Texas Statutes
Agriculture Code
Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations

Section 51.011. Copies of Articles, Amendments, and Bylaws; Filing With County Clerk - Sec. 51.011. COPIES OF ARTICLES, AMENDMENTS, AND BYLAWS; FILING WITH...

Section 51.012. Membership - Sec. 51.012. MEMBERSHIP. (a) Membership in a society is limited...

Section 51.013. Voting - Sec. 51.013. VOTING. Each member of a society has one...

Section 51.014. Membership Certificates - Sec. 51.014. MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES. (a) If a subscriber for membership...

Section 51.015. Notes as Subscription Contracts - Sec. 51.015. NOTES AS SUBSCRIPTION CONTRACTS. Notes given for membership...

Section 51.016. Liability of Members - Sec. 51.016. LIABILITY OF MEMBERS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 51.017. Withdrawal - Sec. 51.017. WITHDRAWAL. (a) A member of a society is...

Section 51.018. Suspension; Expulsion - Sec. 51.018. SUSPENSION; EXPULSION. (a) As prescribed by the society's...

Section 51.019. Contributors - Sec. 51.019. CONTRIBUTORS. A person who is not engaged in...

Section 51.020. Forms - Sec. 51.020. FORMS. (a) The attorney general shall prepare and...

Section 51.021. Restriction on Use of Public Money for Incorporation - Sec. 51.021. RESTRICTION ON USE OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR INCORPORATION....

Section 51.022. Name - Sec. 51.022. NAME. The name of a society must contain...

Section 51.023. Fees - Sec. 51.023. FEES. (a) The secretary of state shall charge...

Section 51.024. Report - Sec. 51.024. REPORT. (a) A society shall annually file with...

Section 51.025. Exemption From Franchise Tax - Sec. 51.025. EXEMPTION FROM FRANCHISE TAX. A society is not...

Chapter 52 - Cooperative Marketing Associations

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 52.001. Policy - Sec. 52.001. POLICY. The purpose of this chapter is: (1)...

Section 52.002. Definitions - Sec. 52.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agricultural products" includes...

Section 52.003. Nonprofit Organization - Sec. 52.003. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. Because a marketing association is organized...

Section 52.004. Application of General Corporation Laws - Sec. 52.004. APPLICATION OF GENERAL CORPORATION LAWS. The general corporation...

Section 52.005. Associations Not in Restraint of Trade - Sec. 52.005. ASSOCIATIONS NOT IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE. (a) A...

Section 52.006. Duration of Existence - Sec. 52.006. DURATION OF EXISTENCE. Each association incorporated and organized...

Subchapter B. Purpose and Powers

Section 52.011. Purposes - Sec. 52.011. PURPOSES. (a) A marketing association may be incorporated...

Section 52.012. Restrictions - Sec. 52.012. RESTRICTIONS. (a) A marketing association shall be operated...

Section 52.013. General Powers - Sec. 52.013. GENERAL POWERS. A marketing association may: (1) engage...

Section 52.014. Interest in Other Corporations - Sec. 52.014. INTEREST IN OTHER CORPORATIONS. (a) A marketing association...

Section 52.015. Contracts and Agreements With Other Associations - Sec. 52.015. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ASSOCIATIONS. (a) A...

Section 52.016. Marketing Contract - Sec. 52.016. MARKETING CONTRACT. (a) A marketing association may execute...

Subchapter C. Incorporation

Section 52.031. Incorporators - Sec. 52.031. INCORPORATORS. Five or more persons who produce agricultural...

Section 52.032. Preliminary Investigation - Sec. 52.032. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION. (a) Every group of persons considering...

Section 52.033. Execution of Articles of Incorporation - Sec. 52.033. EXECUTION OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. (a) Each marketing...

Section 52.034. Contents of Articles of Incorporation - Sec. 52.034. CONTENTS OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. (a) The articles...

Section 52.035. Filing of Articles of Incorporation - Sec. 52.035. FILING OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. (a) The incorporators...

Section 52.036. Effect of Filing Articles of Incorporation - Sec. 52.036. EFFECT OF FILING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. When the...

Section 52.037. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation - Sec. 52.037. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. (a) A marketing...

Section 52.038. Existing Corporations and Associations - Sec. 52.038. EXISTING CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. Any corporation or association...

Subchapter D. Bylaws

Section 52.051. Adoption - Sec. 52.051. ADOPTION. (a) A marketing association shall adopt bylaws...

Section 52.052. Contents - Sec. 52.052. CONTENTS. The bylaws may provide for one or...

Subchapter E. Membership Certificates and Stock

Section 52.061. Stock - Sec. 52.061. STOCK. A marketing association may be organized with...

Section 52.062. Issuance of Membership Certificates - Sec. 52.062. ISSUANCE OF MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES. When a member of...

