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11 By: Miles S.B. No. 2911
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66 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
77 AN ACT
88 relating to the creation of the Northeast Houston Redevelopment
99 District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority
1010 to impose assessments or fees.
1111 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1212 SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
1313 Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3961 to read as follows:
1414 CHAPTER 3961. NORTHEAST HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
1515 SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1616 Sec. 3961.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
1717 (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
1818 (2) "City" means the City of Houston.
1919 (3) "County" means Harris County.
2020 (4) "Director" means a board member.
2121 (5) "District" means the Northeast Houston
2222 Redevelopment District.
2323 Sec. 3961.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The
2424 district is a special district created under Section 59, Article
2525 XVI, Texas Constitution.
2626 Sec. 3961.0103. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The
2727 creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of
2828 Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI,
2929 Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this
3030 chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing political
3131 subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has
3232 established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in
3333 Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
3434 (b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote,
3535 develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
3636 transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
3737 entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
3838 welfare in the district.
3939 (c) The district is created to supplement and not to
4040 supplant county services provided in the district.
4141 Sec. 3961.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
4242 (a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
4343 (b) All land and other property included in the district
4444 will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by
4545 the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,
4646 Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and
4747 other powers granted under this chapter.
4848 (c) The creation of the district is in the public interest
4949 and is essential to further the public purposes of:
5050 (1) developing and diversifying the economy of the
5151 state;
5252 (2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;
5353 (3) developing or expanding transportation and
5454 commerce; and
5555 (4) providing quality residential housing.
5656 (d) The district will:
5757 (1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
5858 residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,
5959 and consumers in the district, and of the public;
6060 (2) provide needed funding for the district to
6161 preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of
6262 the district territory as a residential community and business
6363 center; and
6464 (3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment
6565 of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping,
6666 removing graffiti from, and developing certain areas in the
6767 district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation,
6868 and enhancement of scenic beauty.
6969 (e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
7070 grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
7171 landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of
7272 and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an
7373 improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.
7474 (f) The district will not act as the agent or
7575 instrumentality of any private interest even though the district
7676 will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
7777 Sec. 3961.0105. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is
7878 initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the
7979 Act enacting this chapter.
8080 (b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
8181 the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the
8282 field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
8383 does not affect the district's:
8484 (1) organization, existence, or validity;
8585 (2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
8686 for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
8787 interest on a bond;
8888 (3) right to impose or collect an assessment; or
8989 (4) legality or operation.
9090 Sec. 3961.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
9191 All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
9292 included in:
9393 (1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under
9494 Chapter 311, Tax Code;
9595 (2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under
9696 Chapter 312, Tax Code; or
9797 (3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303,
9898 Government Code.
9999 Sec. 3961.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
100100 DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
101101 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
102102 Sec. 3961.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter
103103 shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and
104104 purposes stated in this chapter.
105105 Sec. 3961.0109. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. (a) Before
106106 issuing any bonds or other obligations, imposing any assessments,
107107 or recommending persons for appointment as succeeding directors,
108108 the initial directors shall hold an election in the boundaries of
109109 the district on a uniform election date provided by Section 41.001,
110110 Election Code, to determine if the district shall be created.
111111 (b) Notice of a confirmation election shall state the day
112112 and place or places for holding the election and the propositions to
113113 be voted on.
114114 (c) The ballots for a confirmation election shall be printed
115115 to provide for voting "For District" and "Against District."
116116 (d) Immediately after the confirmation election, the
117117 presiding judge shall take returns of the results to the initial
118118 board. The initial board shall canvass the returns and issue an
119119 order declaring the results at the earliest practicable time. The
120120 order must include a description of the district's boundaries.
121121 (e) If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the
122122 creation of the district, the initial board shall issue an order
123123 declaring that the district is created and enter the result in its
124124 minutes. If a majority of the votes cast in the election are
125125 against the creation of the district, the initial board shall issue
126126 an order declaring that the district was defeated and enter the
127127 result in its minutes.
