Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 379A.014. ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF BYLAWS. The initial bylaws of a corporation shall be adopted by its board of directors and approved by resolution of the governing body of the municipality that created the corporation, and any subsequent changes made to the bylaws must be …

Sec. 379A.015. PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT. The governing body of the municipality that creates the corporation shall undertake a performance review and assessment of the corporation once every five years. Based on the performance review and assessment, the governing body o…

Sec. 379A.021. COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (g), the corporation is governed by a board of 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, or 15 directors, as determined by the governing body of the municipality that created the corporation. The number of directors…

Sec. 379A.022. COMPENSATION. A board member is not entitled to compensation, but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in serving as a director. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.

Sec. 379A.023. MEETINGS. The board shall conduct its meetings in the municipality that created the corporation. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.

Sec. 379A.024. OFFICERS. The board shall appoint from its members a presiding officer, a secretary, and other officers of the corporation that the governing body of the municipality that created the corporation considers necessary. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, …

Sec. 379A.025. ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF BUDGET; REVIEW OF CORPORATE FINANCES. (a) The board shall prepare an annual budget for the corporation. To be effective, the budget must be approved by the board and presented to and approved by the governing body of the municipality that c…

Sec. 379A.051. PROGRAMS. (a) A corporation may develop and implement programs for: (1) job training, including long-term job training and in-training support service grants; (2) early childhood development that prepare each child to enter school and make each child ready to learn…

Sec. 379A.052. GENERAL POWERS OF CORPORATION. The corporation may: (1) own or operate a program authorized by this chapter; (2) perform any act necessary to the full exercise of the corporation's powers; (3) accept a grant or loan from a: (A) department or agency of the United St…

Sec. 379A.053. NATURE OF CORPORATE PROPERTY. (a) The legislature finds for all constitutional and statutory purposes that the corporation owns, uses, and holds its property for public purposes. (b) Section 25.07(a), Tax Code, does not apply to a leasehold or other possessory inte…

Sec. 379A.054. OPEN RECORDS AND MEETINGS. The board is treated as a governmental body for the purposes of Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2001.

Sec. 379A.055. ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOLARSHIP FUND. (a) In providing funds to an accredited postsecondary educational institution to be used for scholarships as authorized by Section 379A.051, the corporation by agreement with the institution shall ensure that: (1) the funds are d…

Sec. 379A.081. SALES AND USE TAX. (a) A municipality may levy a sales and use tax for the benefit of the corporation if the tax is authorized by a majority of the voters of the municipality voting at an election called for that purpose. (b) The ballot for an election to impose th…

Sec. 379A.082. ELECTION TO CHANGE RATE OF TAX. (a) A municipality that has adopted a sales and use tax under this chapter at a rate of less than one-half of one percent may increase or decrease the rate of the tax if the increase or decrease is approved by a majority of the voter…

Sec. 379A.083. IMPOSITION OF TAX. (a) If the municipality adopts the tax, a tax is imposed on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items in the municipality at the rate approved at the election, and an excise tax is imposed on the use, storage, or other consumption in …

Sec. 379B.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means a defense base development authority established under this chapter. (2) "Base efficiency project" means a demonstration project between a municipality and the United States Department of Defense to evaluate and d…

Sec. 379B.0012. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. (a) In this section, "qualifying project" means any real estate project involving the construction of: (1) tenant finish-out or construction of a build-to-suit facility for a tenant who, through the execution of a lease with an authority,…

Sec. 379B.002. ESTABLISHMENT; SUCCESSOR. (a) A municipality by resolution may establish an authority. The resolution must include a legal description of the base property. On adoption of the resolution, the authority is established as a special district and political subdivision …

Sec. 379B.003. PURPOSE AND NATURE OF AUTHORITY. (a) An authority is created to: (1) accept title to or operate under a lease from the United States or any other person all or a part of the base property and areas around the base property and engage in the economic development of …

Sec. 379B.004. POWERS AND DUTIES OF AUTHORITY. (a) An authority may exercise power necessary or convenient to carry out a purpose of this chapter, including the power to: (1) adopt an official seal, or alter it; (2) adopt rules; (3) enter into a contract or incur a liability; (4)…

Sec. 379B.0041. INLAND PORT AND TRADE POWERS. (a) The authority may establish and operate an inland port and related port facilities to engage in world trade. (b) The authority may participate in national and international agreements advancing world trade at the port. Added by Ac…

Sec. 379B.0042. SERVICES. An authority may charge for a service provided, including: (1) professional consultation services provided in relation to international trade, planning, land use, or construction; (2) real estate development services, including an employee licensed under…

Sec. 379B.0043. TRANSPORTATION PROJECT. (a) An authority may implement a transportation project: (1) on the base property; or (2) outside of the base property to provide access to the base property. (b) An authority may enter into an agreement with any person, including another g…