Section 52.063. Issuance of Shares - Sec. 52.063. ISSUANCE OF SHARES. (a) Subject to this section,...

Section 52.064. Common Stock - Sec. 52.064. COMMON STOCK. (a) If a marketing association consists...

Section 52.065. Preferred Stock - Sec. 52.065. PREFERRED STOCK. (a) A marketing association organized with...

Section 52.066. Stock Issued on Purchase of Property - Sec. 52.066. STOCK ISSUED ON PURCHASE OF PROPERTY. (a) If...

Subchapter F. Members

Section 52.081. Membership - Sec. 52.081. MEMBERSHIP. (a) Membership of a marketing association is...

Section 52.082. New Members - Sec. 52.082. NEW MEMBERS. (a) A marketing association organized without...

Section 52.083. Meetings - Sec. 52.083. MEETINGS. (a) As prescribed by its bylaws, a...

Section 52.084. Notice of Meetings - Sec. 52.084. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Not later than the 10th...

Section 52.085. Voting - Sec. 52.085. VOTING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b)...

Section 52.086. Termination or Suspension of Membership - Sec. 52.086. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF MEMBERSHIP. In accordance with...

Section 52.087. Liability of Members - Sec. 52.087. LIABILITY OF MEMBERS. Except for debts contracted with...

Subchapter G. Administration

Section 52.101. Board of Directors - Sec. 52.101. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) A board of directors...

Section 52.102. Officers - Sec. 52.102. OFFICERS. (a) The directors shall elect: (1) a...

Section 52.103. Removal of Officer or Director - Sec. 52.103. REMOVAL OF OFFICER OR DIRECTOR. (a) Except as...

Section 52.104. Bond - Sec. 52.104. BOND. (a) Each officer, employee, or agent who...

Section 52.105. Referendum - Sec. 52.105. REFERENDUM. (a) On demand of one-third of the...

Subchapter H. Foreign Cooperatives

Section 52.121. Foreign Cooperative Considered Marketing Association - Sec. 52.121. FOREIGN COOPERATIVE CONSIDERED MARKETING ASSOCIATION. For the purposes...

Section 52.122. Permits to Do Business - Sec. 52.122. PERMITS TO DO BUSINESS. (a) Any cooperative marketing...

Subchapter I. Remedies

Section 52.131. Breach or Threatened Breach of Marketing Contract - Sec. 52.131. BREACH OR THREATENED BREACH OF MARKETING CONTRACT. (a)...

Section 52.132. Induced Breach of Marketing Contract; False Reports - Sec. 52.132. INDUCED BREACH OF MARKETING CONTRACT; FALSE REPORTS. In...

Subchapter J. Fees and Reports

Section 52.151. Tax Exemptions - Sec. 52.151. TAX EXEMPTIONS. A marketing association is exempt from...

Chapter 54 - Mutual Loan Corporations

Section 54.001. Purpose - Sec. 54.001. PURPOSE. A corporation may be formed under this...

Section 54.002. Powers - Sec. 54.002. POWERS. (a) A corporation formed under this chapter...

Section 54.003. Incorporators - Sec. 54.003. INCORPORATORS. Ten or more persons, five of whom...

Section 54.004. Capital Stock Requirement for Incorporation - Sec. 54.004. CAPITAL STOCK REQUIREMENT FOR INCORPORATION. At the time...

Section 54.005. Capital Stock - Sec. 54.005. CAPITAL STOCK. (a) The incorporators or the board...

Section 54.006. Investment by Other Corporations - Sec. 54.006. INVESTMENT BY OTHER CORPORATIONS. After obtaining the approval...

Section 54.007. Investment of Capital - Sec. 54.007. INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL. At all times, a corporation...

Section 54.008. Ratio of Capital to Loans - Sec. 54.008. RATIO OF CAPITAL TO LOANS. (a) A corporation...

Section 54.009. Loans and Discounts - Sec. 54.009. LOANS AND DISCOUNTS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 54.010. Liability of Shareholder - Sec. 54.010. LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDER. (a) Except for debts contracted...

Section 54.011. Repurchase of Stock - Sec. 54.011. REPURCHASE OF STOCK. (a) A corporation formed under...

Section 54.012. Reports - Sec. 54.012. REPORTS. Before January 11 and July 11 of...

Section 54.013. Exemption From Franchise Tax - Sec. 54.013. EXEMPTION FROM FRANCHISE TAX. Corporations formed under this...

Chapter 55 - Cooperative Credit Associations

Section 55.001. Powers - Sec. 55.001. POWERS. An association formed under this chapter may:...

Section 55.002. Incorporators - Sec. 55.002. INCORPORATORS. (a) Ten or more persons who fulfill...

Section 55.003. Articles of Incorporation - Sec. 55.003. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. In addition to the requirements...

