Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 6905.052. CITY OF BEEVILLE ANNEXATIONS. If the City of Beeville annexes territory, the board may consider whether the new territory should also be added to the district and may: (1) add the territory by a majority vote of the board without following the annexation procedures…

Sec. 6905.053. ANNEXATION BY PETITION. (a) The district may annex territory in the manner provided by this section. (b) The board may annex territory or a municipality under this section only if a petition requesting annexation is signed by 50 voters of the territory or municipal…

Sec. 6905.101. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors. Directors occupy numbered places on the board. (b) A director is eligible for reelection to the board. (c) Directors serve staggered terms. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg.…

Sec. 6905.102. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. After reasonable notice and a public hearing, the board may remove a director from office for misfeasance, malfeasance, or wilful neglect of duty. Reasonable notice and a public hearing are not required if the director to be removed expressly w…

Sec. 6905.103. BOARD RESOLUTIONS; VOTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) The district shall act through resolutions adopted by the board. (b) Each director has a vote. (c) The affirmative vote of at least three directors is necessary to adopt any resolution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.…

Sec. 6905.104. OFFICERS AND ASSISTANTS. (a) The board president shall: (1) serve a one-year term; and (2) perform duties prescribed by the board. (b) The board secretary shall: (1) be the official custodian of the board seal; and (2) perform other duties and functions prescribed …

Sec. 6905.105. MEETINGS. The board shall have regular meetings at times specified by board resolution and shall have special meetings when called by the board president or by any three directors. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2…

Sec. 6905.106. PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS. A director is not personally liable for any bond issued or contract executed by the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 6905.151. GENERAL POWERS. The district may exercise any power necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6905.152. BYLAWS AND RULES. The district may adopt and enforce bylaws and rules for the conduct of its affairs. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6905.153. REGIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL. (a) The district may exercise any power granted by Chapter 30, Water Code, to a water district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including the power to collect, transport, process, treat, dispose of, and control all…

Sec. 6905.154. PERMITS. (a) The district may obtain through appropriate proceedings an appropriation permit or a diversion permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (b) The district may acquire water appropriation permits from owners of permits by contract or oth…

Sec. 6905.155. PROPERTY ACQUISITION, USE, AND DISPOSITION. (a) The district may acquire, own, rent, lease, accept, hold, or dispose of any property, or any interest in property, including a right or easement, by purchase, exchange, gift, assignment, condemnation, sale, lease, or …

Sec. 6905.156. REQUESTS FOR AND ACCEPTANCE OF AID. The district may request and accept an appropriation, grant, allocation, subsidy, guarantee, aid, service, material, or gift from any source, including the federal government, the state, a public agency, or a political subdivisio…

Sec. 6905.157. DISTRICT OFFICE. The district may operate and maintain an office. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6905.158. PERSONNEL. The district may appoint and determine the duties, tenure, qualifications, and compensation of district officers and employees, as well as any agent, professional advisor, or counselor, including any financial consultant, accountant, attorney, architect,…

Sec. 6905.159. GENERAL MANAGER. (a) The district may employ a general manager who may be the city manager of the City of Beeville. (b) The general manager may: (1) employ and discharge employees; and (2) exercise other powers conferred on the general manager by the board. Added b…

Sec. 6905.160. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO CONTRACT WITH DISTRICT. A public agency or political subdivision of this state, including the City of Beeville, may enter into a contract or agreement with the district, on terms agreed to by the pa…

Sec. 6905.161. CONTRACTS TO SUPPLY WATER. (a) The district may contract with municipalities and others, including the City of Beeville, to supply water. The district may sell water inside or outside the boundaries of the district. (b) The district may contract with a public agenc…

Sec. 6905.162. SOURCES FOR WATER; ACQUISITION OF LAND; STORAGE CAPACITY. (a) The district may acquire or construct, inside or outside the district, a reservoir, well, or any work, plant, transmission line, or other facility necessary or useful to drill for, divert, impound, store…

Sec. 6905.163. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The district may award a construction contract that requires an expenditure of more than $5,000 only after publication of notice to bidders once each week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. (b) The notic…