128128 (f) A copy of each order issued under this section must be
129129 filed:
130130 (1) in the deed records of the county or counties in
131131 which the district is located; and
132132 (2) with the Texas Commission on Environmental
133133 Quality.
134134 SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
135135 Sec. 3961.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district
136136 is governed by a board of 13 voting directors who must be qualified
137137 under and appointed by the governing body of the city as provided by
138138 Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
139139 (b) The directors serve staggered terms of four years with
140140 six or seven directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered
141141 year.
142142 Sec. 3961.0202. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. (a) A
143143 director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office
144144 with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or
145145 affirmation in the district records.
146146 (b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or
147147 affirmation with the clerk of the county.
148148 Sec. 3961.0203. QUORUM. A vacant director position is not
149149 counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.
150150 Sec. 3961.0204. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among
151151 the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices
152152 of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person.
153153 Sec. 3961.0205. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district
154154 may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each
155155 board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may
156156 receive each year may not exceed $2,000.
157157 (b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary
158158 and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and
159159 responsibilities of the board.
160160 Sec. 3961.0206. LIABILITY INSURANCE. The district may
161161 obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance
162162 coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that
163163 protects and insures a director against personal liability and from
164164 all claims relating to:
165165 (1) actions taken by the director in the director's
166166 capacity as a member of the board;
167167 (2) actions and activities taken by the district; or
168168 (3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the
169169 district.
170170 Sec. 3961.0207. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not
171171 create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.
172172 Sec. 3961.0208. BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold
173173 meetings at a place accessible to the public.
174174 Sec. 3961.0209. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board
175175 consists of the following directors:
176176 Pos. No. Name of Director Pos. No. Name of Director
177177 Pos. No. Name of Director
178178 1 Zano Bailey 1 Zano Bailey
179179 1 Zano Bailey
180180 2 Ken Campbell 2 Ken Campbell
181181 2 Ken Campbell
182182 3 Gregory Collins 3 Gregory Collins
183183 3 Gregory Collins
184184 4 Derrick Davis 4 Derrick Davis
185185 4 Derrick Davis
186186 5 Carol Galloway 5 Carol Galloway
187187 5 Carol Galloway
188188 6 Kathy Gunther 6 Kathy Gunther
189189 6 Kathy Gunther
190190 7 Stan Hilliard 7 Stan Hilliard
191191 7 Stan Hilliard
192192 8 Kimberly Lee 8 Kimberly Lee
193193 8 Kimberly Lee
194194 9 Michael Neely 9 Michael Neely
195195 9 Michael Neely
196196 10 Allen Provost 10 Allen Provost
197197 10 Allen Provost
198198 11 Rich Robertson 11 Rich Robertson
199199 11 Rich Robertson
200200 12 Maryland Whittaker 12 Maryland Whittaker
201201 12 Maryland Whittaker
202202 13 Faye Willis 13 Faye Willis
203203 13 Faye Willis
204204 (b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors
205205 appointed for positions 1 through 6 expire June 1, 2021, and the
206206 terms of directors appointed for positions 7 through 13 expire June
207207 1, 2023.
208208 (c) Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply
209209 to the initial directors named by Subsection (a).
210210 (d) This section expires September 1, 2023.
211211 SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
212212 Sec. 3961.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district
213213 has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
214214 which the district is created.
215215 Sec. 3961.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. The
216216 district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,
217217 relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or
218218 service using money available to the district, or contract with a
219219 governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct,
220220 acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an
221221 improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
222222 Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
223223 Sec. 3961.0303. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. An
224224 improvement project described by Section 3961.0302 may be located:
225225 (1) in the district; or
226226 (2) in an area outside but adjacent to the district if
227227 the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure
228228 improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
229229 Sec. 3961.0304. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by
230230 resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to
231231 assist and act for the district in implementing a project or
232232 providing a service authorized by this chapter.
233233 (b) The nonprofit corporation:
234234 (1) has each power of and is considered to be a local
235235 government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431,
236236 Transportation Code; and
237237 (2) may implement any project and provide any service
238238 authorized by this chapter.
239239 (c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the
240240 nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit
241241 corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors
242242 of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D,
243243 Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not
244244 required to reside in the district.
245245 Sec. 3961.0305. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by
246246 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an
247247 agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.
248248 (b) The implementation of a project is a governmental
249249 function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government
250250 Code.
251251 Sec. 3961.0306. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the
252252 public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,
253253 including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the
254254 district for a fee.
