Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 6902.206. BONDS PAYABLE FROM PROPERTY TAXES. (a) If bonds are issued payable wholly or partly from property taxes, the board must impose a tax on the taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (b) The district …

Sec. 6902.207. ADDITIONAL SECURITY. (a) Bonds 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 district, franchises, easements, water rights and appropriation perm…

Sec. 6902.208. TRUST INDENTURE. (a) A bond issued under this subchapter, including a refunding bond, that is not payable wholly from property 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. 6902.209. CHARGES FOR DISTRICT SERVICES. (a) If bonds payable wholly from revenue are issued, the board shall set 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 maintaining…

Sec. 6902.210. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. (a) The district may set aside and use 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 sink…

Sec. 6902.211. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER. (a) On default or 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 re…

Sec. 6902.212. 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 same source to institute or prosecute litigatio…

Sec. 6902.213. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. A bond issued under this chapter, 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), Sec. …

Sec. 6902.214. EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY AFTER ISSUANCE OF BONDS. Territory may not be excluded from the district after the issuance of bonds. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER F. REFUNDING BONDS

Sec. 6902.251. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REFUNDING BONDS; APPLICABILITY OF LAW RELATING TO OTHER BONDS. (a) The district may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding bonds issued under this chapter and interest on those bonds. (b) The provisions of this chapter relating to the issuan…

Sec. 6902.252. TERMS OF ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS. Refunding bonds may: (1) be issued to refund bonds of more than one series; (2) combine the pledges for the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds; or (3) be secured by a pledge of other or additional revenue…

Sec. 6902.253. REGISTRATION OF REFUNDING BONDS BY COMPTROLLER. (a) The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded. (b) Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be …

Sec. 6902.254. ESCROW AGREEMENT. (a) The district may enter into an escrow or similar agreement with any place of payment, paying agent, or trustee with respect to the safekeeping, investment, administration, and disposition of a deposit made under Section 6902.253(b). (b) A depo…

Sec. 6903.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Commissioners court" means the Commissioners Court of Eastland County. (3) "Director" means a member of the board. (4) "District" means the Eastland County Water Supply Dis…

Sec. 6903.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6903.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) All land in the district will benefit from the improvement to be acquired and constructed by the district. (b) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and f…

Sec. 6903.051. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is composed of the territory in the city of Ranger on May 26, 1949, and the territory in the city of Eastland that was added to the district before June 8, 1953. The district's territory may have been modified under: (1) this subcha…

Sec. 6903.052. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX TERRITORY. Territory, whether contiguous to the district or not, and inside or outside Eastland County, may be annexed to the district in the manner provided by this subchapter. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06,…

Sec. 6903.053. PETITION FOR ANNEXATION; BOARD FINDINGS AND RESOLUTION. (a) The board may annex territory under this subchapter if a petition requesting annexation is signed by 50 registered voters of the territory to be annexed who own taxable property in that territory, or a maj…

Sec. 6903.054. COMMISSIONERS COURT RESOLUTION; HEARING. The commissioners court shall: (1) adopt a resolution declaring its intention to call an election in the territory to submit the proposition of whether the territory is to be annexed to the district; and (2) set a time and p…

Sec. 6903.055. ANNEXATION HEARING. (a) At least 10 days before the date of the annexation hearing, notice of the adoption of the resolution stating the time and place of the hearing and addressed to the citizens and owners of property in the territory to be annexed shall be publi…

Sec. 6903.056. COMMISSIONERS COURT FINDINGS AND RESOLUTION; ELECTION. If, at the conclusion of the annexation hearing, the commissioners court finds that all land in the territory to be annexed will benefit from the present or contemplated improvements, works, or facilities of th…

Sec. 6903.057. NOTICE OF ANNEXATION ELECTION. In addition to complying with Section 4.004, Election Code, notice of the annexation election must: (1) state the conditions under which the territory may be annexed; or (2) refer to the resolution of the board for that purpose. Added…

Sec. 6903.058. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) The commissioners court shall issue an order declaring the results of the annexation election. (b) If the order shows that a majority of the votes cast are in favor of annexation, the commissioners court shall annex the proposed territory to t…

