Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 8254.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of five directors. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 4099), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8254.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitu…

Sec. 8254.102. WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES AND SERVICES. (a) The district shall make available any district water or wastewater facility to each person that holds a certificate of convenience and necessity for land in the district. (b) The district may not provide retail wate…

Sec. 8254.103. ROAD PROJECTS. (a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, in…

Sec. 8254.104. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ROADS IN TERRITORY EXCLUDED FROM CITY. If the City of Gunter excludes district territory from the city's corporate limits, the district shall maintain, improve, operate, and repair any road located in that territory in accordance with the …

Sec. 8254.105. DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) The district may be divided into two new districts only if the district: (1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and (2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes. (b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code. …

Sec. 8254.106. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT RESOLUTIONS. The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is lo…

Sec. 8254.107. LIMITATION ON ANNEXATION. (a) The district may not add land to the district under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, if the land is located outside the corporate limits of the city of Gunter. (b) Section 43.075, Local Government Code, does not apply to the distr…

Sec. 8254.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS. The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds or other obligations issued under Section 8254.201. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 4099), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS

Sec. 8254.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of a project under Section 8254.101 or 8254.103. (b) The dist…