255255 Sec. 3961.0307. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
256256 The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit
257257 organization that performs a service or provides an activity
258258 consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
259259 Sec. 3961.0308. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district
260260 may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development
261261 purposes of the district.
262262 (b) The district may establish and provide for the
263263 administration of one or more programs to promote state or local
264264 economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
265265 activity in the district, including programs to:
266266 (1) make loans and grants of public money; and
267267 (2) provide district personnel and services.
268268 (c) The district may create economic development programs
269269 and exercise the economic development powers that:
270270 (1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a
271271 municipality; and
272272 (2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code,
273273 provides to a municipality.
274274 Sec. 3961.0309. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the
275275 territory of the district is located in the corporate boundaries or
276276 the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district
277277 may not exercise a power granted to the district after the date the
278278 district was created unless the governing body of the municipality
279279 by resolution consents to the district's exercise of the power.
280280 Sec. 3961.0310. NO AD VALOREM TAX. The district may not
281281 impose an ad valorem tax.
282282 Sec. 3961.0311. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
283283 not exercise the power of eminent domain.
284284 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
285285 Sec. 3961.0401. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The
286286 board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and
287287 the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the
288288 district's money.
289289 Sec. 3961.0402. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
290290 The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain
291291 an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or
292292 Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to
293293 the district.
294294 Sec. 3961.0403. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF
295295 DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS. The district may
296296 provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or
297297 other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other
298298 contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the
299299 establishment, administration, and operation of the district and
300300 the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an
301301 improvement project or district contractual obligation or
302302 indebtedness by:
303303 (1) the imposition of an assessment, user fee,
304304 concession fee, or rental charge; or
305305 (2) any other revenue or resources of the district.
306306 Sec. 3961.0404. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The
307307 district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or
308308 other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments in the
309309 manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J,
310310 Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
311311 (b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the
312312 district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,
313313 note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a
314314 proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or
315315 other type of obligation.
316316 (c) In addition to the sources of money described by
317317 Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
318318 Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable
319319 wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district
320320 receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.
321321 Sec. 3961.0405. BOND MATURITY. Bonds may mature not more
322322 than 40 years from their date of issue.
323323 Sec. 3961.0406. COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The
324324 district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons,
325325 including the city or the county, all or part of the cost of an
326326 improvement project, including an improvement project:
327327 (1) for improving, enhancing, and supporting public
328328 safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical
329329 services, and law enforcement in or adjacent to the district; or
330330 (2) that confers a general benefit on the entire
331331 district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district.
332332 Sec. 3961.0407. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES. The
333333 district may not impose an impact fee on a residential property,
334334 including a multiunit residential property, or a condominium.
335335 Sec. 3961.0408. PROPERTY OF CERTAIN UTILITIES EXEMPT FROM
336336 ASSESSMENTS AND FEES. The district may not impose an assessment,
337337 impact fee, or standby fee on the property, including the
338338 equipment, rights-of-way, easements, facilities, or improvements,
339339 of:
340340 (1) an electric utility or a power generation company
341341 as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;
342342 (2) a gas utility, as defined by Section 101.003 or
343343 121.001, Utilities Code, or a person who owns pipelines used for the
344344 transportation or sale of oil or gas or a product or constituent of
345345 oil or gas;
346346 (3) a person who owns pipelines used for the
347347 transportation or sale of carbon dioxide;
348348 (4) a telecommunications provider as defined by
349349 Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or
350350 (5) a cable service provider or video service provider
351351 as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code.
352352 SUBCHAPTER E. ASSESSMENTS
353353 Sec. 3961.0501. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES
354354 AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance
355355 a service or improvement project with assessments under this
356356 chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or
357357 improvement has been filed with the board.
358358 (b) The petition must be signed by the owners of at least 50
359359 percent of the property in the district subject to assessment
360360 according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the
361361 county.
362362 Sec. 3961.0502. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
363363 (a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment
364364 for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the
365365 district that is not a residential property, including a multiunit
366366 residential property or a condominium.
