773	the herein described tract;
774	774	THENCE: With the herein described tract for the following three (3)
775	775	calls:
776	776	1.) S 89° 59' 55" E, passing the ostensible common survey
777	777	line of said Survey 14 (A-1266) and said Survey 14 (A-1265),
778	778	continuing on the same course for a distance of 2669.59 feet to an
779	779	unmarked corner marking an interior corner of the herein described
780	780	tract, from which point a found 1/2" diameter rebar in concrete
781	781	bears N 14° 19' 01" W at a distance of 0.12 feet;
782	782	2.) N 00° 00' 00" W, for a distance of 320.00 feet to an
783	783	unmarked corner marking an interior corner of the herein described
784	784	tract, from which point a found 1/2" diameter rebar in concrete
785	785	bears S 28° 33' 56" W at a distance of 0.19 feet;
786	786	3.) N 90° 00' 00" W, passing the ostensible common survey
787	787	line of said Survey 14 (A-1265) and said Survey 14 (A-1266),
788	788	continuing on the same course for a distance of 1381.04 feet to a
789	789	2.5" diameter pipe 3-way fence corner post marking an exterior
790	790	corner of the herein described tract;
791	791	THENCE: With the herein described tract for the following two (2)
792	792	calls:
793	793	1.) N 00° 00' 00" W, for a distance of 300.00 feet to an
794	794	unmarked corner marking an interior corner of the herein described
795	795	tract, from which a 4.5" diameter pipe 2-way fence corner post bears
796	796	S 64° 12' 27" W at a distance of 0.47 feet;
797	797	2.) N 90° 00' 00" W, at 1505.99 feet passing a 3" diameter
798	798	pipe 2-way fence corner post, continuing on the same course for a
799	799	total distance of 1506.73 feet to an unmarked corner at a point on
800	800	the northeasterly margin of U.S. Highway 277, and marking an
801	801	exterior corner of the herein described tract;
802	802	THENCE: N 19° 24' 27" W, with the northeasterly margin of U.S.
803	803	Highway 277 and the herein described tract for a distance of 84.85
804	804	feet to a found 1/2" diameter rebar marking an exterior corner of
805	805	the herein described tract;
806	806	THENCE: With the herein described tract for the following three (3)
807	807	calls:
808	808	1.) S 89° 59' 48" E, for a distance of 1402.72 feet to a found
809	809	1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
810	810	described tract;
811	811	2.) N 00° 00' 01" E, for a distance of 300.08 feet to a found
812	812	1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
813	813	described tract;
814	814	3.) S 89° 59' 02" W, for a distance of 69.05 feet to an
815	815	unmarked corner marking an exterior corner of the herein described
816	816	tract, from which a 4.5" diameter pipe 2-way fence corner post bears
817	817	S 67° 48' 44" W at a distance of 0.48 feet;
818	818	THENCE: With the herein described tract for the following two (2)
819	819	calls:
820	820	1.) N 00° 00' 00" W, for a distance of 300.00 feet to an
821	821	unmarked corner marking an interior corner of the herein described
822	822	tract, from which a 4.5" diameter pipe 2-way fence corner post bears
823	823	S 26° 03' 27" W at a distance of 0.45 feet;
824	824	2.) N 90° 00' 00" W, at 1473.34 feet passing a 9" diameter
825	825	pipe 2-way fence corner post, continuing on the same course for a
826	826	total distance of 1476.08 feet to an unmarked corner at a point on
827	827	the northeasterly margin of U.S. Highway 277, at a point along a
828	828	curve to the right whose radius is 2838.31 feet, and marking an
829	829	exterior corner of the herein described tract;
830	830	THENCE: Northeasterly with said curve deflecting continuously and
831	831	uniformly to the right, for an arc distance of 80.39 feet (chord = N
832	832	05° 37' 13" W, 80.39 feet, D = 01° 37' 22") to a found 1/2" diameter
833	833	rebar marking an exterior corner of the herein described tract;
834	834	THENCE: With the herein described tract for the following two (2)
835	835	calls:
836	836	1.) S 89° 59' 58" E, for a distance of 1446.15 feet to a found
837	837	1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
838	838	described tract;
839	839	2.) N 00° 00' 24" E, for a distance of 300.06 feet to a found
840	840	1/2" diameter rebar marking an exterior corner of the herein
841	841	described tract;
842	842	THENCE: With the herein described tract for the following three (3)
843	843	calls:
844	844	1.) S 89° 31' 57" E, for a distance of 7.23 feet to a found
845	845	1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
846	846	described tract;
847	847	2.) N 00° 00' 38" W, for a distance of 300.06 feet to a found
848	848	1/2" diameter rebar marking an interior corner of the herein
849	849	described tract;
850	850	3.) S 89° 59' 44" W, for a distance of 1440.32 feet to a found
851	851	1/2" diameter rebar at a point on the southeasterly margin of
852	852	Maverick Industrial Park Road, marking an exterior corner of the
853	853	herein described tract;
854	854	THENCE: N 06° 32' 13" E, generally with the converging fence, and
855	855	with the southeasterly margin of Maverick Industrial Park Road and
856	856	the herein described tract for a distance of 4016.93 feet to the
857	857	Place of Beginning and containing 879.49 acres, more or less, of
858	858	land within the herein described boundary.