Sec. 6905.164. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO DISTRICT. A public agency or a political subdivision of this state, including the City of Beeville, may lease, sell, or otherwise convey its land or an interest in its land to the district for consideration that the parties agree is adequate. …

Sec. 6905.165. SURPLUS PROPERTY. Subject to the terms of a resolution or deed of trust authorizing or securing bonds issued by the district, the district may sell, lease, rent, trade, or otherwise dispose of property that the board considers is not needed for a district purpose. …

Sec. 6905.166. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) To carry out an authority provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title, or any other interest in land, and other property and easements, inside or outside the district, including…

Sec. 6905.167. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. (a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of the lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration of construction required under Subsection (b) to provide a comparable replacement without enhancing the f…

Sec. 6905.168. RIGHTS-OF-WAY; EASEMENTS. The district has all necessary or useful rights-of-way and easements along, over, under, and across all public, state, municipal, and county roads, highways, and places for any of its purposes. The district shall restore a facility used to…

Sec. 6905.169. DISTRICT SEAL.The district may adopt an official seal. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 6905.201. DISTRICT MONEY. The district may acquire, hold, use, and dispose of its receipts and money from every source. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6905.202. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as the depository for the district's money. (b) District money shall be deposited in the depository designated by the board, except that: (1) bond proceeds and money…

Sec. 6905.203. INVESTMENT OF DISTRICT MONEY. The board may invest district money in obligations and make time deposits of district money in a manner determined by the board or in the manner permitted or required in a resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing district …

Sec. 6905.204. DISTRICT FACILITIES EXEMPT FROM TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT. The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its facilities or any part of its facilities. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER F. …

Sec. 6905.251. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS. (a) The district may issue bonds, provide for and secure the payment of the bonds, and provide for the rights of the holders of the bonds, in the manner and to the extent permitted by this chapter. (b) The district may issue bonds to carry…

Sec. 6905.252. FORM OF BONDS. A district bond must be: (1) issued in the district's name; (2) signed by the president or vice president; and (3) attested by the secretary. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6905.253. MATURITY. District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of their issuance. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6905.254. ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES. (a) Bonds, other than refunding bonds, payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election. (b) The board may call an electio…

Sec. 6905.255. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE; ADDITIONAL BONDS. (a) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be secured by a pledge of all or part of the district's revenue, or by all or part of the revenue of one or more contracts previously or subsequently made or other revenue or inc…

Sec. 6905.256. BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES. (a) If bonds are issued payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall annually impose a tax on the taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when…

Sec. 6905.257. ADDITIONAL SECURITY. (a) Bonds, including refunding bonds, authorized by this subchapter that are not payable wholly from ad valorem taxes may be additionally secured, at the discretion of the board, by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on physical property of the d…

Sec. 6905.258. TRUST INDENTURE. (a) A bond issued under this subchapter, including a refunding bond, that is not payable wholly from ad valorem taxes may be additionally secured by a trust indenture. The trustee may be a bank with trust powers located inside or outside the state.…

Sec. 6905.259. DEANNEXATION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY AFTER ISSUANCE OF BONDS. Territory may not be deannexed from the district after the issuance of bonds payable from revenue or taxes. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6905.260. CHARGES FOR DISTRICT SERVICES. (a) If bonds payable wholly from revenue are issued, the board shall set and revise the rates of compensation for water sold and services provided by the district. The rates must be sufficient to: (1) pay the expense of operating and …

Sec. 6905.261. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. (a) The district may set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this subchapter for: (1) the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction not to exceed three years; (2) a reserve interest and sinking fund…

Sec. 6905.262. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER. (a) On default or a threatened default in the payment of principal of or interest on bonds issued under this subchapter that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, appoint a …

Sec. 6905.263. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The district may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding bonds issued under this subchapter and interest on those bonds. (b) Refunding bonds may: (1) be issued to refund bonds of more than one series; (2) combine the pledges for the outstan…

Sec. 6905.264. LIMITATION ON RIGHTS OF HOLDERS. The resolution authorizing the bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds may limit or qualify the rights of the holders of less than all of the outstanding bonds payable from the source to institute or prosecute litigation aff…

Sec. 6905.265. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. A bond issued under this subchapter, the transfer of the bond, and income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Se…