367367 (b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment
368368 resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll
369369 by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or
370370 reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's
371371 fees incurred by the district:
372372 (1) are a first and prior lien against the property
373373 assessed;
374374 (2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than
375375 a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
376376 taxes; and
377377 (3) are the personal liability of and a charge against
378378 the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the
379379 assessment proceedings.
380380 (c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's
381381 resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is
382382 paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that a
383383 taxing unit, as that term is defined by Section 1.04, Tax Code, may
384384 enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
385385 (d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the
386386 assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of
387387 any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in
388388 the manner required for additional assessments.
389389 Sec. 3961.0503. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district
390390 may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local
391391 Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail.
392392 The board shall determine the method of notice.
393393 SUBCHAPTER I. DISSOLUTION
394394 Sec. 3961.0901. DISSOLUTION BY ORDINANCE. (a) A
395395 municipality that includes territory of the district, in the
396396 corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the
397397 municipality, by ordinance may dissolve the district.
398398 (b) The municipality may not dissolve the district until the
399399 district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations have been
400400 repaid or discharged, or the municipality has affirmatively assumed
401401 the obligation to pay the outstanding debt from municipal revenue.
402402 (c) Section 375.263, Local Government Code, does not apply
403403 to the district.
404404 Sec. 3961.0902. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER
405405 REVENUE. (a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other
406406 obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or
407407 other revenue, the municipality that dissolves the district shall
408408 succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding
409409 enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.
410410 (b) The municipality shall have and exercise all district
411411 powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to
412412 pay:
413413 (1) the bonds or other obligations when due and
414414 payable according to their terms; or
415415 (2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other
416416 obligations issued by the municipality to refund the outstanding
417417 bonds or obligations.
418418 Sec. 3961.0903. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
419419 (a) If a municipality dissolves the district, the municipality
420420 assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds,
421421 the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt
422422 payable from assessments or other district revenue.
423423 (b) If a municipality dissolves the district, the board
424424 shall transfer ownership of all district property to the
425425 municipality.
426426 Sec. 3961.0904. DISSOLUTION BY PETITION. (a) Except as
427427 limited by Section 375.264, Local Government Code, the board shall
428428 dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by
429429 the owners of:
430430 (1) 66 percent or more of the assessed value of the
431431 property subject to assessment by the district based on the most
432432 recent certified county property tax rolls; or
433433 (2) 66 percent or more of the surface area of the
434434 district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility
435435 rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from
436436 assessment by the district according to the most recent certified
437437 county property tax rolls.
438438 (b) Section 375.262, Local Government Code, does not apply
439439 to the district.
440440 SECTION 2. The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District
441441 initially includes all the territory contained in the following
442442 area:
443443 The Northeast Houston Redevelopment District is +/- 12,905 acres of
444444 land situated east of US Hwy 59 North and north of Liberty Road
445445 within the Municipal Limits of the City of Houston and Harris
446446 County, Texas, and described as follows:
447447 Beginning at intersection of west right-of-way (ROW) of Lockwood Dr
448448 and centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E;
449449 Then generally west along centerline ROW of North Loop Fwy E to
450450 centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North;
451451 Then north along centerline ROW of US Hwy 59 North to centerline of
452452 Southern Pacific Railway;
453453 Then north northeast along centerline of Southern Pacific Railway
454454 to centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St;
455455 Then east along centerline ROW of E Crosstimbers St to centerline
456456 ROW of Hirsch Rd;
457457 Then north and north northeast along centerline ROW of Hirsch Rd to
458458 centerline ROW of Van Zandt St;
459459 Then east along centerline ROW of Van Zandt St to centerline ROW of
460460 Homestead Rd;
461461 Then north along centerline ROW of Homestead Rd to centerline of
462462 drainage ditch P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou);
463463 Then east, south and east along centerline of drainage ditch
