Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 324.023. HEARING. (a) At the hearing, evidence shall be taken as in civil cases in the county court. The commissioners court shall hear all arguments for and against the creation of the district. (b) The hearing may be adjourned from time to time on good cause shown. (c) The…

Sec. 324.024. CREATION ELECTION. (a) The election shall be held on the date of the first regularly scheduled countywide election that follows the date of the order of the election and for which there is sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law. (b) The returns on …

Sec. 324.025. COSTS OF CREATION AND ORGANIZATION. The costs necessarily incurred in the creation and organization of the district may be paid from the district's revenue from bond anticipation notes, the first revenue bonds issued by the district, or any other source. Added by Ac…

Sec. 324.041. COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD. (a) A district is governed by a board composed of seven members. (b) The commissioners court shall appoint the members of the board. (c) A board member must be a citizen of the United States and must reside in the county. Four o…

Sec. 324.042. OATH AND BOND. (a) Within 30 days after the date a board member is appointed, the member must qualify by taking the official oath and by filing a good and sufficient bond with the county clerk. (b) The bond must be: (1) payable to the order of the commissioners cour…

Sec. 324.043. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A board member is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in performing the duties of a board member. A board member's reimbursement for necessary expen…

Sec. 324.044. QUORUM; MAJORITY VOTE. Four board members constitute a quorum of the board. The board may act on the majority of the vote of the assembled quorum. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 539, Sec. 2,…

Sec. 324.045. APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) The board is subject to the supervision of the commissioners court in the exercise of all its rights, powers, and privileges and in the performance of its duties. (b) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which the board …

Sec. 324.046. ORGANIZATION; MEETINGS. (a) Annually, the board shall elect a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and a treasurer, except that the first president shall be designated by the commissioners court at the time of the appointment of the first board. (b) The offices…

Sec. 324.061. DEPOSITORIES AND DISBURSEMENTS. (a) Money and other funds belonging to or under control of the board are public funds. (b) The board shall select depositories for the money. (c) A warrant or check for the withdrawal of money must be signed by two persons authorized …

Sec. 324.062. PERSONNEL. (a) The board may employ managers, secretaries, stenographers, bookkeepers, accountants, technical experts, and any other support personnel or agents the board considers necessary. (b) The board shall determine the qualifications and set the duties of emp…

Sec. 324.063. SEAL. The board shall adopt a seal to place on each lease, deed, or other instrument usually executed under seal and on other instruments as the board requires. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Sec. 324.064. CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter into any contract that the board considers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and powers granted by this chapter, including a lease or other contract connected with, incident to, or affecting the acquisition, financi…

Sec. 324.065. SUITS. The board may sue and be sued in its own name. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Sec. 324.066. DISTRICT RULES AND ORDINANCES; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL ENFORCEMENT. (a) The board may adopt reasonable rules and ordinances applicable to: (1) the administration, enforcement, and collection of district taxes and the issuance, suspension, and cancellation of revenue…

Sec. 324.0665. BOND. If the board brings an action to enforce this subchapter or enjoin a violation of a rule or ordinance adopted by the board under this subchapter, the board is not required to post a bond. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 452, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 324.067. POWER TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY. (a) For the conservation of the natural resources of the county, the board may acquire land in the county, in or out of the district, including streams, lakes, submerged lands, and swamplands, to create parks. The board may develop, improv…

Sec. 324.068. SALE OR LEASE OF LANDS. (a) If the board determines that any land owned by the district is not necessary for the purposes for which the land was acquired, the board may sell and dispose of the land on terms the board considers advisable. (b) The board may lease or p…

Sec. 324.069. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND GRATUITIES. To promote, establish, or accomplish a purpose of this chapter, the board may: (1) accept grants and gratuities in any form from any source, including the United States government, this state, any state or federal agency, any pri…

Sec. 324.070. COOPERATION WITH OTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. Under an agreement with a public authority in control of parkland in the county, the district may assume control of all or part of the parkland within the district or contiguous to the district or may contract or cooperate …

