Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 386.033. CREATION OF DEVELOPMENT ZONE. (a) A development zone is created to promote and encourage: (1) commercial development, including the development of businesses in the technology field; (2) workforce development; (3) excellence in education through cooperation with pub…

Sec. 386.034. DESIGNATING ORDINANCE OR ORDER. (a) An ordinance or order designating an area as a development zone must: (1) describe precisely the area to be included in the zone by a legal description or by reference to roadways, lakes, waterways, or municipal or county boundari…

Sec. 386.035. TAX INCREMENT. (a) A creating body may use tax increment financing to fund a development zone, as provided by Chapter 311, Tax Code, and as modified by this section. (b) On adoption of an order or ordinance by each creating body, the fund may be used to pay salaries…

Sec. 386.036. AMENDING BOUNDARIES. (a) A creating body by ordinance or order may amend the boundary of a development zone after a public hearing on the issue. (b) The amended boundary: (1) must be continuous; (2) may not exceed the original size requirement of Section 386.031; an…

Sec. 386.061. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) A development zone is governed by a board of nine directors who serve two-year terms, appointed as follows: (1) the governing body of the municipality, if any, that includes the greatest part of the zone's territory shall appoint four directo…

Sec. 386.062. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS. To serve as a director, a person must: (1) be at least 21 years old; and (2) be registered to vote in the county in which the development zone is located. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.

Sec. 386.063. DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS. Section 49.052, Water Code, applies to directors of a development zone created under this chapter as if the zone were a district governed by that section. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.

Sec. 386.064. BOARD VACANCIES. A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled by appointment by the entity that appointed the vacating director. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.

Sec. 386.065. REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR. A majority of the board may remove a director for misconduct or failure to carry out the director's duties. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.

Sec. 386.066. ORGANIZATION OF BOARD. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), after each appointment and qualification of directors by the appointing entities, the board shall organize by electing a president, a vice president, a secretary, and any other officers the board consi…

Sec. 386.067. QUORUM; DIRECTOR'S DUTIES; MANAGEMENT OF ZONE. Sections 49.053, 49.057, and 49.058, Water Code, apply to the board of directors of a development zone created under this chapter as if the zone were a district governed by those sections. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,…

Sec. 386.068. MEETINGS AND NOTICE. (a) The board shall designate and establish a development zone office in the county. (b) The board may establish regular meetings to conduct development zone business and may hold special meetings at other times as the business of a zone require…

Sec. 386.069. DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION; BOND AND OATH OF OFFICE. Sections 375.067, 375.069, and 375.070 apply to directors of a development zone created under this chapter as if the zone were a municipal management district. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. Ju…

Sec. 386.101. GENERAL POWERS. (a) A development zone may acquire and dispose of projects and has the powers, authority, rights, and duties that are necessary to permit the accomplishment of purposes for which the zone was created. (b) A development zone may provide for general pr…

Sec. 386.102. DUTY TO EVALUATE AVAILABLE FINANCING OPTIONS. The board shall evaluate all options available to the development zone as alternatives to imposing a tax under Section 386.035, including: (1) regional grants from federal and state agencies; (2) local money from a creat…

Sec. 386.103. LIMIT ON DEVELOPMENT ZONE POWERS; OTHER LAWS SUPERSEDE. (a) For purposes of this section, "district or zone" means: (1) a federal enterprise zone; (2) a state enterprise zone; (3) a municipal management district; or (4) any other special district, other than a devel…

Sec. 386.104. MONITORING. (a) The board shall monitor each person in a development zone that receives benefits available under this chapter. (b) On the board's request, the Texas Workforce Commission or the comptroller's office shall provide to the board tax records of a person t…

Sec. 386.105. NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOPMENT ZONES. (a) The board may designate an area as a neighborhood redevelopment zone if the area is: (1) adjacent to the development zone; and (2) eligible for inclusion in the development zone under Sections 386.036(b) and (c). (b) A developme…

Sec. 386.106. SUITS. A development zone may, through its directors, sue and be sued in this state in the name of the development zone. Service of process in a suit may be had by serving a director. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001. SUBCHAPTER E.…

Sec. 386.201. EXPENDITURES. A development zone's money may be disbursed only by check, draft, order, or other instrument signed by at least three directors. The general manager, treasurer, or other employee of the development zone, if authorized by resolution of the board, may si…

Sec. 386.202. COMPETITIVE BIDDING; CONTRACT AWARD. Subchapter K, Chapter 375, applies to a development zone created under this chapter as if the zone were a municipal management district. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001. SUBCHAPTER F. DISSOLUTI…

Sec. 386.301. DISSOLUTION OF DEVELOPMENT ZONE BY CREATING BODY. (a) After a hearing, a creating body may dissolve a development zone if: (1) the area no longer meets the criteria for designation under this chapter; (2) the best interests of the creating body and the owners of pro…

Sec. 386.302. DISSOLUTION BY BOARD REQUEST. A board may petition a creating body to dissolve the development zone under Section 386.301 if a majority of the board finds at any time: (1) before the authorization of bonds or the final lending of its credit that the continuation of …

Sec. 386.303. TAXES. On dissolution of a development zone, any taxes levied on behalf of the zone are abolished. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.