Sec. 6903.059. ASSUMPTION OF DEBT; TAXES. (a) In calling the election on the proposition for annexation of territory, the commissioners court may include, as a part of the same proposition, a proposition for: (1) the territory to assume its part of the tax-supported bonds of the …

Sec. 6903.060. RESTRICTION ON ANNEXATION OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY. (a) A railroad right-of-way may not be annexed to the district unless the right-of-way is contained in the limits of a municipality annexed at the same time or previously annexed to the district. (b) A railroad ri…

Sec. 6903.101. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The board consists of eight directors. (b) Voters of the city of Ranger who reside in the district elect four directors. Voters of the city of Eastland who reside in the district elect four directors. (c) Directors serve staggered t…

Sec. 6903.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A director must reside in the municipality from which elected and own taxable property in the district. (b) A member of a municipality's governing body or an employee of a municipality may not be a director. Added by Acts 2007, 80th L…

Sec. 6903.103. LOCATION AND NOTICE FOR DIRECTORS ELECTION; RESULTS. (a) For a regular directors election, there shall be at least one voting place in each municipality in the district. (b) Notice of a directors election shall be published in a newspaper published in each municipa…

Sec. 6903.104. BALLOT PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDATES. (a) A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must present a petition requesting that action. (b) The petition must be: (1) signed by at least 50 residents of the district who are…

Sec. 6903.105. APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER. The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who are not required to be directors. The board may combine the offices of secretary and treasurer. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff…

Sec. 6903.106. VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT. The president has the same right to vote as any other director. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6903.107. DIRECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S BOND. (a) Each director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties. (b) The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by the board. The treasurer's bond shall be conditi…

Sec. 6903.108. COMPENSATION. Unless the board by resolution increases the fee to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, each director: (1) shall receive a fee of $5 for attending each board meeting; and (2) is also entitled to receive $5 for each day devoted to the b…

Sec. 6903.151. CONSTRUCTION OF DAM. (a) The district may impound storm and flood waters and the unappropriated flow waters at one or more places and in an amount approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by constructing one or more dams inside or outside the distr…

Sec. 6903.152. UNDERGROUND SOURCES OF WATER. The district may develop or otherwise acquire underground sources of water. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6903.153. CONSTRUCTION OR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. The district may construct or otherwise acquire all works, plants, and other facilities necessary or useful for the purpose of processing water impounded, developed, or otherwise acquired and transporting it to municipalitie…

Sec. 6903.154. WATER APPROPRIATION PERMITS. The district may acquire water appropriation permits directly from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or from owners of permits. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6903.155. PURCHASE OF WATER. The district may purchase water or a water supply from any person, including a public agency. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6903.156. SURPLUS PROPERTY. The district may sell any property that, in the opinion of the board, will not be needed for the conduct of the affairs or business of the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 6903.157. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) To carry out a power provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land and easements inside or outside the district, including land above the probable high water line around the reservoirs. (b) The d…

Sec. 6903.158. PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES. (a) The district may establish or otherwise provide for public parks and recreation facilities and may acquire land adjacent to any of its reservoirs for those purposes. (b) The district may not use money received from taxation or f…

Sec. 6903.159. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) This section applies only to a construction contract or a contract for the purchase of material, equipment, or supplies requiring an expenditure of more than $25,000. (b) The district shall award a contract to the lowest and best bidder …

Sec. 6903.160. CONTRACTS TO SUPPLY WATER. (a) The district may contract with municipalities and others to supply water to those entities. (b) The district may contract with a municipality for the rental or leasing of or for the operation of the water production, water supply, and…

Sec. 6903.161. CONTRACTS FOR TOLL BRIDGES OR FERRY SERVICE. (a) The board may contract with a responsible person for: (1) the construction and operation of a toll bridge over the district's water; or (2) ferry service on or over the district's water. (b) The period of a contract …

Sec. 6903.201. ADOPTION OF RULES. The board may adopt reasonable rules to: (1) secure, maintain, and preserve the sanitary condition of water in and water that flows into any reservoir owned by the district; (2) prevent waste of or the unauthorized use of water; and (3) regulate …