Sec. 324.071. IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC HIGHWAY. The board may enter into agreements with the public authorities in control of a highway in a park area or connecting two or more park areas to make alterations in the route or width of the highway, or to grade, drain, pave, or otherwis…

Sec. 324.072. PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS; ANNUAL BUDGET; FILING. (a) The board shall develop and approve a three-year master plan for capital development and the development of parks and district facilities. (b) The board shall annually review and revise the master plan during…

Sec. 324.091. REVENUE BOND ELECTION. (a) Revenue bonds may not be issued by the district until authorized by a majority vote of qualified voters of the district voting at an election called and held for that purpose. (b) The board may order a bond election. Regardless of Section …

Sec. 324.092. REVENUE BONDS. (a) For the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition of any permanent improvement to property of the district or for the acquisition, renovation, repair, improvement, equipping, or construction of a facility to be used in connection with the ope…

Sec. 324.093. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) Bonds issued by the district must be submitted to the attorney general for examination. The bonds must be submitted with the record relating to their issuance and the record relating to the creation of the district. (b) If the attor…

Sec. 324.094. REFUNDING BONDS. The district may issue refunding bonds under Chapter 1207, Government Code. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.321, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 324.095. PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS ON LAND WITH RIVER FRONTAGE. (a) Through revenue bonds or any other revenue sources, the district may not purchase a river access location except for use as a: (1) sanitary facility; (2) litter receptacle; (3) drinking water facility; (4) park…

Sec. 324.096. FEES. (a) The expense of operation and maintenance of a facility of which the revenues are pledged to the payment of bonds is a first lien on and charge against the income of the facility. As long as any of the bonds or interest remain outstanding, the board shall c…

Sec. 324.097. FINANCIAL STATEMENT; BUDGET. (a) On or before February 1 of each year, the board shall prepare and file with the officer responsible for the county budget a complete financial statement showing the financial status of the district and the district's properties, fund…

Sec. 324.098. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES. (a) If funds are not available to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued by the district or to pay other obligations of the district, the board may declare an emergency and may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes to borrow the…

Sec. 324.099. IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF TAXES; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) The district may levy and collect taxes and issue revenue permits to carry out any purposes prescribed by this chapter and to pay the obligations of the district. (b) The taxes that a district may levy apply …

Sec. 324.0995. TAX EXEMPTIONS. (a) Section 324.099(b)(2) does not impose a tax on: (1) an employee of the United States government conducting official business in the district; or (2) a person who occupies a lodging facility or campground in the district if the person has evacuat…

Sec. 324.100. DISPOSITION OF REVENUE. In addition to any other purpose or obligation of a district, a district may use its tax revenue and other revenue for: (1) acquisition of a right-of-way that leads to or is in the district; (2) construction, improvement, or maintenance of a …

Sec. 324.101. REPLACEMENT FUND. (a) The board may establish a replacement fund. It may deposit in the fund any amounts from its revenue that it considers appropriate. (b) The replacement fund may be used to rebuild on the original site or elsewhere, restore, repair, or improve pr…

Sec. 324.121. ANNEXATION. (a) The voters of an unincorporated area that is contiguous to a district may file a petition with the board to annex the area to the district. (b) The petition must contain an accurate description of the area proposed for annexation, accompanied by an a…

Sec. 324.122. EFFECT OF INCORPORATION OR ANNEXATION. The incorporation of a political subdivision or the annexation of any part of a park district by a political subdivision does not affect the district's boundaries. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28,…

Sec. 324.123. DISANNEXATION. (a) The voters of or county commissioners for any area in a district may file a petition with the board to disannex the area from the district. (b) The petition must contain an accurate description of the area proposed for disannexation, accompanied b…

Sec. 324.124. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a) The commissioners court by order may dissolve a district. The order may be adopted: (1) on the commissioners court's own motion; or (2) after the filing of a written petition signed by a number of the registered voters who reside in the …

Sec. 324.901. REQUIREMENTS FOR RENTAL OF WATER-ORIENTED RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT. (a) This section applies only to the rental of water-oriented recreational equipment in a district. (b) A person may not rent water-oriented recreational equipment to a person younger than 18 years of…