859	859	FIELD NOTES FOR A BOUNDARY SURVEY OF 300.04 ACRES, MORE OR LESS
860	860	Being a boundary survey of 300.04 acres, more or less, of land lying
861	861	in Maverick County, Texas, being out of and parts of G. C. & S. F.
862	862	RR. Co. Survey 11, Abstract No. 1049, and G. C. & S. F. RR. Co.
863	863	Survey 13, Abstract No. 1052, and also being that same certain
864	864	tract called 300.04 acres as described in conveyance document to
865	865	Farming Hydrasource, LLC, recorded in Document Number 2324278 of
866	866	the Maverick County Official Public Records, Maverick County,
867	867	Texas.
868	868	BEGINNING at a found 1/2" diameter rebar marking the ostensible
869	869	common survey corner of said Survey 11 and J. Wipff Survey 14,
870	870	Abstract No. 1265, and marking the northwest corner of the herein
871	871	described tract;
872	872	THENCE: S 89° 12' 41" E, generally with the fence, and with the
873	873	ostensible common survey line of said Survey 11 and said Survey 14
874	874	for a distance of 1938.35 feet to a 4.5" diameter pipe 3-way fence
875	875	corner post marking the ostensible common survey corner of said
876	876	Survey 14 and F. Valdez Survey 22, Abstract No. 1142, and marking a
877	877	deflection point of the herein described tract;
878	878	THENCE: S 88° 53' 30" E, generally with the fence, and with the
879	879	ostensible common survey line of said Survey 11 and said Survey 22
880	880	for a distance of 3460.03 feet to a found 1/2" diameter rebar
881	881	marking the ostensible common survey corner of said Survey 11 and P.
882	882	W. Thomason Survey 12, Abstract No. 1321, and marking the northeast
883	883	corner of the herein described tract;
884	884	THENCE: S 00° 57' 57" W, generally with the fence, and with the
885	885	ostensible common survey line of said Survey 11 and said Survey 12
886	886	for a distance of 2419.98 feet to a found 1/2" diameter rebar
887	887	marking the southeast corner of the herein described tract, from
888	888	which a found 5/8" diameter rebar with a plastic cap marked "RPLS
889	889	1753/PROP. COR." bears S 00° 57' 57" W at a distance of 2957.62 feet;
890	890	THENCE: N 88° 47' 00" W, for a distance of 5393.91 feet to a leaning
891	891	6.5" diameter pipe 2-way fence corner post marking a deflection
892	892	point of the herein described tract;
893	893	THENCE: Generally with the fence for the following two (2) calls:
894	894	1.) N 89° 05' 00" W, passing the ostensible common survey line of
895	895	said Survey 11 and said Survey 13, continuing on the same course for
896	896	a distance of 318.43 feet to a 6.5" diameter pipe 3-way fence corner
897	897	post marking the southwest corner of the herein described tract;
898	898	2.) N 00° 19' 13" W, for a distance of 50.45 feet to a found 5/8"
899	899	diameter rebar with a plastic cap marked "RPLS 1753/ PROP. COR." at
900	900	a point on the ostensible common survey line of said Survey 13 and
901	901	said Survey 14, and marking an exterior corner of the herein
902	902	described tract;
903	903	THENCE: Generally with the fence for the following two (2) calls:
904	904	1.) S 89° 31' 33" E, with the ostensible common survey line of said
905	905	Survey 13 and said Survey 14 for a distance of 291.46 feet to a found
906	906	1/2" diameter rebar marking the ostensible common survey corner of
907	907	said Survey 13 and said Survey 14, at a point on the ostensible
908	908	westerly line of said Survey 11, marking an exterior corner of said
909	909	1076.653 acres, and marking a reentrant corner of the herein
910	910	described tract;
911	911	2.) N 01° 32' 33" E, with the ostensible common survey line of said
912	912	Survey 11 and said Survey 14 for a distance of 2346.43 feet to the
913	913	Place of Beginning and containing 300.04 acres, more or less, of
914	914	land within the herein described boundary.
915	915	SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
916	916	introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
917	917	Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
918	918	copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
919	919	officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
920	920	under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
921	921	Government Code.
922	922	(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
923	923	submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
924	924	Environmental Quality.
925	925	(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
926	926	its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
927	927	lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
928	928	within the required time.
929	929	(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
930	930	state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
931	931	to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
932	932	fulfilled and accomplished.
933	933	SECTION 4. (a) Section 4011.0313, Special District Local
934	934	Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of this Act, takes effect only if
935	935	this Act receives a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to
936	936	each house.
937	937	(b) If this Act does not receive a two-thirds vote of all the
938	938	members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter 4011, Special
939	939	District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of this Act, is
940	940	amended by adding Section 4011.0313 to read as follows:
941	941	Sec. 4011.0313. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
942	942	not exercise the power of eminent domain.
943	943	(c) This section is not intended to be an expression of a
944	944	legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c),
945	945	Article I, Texas Constitution.
946	946	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
947	947	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
948	948	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
949	949	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
950	950	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
951	951
952	952
953	953
954	954	Pos. No. Name of Director
955	955
956	956
957	957
958	958	1 Ruben Garibay
959	959
960	960
961	961
962	962	2 David Higgerson
963	963
964	964
965	965
966	966	3 Bobby Babcock
967	967
968	968
969	969
970	970	4 Rob Russell
971	971
972	972
973	973
974	974	5 Benito Martinez III