85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1455, Chapter 782 Page: 2 of 25
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H.B. No. 1455
1 Sec. 7978.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The
2 temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7978.003
3 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or
4 extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has
5 consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the
6 district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
7 Sec. 7978.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT. (a)
8 The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
9 (b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
10 (1) a municipal utility district as provided by
11 general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
12 (2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that
13 relate to the construction, acquisition, or improvement of
14 macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234,
15 Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of
16 those roads.
17 Sec. 7978.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
18 district is initially composed of the territory described by
19 Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
20 (b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
21 the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the
22 field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative.process
23 does not affect the district's:
24 (1) organization, existence, or validity;
25 (2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
26 for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
27 interest on a bond;2
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1455, Chapter 782, legislative document, June 15, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050912/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.