    SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
    TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
    SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS
    CHAPTER 8237.  WALLER COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3
    SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
    Sec. 8237.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Director" means a board member.(3)  "District" means the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 3.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    Sec. 8237.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district is a municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(b)  The district, to the extent authorized by Section 8237.103 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, has road powers.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    Sec. 8237.003.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    Sec. 8237.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    Sec. 8237.005.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.(b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure.  A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:(1)  organization, existence, or validity;(2)  right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;(3)  right to impose an assessment or tax; or(4)  legality or operation.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    Sec. 8237.006.  EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON BROOKSHIRE-KATY DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF WALLER COUNTY.  This chapter does not affect the powers of the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District of Waller County.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    SUBCHAPTER B.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    Sec. 8237.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
    Sec. 8237.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    Sec. 8237.102.  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 Constitution.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    Sec. 8237.103.  ROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section.(a-1)  The district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 5412), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2023.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 5412), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2023.(d)  A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, ordinances, or orders of:(1)  each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; and(2)  if the road project is not located in the corporate limits of a municipality, each county in which the road project is located.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 5412), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2023.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 5412), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2023.Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 5412), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2023.

    Sec. 8237.104.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.  The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution, adopted by the governing body of a municipality under Section 54.016, Water Code, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    Sec. 8237.105.  DIVISION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.(b)  An order dividing the district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.(c)  An order dividing the district shall:(1)  name any new district;(2)  include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;(3)  appoint temporary directors for any new district; and(4)  provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.(d)  The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.(e)  The district may be divided only if the district:(1)  has never issued any bonds; and(2)  is not imposing ad valorem taxes.(f)  A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.(g)  On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.(h)  This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.(i)  A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.(j)  If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(k)  A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.(l)  The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, and tax elections held before the division.(m)  Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
    Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 5412), Sec. 2, eff. June 12, 2023.

    SUBCHAPTER D.  GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
    Sec. 8237.151.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from a source other than ad valorem taxation.(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(c)  The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    Sec. 8237.152.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  If authorized at an election held under Section 8237.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district as provided by Section 49.107, Water Code.(b)  The board shall determine the tax rate.  The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    SUBCHAPTER E.  BONDS
    Sec.  8237.201.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    Sec. 8237.202.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.  At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of a bond, note, or other obligation issued or incurred to finance a road project may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Waller County.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

    Sec. 8237.203.  TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.  At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:(1)  the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and(2)  the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:(A)  pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and(C)  pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
    Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.