Section 55.004. Capital Stock - Sec. 55.004. CAPITAL STOCK. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 55.005. Loans - Sec. 55.005. LOANS. (a) Each applicant for a loan or...

Section 55.006. Ratio of Capital to Loans - Sec. 55.006. RATIO OF CAPITAL TO LOANS. (a) The total...

Section 55.007. Repurchase of Stock - Sec. 55.007. REPURCHASE OF STOCK. (a) The board of directors...

Section 55.008. Reports - Sec. 55.008. REPORTS. Before January 11, April 11, July 11,...

Section 55.009. Fees - Sec. 55.009. FEES. (a) When the articles of incorporation of...

Section 55.010. Exemption From Franchise Tax - Sec. 55.010. EXEMPTION FROM FRANCHISE TAX. An association formed under...

Chapter 56 - Agricultural Finance Corporations

Section 56.001. Definitions - Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agricultural finance corporation"...

Section 56.002. Purpose - Sec. 56.002. PURPOSE. An agricultural finance corporation may be organized...

Section 56.003. Assets Represented by Acceptances of Banking Corporations - Sec. 56.003. ASSETS REPRESENTED BY ACCEPTANCES OF BANKING CORPORATIONS. At...

Section 56.004. Capital Stock - Sec. 56.004. CAPITAL STOCK. At all times an agricultural finance...

Section 56.005. Investment of Capital - Sec. 56.005. INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL. At all times, an agricultural...

Section 56.006. Limit of Indebtedness - Sec. 56.006. LIMIT OF INDEBTEDNESS. (a) For the purposes of...

Section 56.007. Stock Ownership - Sec. 56.007. STOCK OWNERSHIP. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...

Section 56.008. Regulation by Banking Commissioner - Sec. 56.008. REGULATION BY BANKING COMMISSIONER. (a) An agricultural finance...

Chapter 58 - Agricultural Finance Authority

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 58.001. Short Title - Sec. 58.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 58.002. Definitions - Sec. 58.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agricultural business" means:...

Section 58.003. Venue - Sec. 58.003. VENUE. A suit filed by or on behalf...

Subchapter B. Administration

Section 58.011. Creation of Authority; Public Purpose - Sec. 58.011. CREATION OF AUTHORITY; PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a) The Texas...

Section 58.012. Board of Directors - Sec. 58.012. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The authority is governed...

Section 58.013. Officers - Sec. 58.013. OFFICERS. (a) The commissioner shall designate a member...

Section 58.014. Meetings; Administrative Procedure - Sec. 58.014. MEETINGS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. (a) The board shall hold...

Section 58.015. Administration - Sec. 58.015. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The commissioner with the assistance of...

Section 58.016. Fiscal Accounting of Administration - Sec. 58.016. FISCAL ACCOUNTING OF ADMINISTRATION. (a) All funds acquired...

Section 58.017. Performance Measures - Sec. 58.017. PERFORMANCE MEASURES. The Board, in conjunction with the...

Section 58.0171. Review of Department Plans and Budget Request - Sec. 58.0171. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT PLANS AND BUDGET REQUEST. The...

Section 58.0172. Board Conflict of Interest - Sec. 58.0172. BOARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) An officer, employee,...

Section 58.0173. Removal of Board Member - Sec. 58.0173. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) It is a...

Section 58.0174. Standards of Conduct - Sec. 58.0174. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. The commissioner or the commissioner's...

Section 58.0175. Separation of Responsibilities - Sec. 58.0175. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The board shall develop and...

Section 58.0176. Board Member Training - Sec. 58.0176. BOARD MEMBER TRAINING. (a) Before a member of...

Section 58.0177. Appointed Member Preparation Program - Sec. 58.0177. APPOINTED MEMBER PREPARATION PROGRAM. The board shall provide...

Subchapter C. Purposes and Powers

Section 58.021. Purposes of Authority - Sec. 58.021. PURPOSES OF AUTHORITY. (a) In order to promote...

Section 58.0211. Loan Limits - Sec. 58.0211. LOAN LIMITS. (a) The authority may make, guarantee,...

Section 58.022. Powers of Authority - Sec. 58.022. POWERS OF AUTHORITY. The authority has all powers...

Section 58.023. Programs Rules - Sec. 58.023. PROGRAMS RULES. (a) The board shall adopt rules...

Section 58.024. Authority Exemption From Taxation - Sec. 58.024. AUTHORITY EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION. The property of the...

Section 58.025. Public Hearings - Sec. 58.025. PUBLIC HEARINGS. The administrator, the commissioner, or an...

Section 58.026. Limitation of Liability for Certain Recreational Activities - Sec. 58.026. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. Nothing...

Subchapter D. Bonds

Section 58.031. Issuance of General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 58.031. ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) The board...