Sec. 379B.0045. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) An authority or an authority whose subject property is within the territorial limits of a municipality may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property in the base property or in an area surrounding the base only in the manner provi…

Sec. 379B.0046. EMPLOYMENT OF AUTHORITY PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The board may employ and commission peace officers for the authority to prevent or abate the commission of offenses relating to port functions, facilities, and operations under state or local law. (b) The jurisdiction of…

Sec. 379B.005. SUITS; INDEMNITY. (a) An authority may sue and be sued. (b) In a suit against an authority, process may be served on the president, vice president, or registered agent. (c) An authority may not be required to give a bond on an appeal or writ of error taken in a civ…

Sec. 379B.006. UTILITIES FOR AUTHORITIES CREATED IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY. (a) This section applies only to an authority created by a municipality with a population of 50,000 or more. (b) An authority may accept an electric, gas, potable water, or sanitary sewage utility conveyed…

Sec. 379B.0065. UTILITIES FOR AUTHORITIES CREATED IN LESS POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY. (a) This section applies only to an authority created by a municipality with a population of less than 50,000. (b) An authority may own an electric, sewer service, or water supply utility and may sel…

Sec. 379B.007. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board consists of 11 members. (b) The board is responsible for the management, operation, and control of the authority. (c) The governing body of the municipality that established the authority shall appoint each board member to a term n…

Sec. 379B.0075. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CREATED IN LESS POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY. (a) In this section, "county" means the county in which the majority of the municipality that created the authority is located. (b) This section applies only to an authority crea…

Sec. 379B.008. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board of an authority shall, if consistent with the purposes for which the authority was created under Section 378.003: (1) monitor the proposed closing of the defense base; (2) manage and operate the defense base transition and …

Sec. 379B.0085. HEARINGS BY TELEPHONE OR SIMILAR MEANS. (a) As an exception to Chapter 551, Government Code, and other law, if the chairperson, president, vice chairperson, or vice president of a board, or chairperson or vice chairperson of a board committee, is physically presen…

Sec. 379B.009. REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. (a) The board may designate as a redevelopment project a project that relates to: (1) the development of base property and the surrounding areas; or (2) the development of property directly related to the purposes or goals of the authority. …

Sec. 379B.010. BONDS. (a) An authority may issue bonds if authorized by board resolution. (b) A bond issued under this chapter must: (1) be payable solely from authority revenue; (2) mature not later than 40 years after its date of issuance; and (3) state on its face that it is n…

Sec. 379B.011. TAX EXEMPTIONS. (a) An authority's property, income, and operations are exempt from taxes imposed by the state or a political subdivision of the state. (b) Section 25.07(a), Tax Code, applies to a leasehold or other possessory interest in real property granted by a…

Sec. 379B.012. DISSOLUTION FOR AUTHORITIES CREATED IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY. (a) This section applies only to an authority created by a municipality with a population of 50,000 or more. (b) The governing body of a municipality that established the authority by resolution may diss…

Sec. 379B.013. DISSOLUTION FOR AUTHORITIES CREATED IN LESS POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY. (a) In this section, "county" means the county in which the majority of the municipality that created the authority is located. (b) This section applies only to an authority created by a municipalit…

Sec. 379C.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program Act. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Sec. 379C.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to home-rule municipalities that: (1) have a population of 1.18 million or more; and (2) are located predominantly in a county that has a total area of less than 1,300 square miles. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Se…

Sec. 379C.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Community housing development organization" or "organization" means an organization that: (A) meets the definition of a community housing development organization in 24 C.F.R. Section 92.2; and (B) is certified by the municipality…

Sec. 379C.004. URBAN LAND BANK DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. (a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt an urban land bank demonstration program in which the officer charged with selling real property ordered sold pursuant to foreclosure of a tax lien may sell certain eligible r…

Sec. 379C.005. QUALIFIED PARTICIPATING DEVELOPER. To qualify to participate in an urban land bank demonstration program, a developer must: (1) have built one or more housing units within the three-year period preceding the submission of a proposal to the land bank seeking to acqu…

Sec. 379C.006. URBAN LAND BANK DEMONSTRATION PLAN. (a) A municipality that adopts an urban land bank demonstration program shall operate the program in conformance with an urban land bank demonstration plan. (b) The governing body of a municipality that adopts an urban land bank …

Sec. 379C.007. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PLAN. (a) Before adopting a plan, a municipality shall hold a public hearing on the proposed plan. (b) The city manager or the city manager's designee shall provide notice of the hearing to all community housing development organizations …

Sec. 379C.008. PRIVATE SALE TO LAND BANK. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Subsection (f), property that is ordered sold pursuant to foreclosure of a tax lien may be sold in a private sale to a land bank by the officer charged with the sale of the prope…

Sec. 379C.009. SUBSEQUENT RESALE BY LAND BANK. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), each subsequent resale of property acquired by a land bank under this chapter must comply with the conditions of this section. (a-1) Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not app…