464464 P125-00-00 (Tributary 14.27 to Greens Bayou) to southwest corner of
465465 0.1525 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LT 1 BLK 43);
466466 Then east and generally east southeast along south boundary of
467467 NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 4 LTS 1-9 BLK 43, LTS 1-11 BLK 54, and LTS 13-16
468468 BLK 53, and NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LTS 55-63 BLK 1 and LTS 191-206 BLK
469469 6 to southwest corner of 0.271 acre lot (NORTHWOOD MANOR SEC 8 LT
470470 191 BLK 6);
471471 Then east along south boundary of said 0.271 acre lot and NORTHWOOD
472472 MANOR SEC 8 to centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of
473473 City of Houston Municipal Limits;
474474 Then south along centerline ROW of N Wayside Dr and boundary line of
475475 City of Houston Municipal Limits to a point west of southwest corner
476476 of 233.2922 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2C);
477477 Then east to east ROW line of N Wayside Dr and along south boundary
478478 of said 233.2922 acre tract, and 195.79 acre tract (ABST 119 J E
479479 BUNDICK TRS 2B & 2D), and boundary line of City of Houston Municipal
480480 Limits, to west boundary of 32.0224 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND ML
481481 (BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60);
482482 Then southwest along west boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to
483483 north ROW of Little York Rd;
484484 Then east along north ROW of Little York Rd across 32.0224 acre
485485 tract to east boundary of said tract;
486486 Then northeast along east boundary of said 32.0224 acre tract to
487487 boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits and southwest
488488 corner of 6.8196 acre tract (ABST 119 J E BUNDICK TR 2E);
489489 Then east along south boundary of said 6.8196 acre tract, and along
490490 boundary line of City of Houston Municipals Limits, across ROW of
491491 Mesa Dr, and along north boundary of 32.42 acre tract (TRAYLOR FIELD
492492 SEC 1 RES A BLK 1), and 71.6700 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39K)
493493 to northeast corner of said 71.6700 acre tract;
494494 Then south along east boundary of said 71.6700 acre tract and
495495 boundary line of City of Houston Municipal Limits, and east
496496 boundary of 192.9761 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39 & 39E),
497497 and 31.03 acre tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TR 39J), and 7.3476 acre
498498 tract (ABST 600 E NOLAND TRS 39B & 39C), and 1.375 acre tract (ABST
499499 600 E NOLAND TRS 21A & 22A), and 6.435 acre tract (OAKLAND ACRES TR A
500500 (NM)), and 48.0056 acre tract (MESA DRIVE CROSSING RES A BLK 1) to
501501 southeast corner of said 48.0056 acre tract;
502502 Then west along south boundary of said 48.0056 acre tract to east
503503 boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 3 Subdivision;
504504 Then south along east boundary of KENTSHIRE PLACE SEC 1-3
505505 Subdivision to centerline ROW of Caddo St;
506506 Then west along centerline ROW of Caddo St to centerline ROW of
507507 Thorn St;
508508 Then south along centerline ROW of Thorn St to centerline ROW of
509509 Sterlingshire Rd;
510510 Then west along centerline ROW of Sterlingshire Rd to centerline
511511 ROW of Balsam Rd;
512512 Then south along centerline ROW of Balsam Rd to centerline ROW of
513513 Tidwell Rd;
514514 Then west along centerline ROW of Tidwell Rd to centerline ROW of
515515 Mesa Rd;
516516 Then south along centerline ROW of Mesa Rd to north boundary of
517517 Southern Pacific Rail Easement;
518518 Then west southwest along north boundary of Southern Pacific Rail
519519 Easement to a point south of west ROW line of Majestic St;
520520 Then north along west ROW line of Majestic St to a point west of
521521 southwest corner of 0.124 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 TR 181
522522 BLK 10);
523523 Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along south boundary of said
524524 0.124 acre tract and south boundary of 0.5159 acre tract (LIBERTY
525525 GARDENS SEC 1 TRS 181B THRU 185B BLK 10) to southeast corner of said
526526 0.5159 acre tract and coincident west boundary of 9.9226 acre tract
527527 (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1Y);
528528 Then north along west boundary of said 9.9226 acre tract, and
529529 7.46000 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 1), and 4.8780 acre
530530 tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 62C) to south boundary of 0.6359
531531 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON LT 207 & TRS 205 & 206 BLK 11 & TR
532532 62);
533533 Then west, north and west along boundary line of said 0.6359 acre
534534 tract, across ROW of Majestic St to west ROW;
535535 Then north along west ROW of Majestic St to a point west of
536536 northwest corner of 0.7779 acre tract (LIBERTY GARDENS SEC 1 LTS 209 &
537537 210 & TR 208 BLK 12);
538538 Then east across ROW of Majestic St and along north boundary of said
539539 0.779 acre tract to northeast corner of said tract and west ROW of
540540 Blaffer St;
541541 Then north along west ROW of Blaffer St to southeast corner of
542542 18.0091 acre tract (CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS HOUSTON RES A BLK 1);
543543 Then west along south boundary of said 18.0091 acre tract, and
544544 11.5346 acre tract (ABST 32 HARRIS & WILSON TR 4) to west ROW of
545545 Dabney St;
546546 Then north along west ROW of Dabney St to northeast corner 0.1657
547547 acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT 25 BLK 1);
548548 Then west along north boundary of said lot and STANNARD PLACE LTS
549549 24-14 BLK 1 to northwest corner of 0.168 acre lot (STANNARD PLACE LT
550550 14 BLK 1) and east ROW of Hoffman St;
551551 Then south along east ROW of Hoffman St to south ROW of Minden St;
552552 Then west along south ROW of Minden to west ROW of Lockwood Dr;
553553 Then north along west ROW of Lockwood Dr to centerline of North Loop
554554 Fwy E and beginning of +/- 12,905 acre tract.
555555 Save and Except Harris County MUD 439.
556556 Save and Except ABST 600 E NOLAND ML (BSL&W) HOU TO ANCH TR R60.
557557 Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract situated southeast of
558558 intersection of Feland St and Woodlyn Rd and consisting of Oaks of
559559 Lakewood Village Section 1-2 with beginning point being east ROW
560560 line of Feland St and northwest corner of 3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF
561561 LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A);
562562 Then east along north boundary of said 3.0045 acre tract, and OAKS
563563 OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 to northeast corner of 0.2361 acre lot
564564 (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 LT 36 BLK 1);
565565 Then south along east boundary of said 0.2361 acre lot, and OAKS OF
566566 LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1-2 to southeast corner of 0.2849 acre lot
567567 (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 30 BLK 1);
568568 Then generally west along south boundary of said 0.2849 acre lot,
569569 and OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 to southwest corner of 0.1779
570570 acre lot (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 2 LT 46 BLK 1) and east ROW
571571 line of Feland St;
572572 Then north along east ROW line of Feland St to northwest corner of
573573 3.0045 acre tract (OAKS OF LAKEWOOD VILLAGE SEC 1 (DETENTION) RES A)
574574 and point of beginning of Save and Except +/- 26.688 acre tract.
575575 Save and Except 1.8095 acre tract (TR 4C BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS);
576576 Save and Except 2.585 acre tract (LT 5 BLK 9 HOUSTON GARDENS);
577577 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 104 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
578578 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 107 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
579579 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 108 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
580580 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 109 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
581581 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 110 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
582582 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 121 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
583583 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 122 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
584584 Save and Except 0.3223 acre tract (LTS 123 & 124 BLK 10 TOWNLEY
585585 PLACE);
586586 Save and Except 0.1612 acre tract (LT 125 BLK 10 TOWNLEY PLACE);
587587 SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
588588 introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
589589 Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
590590 copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
591591 officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
592592 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
593593 Government Code.
594594 (b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
595595 submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
596596 Environmental Quality.
597597 (c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
598598 its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,
599599 lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
600600 within the required time.
601601 (d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
602602 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
603603 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been
604604 fulfilled and accomplished.
605605 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
606606 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
607607 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
608608 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
609609 Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
610610
611611
612612
613613 Pos. No. Name of Director
614614
615615
616616
617617 1 Zano Bailey
618618
619619
620620
621621 2 Ken Campbell
622622
623623
624624
625625 3 Gregory Collins
626626
627627
628628
629629 4 Derrick Davis
630630
631631
632632
633633 5 Carol Galloway
634634
635635
636636
637637 6 Kathy Gunther
638638
639639
640640
641641 7 Stan Hilliard
642642
643643
644644
645645 8 Kimberly Lee
646646
647647
648648
649649 9 Michael Neely
650650
651651
652652
653653 10 Allen Provost
654654
655655
656656
657657 11 Rich Robertson
658658
659659
660660
661661 12 Maryland Whittaker
662662
663663
664664
665665 13 Faye Willis