Section 58.032. Texas Agricultural Fund - Sec. 58.032. TEXAS AGRICULTURAL FUND. (a) The Texas agricultural fund...

Section 58.033. Issuance of Revenue Bonds - Sec. 58.033. ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS. (a) In addition to...

Section 58.034. General Provisions Relating to Bonds - Sec. 58.034. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BONDS. (a) The authority's...

Section 58.035. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 58.035. REFUNDING BONDS. The authority may issue, sell, and...

Section 58.036. Payment Enforceable by Mandamus - Sec. 58.036. PAYMENT ENFORCEABLE BY MANDAMUS. Payment of the bonds...

Section 58.037. Bonds as Investments - Sec. 58.037. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS. (a) The bonds are legal...

Section 58.038. Tax Status of Bonds - Sec. 58.038. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. The bonds issued by...

Section 58.039. Review Board - Sec. 58.039. REVIEW BOARD. (a) The bond review board is...

Section 58.040. Considerations in Financing - Sec. 58.040. CONSIDERATIONS IN FINANCING. In determining whether to provide...

Section 58.041. Issuance of Debt by Texas Public Finance Authority - Sec. 58.041. ISSUANCE OF DEBT BY TEXAS PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY....

Subchapter E. Agricultural Loan Guarantee Program

Section 58.051. Definitions - Sec. 58.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commercial lender" means...

Section 58.052. Agricultural Loan Guarantee Program - Sec. 58.052. AGRICULTURAL LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. (a) The board shall...

Section 58.053. Application for Loan Guarantee - Sec. 58.053. APPLICATION FOR LOAN GUARANTEE. (a) An eligible applicant's...

Section 58.054. Board Consideration of Loan Guarantee Application - Sec. 58.054. BOARD CONSIDERATION OF LOAN GUARANTEE APPLICATION. After reviewing...

Section 58.055. Default - Sec. 58.055. DEFAULT. If the recipient of a loan guarantee...

Section 58.056. Money for Loan Guarantee Program - Sec. 58.056. MONEY FOR LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. The authority may...

Subchapter F. Young Farmer Interest Rate Reduction Program

Section 58.071. Definitions - Sec. 58.071. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Eligible lending institution"...

Section 58.072. Young Farmer Interest Rate Reduction Program - Sec. 58.072. YOUNG FARMER INTEREST RATE REDUCTION PROGRAM. (a) The...

Section 58.073. Compliance - Sec. 58.073. COMPLIANCE. (a) On accepting a linked deposit, an...

Section 58.074. State Liability Prohibited - Sec. 58.074. STATE LIABILITY PROHIBITED. The state is not liable...

Section 58.075. Limitations in Program - Sec. 58.075. LIMITATIONS IN PROGRAM. (a) The maximum amount of...

Subchapter G. Young Farmer Grant Program

Section 58.091. Grant Program - Sec. 58.091. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The authority shall administer a...

Section 58.092. Eligibility - Sec. 58.092. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to receive a grant...

Section 58.093. Amount of Grants - Sec. 58.093. AMOUNT OF GRANTS. A grant under the young...

Section 58.094. Applications - Sec. 58.094. APPLICATIONS. (a) The authority shall accept grant applications...

Section 58.095. Funding - Sec. 58.095. FUNDING. The source of funds for the young...

Chapter 59 - Farm and Ranch Finance Program

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 59.001. Definitions - Sec. 59.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means the...

Section 59.002. Duties - Sec. 59.002. DUTIES. (a) The authority shall administer the program....

Section 59.003. Limited Immunity From Suit or Liability - Sec. 59.003. LIMITED IMMUNITY FROM SUIT OR LIABILITY. A member...

Subchapter B. Bonds

Section 59.011. Bonds - Sec. 59.011. BONDS. (a) The board may provide by order...

Section 59.012. Disposition of Bond Proceeds - Sec. 59.012. DISPOSITION OF BOND PROCEEDS. Text of subsec. (a)...

Section 59.013. Payment of Principal and Interest - Sec. 59.013. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. The board shall...

Section 59.014. Approval by Attorney General - Sec. 59.014. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. Before the bonds are...

Section 59.015. Use of Fund to Pay Costs of Issuance and Debt Service - Sec. 59.015. USE OF FUND TO PAY COSTS OF ISSUANCE...

Section 59.016. Investments - Text of section as amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg.,...

Subchapter C. Administration

Section 59.021. Fund - Sec. 59.021. FUND. (a) The farm and ranch finance program...

Section 59.022. Rules - Sec. 59.022. RULES. (a) The board shall adopt rules governing...

Section 59.023. Powers of Board - Sec. 59.023. POWERS OF BOARD. The board has the power...

Section 59.024. Application; Eligibility - Sec. 59.024. APPLICATION; ELIGIBILITY. (a) To borrow money from the...

Section 59.025. Maximum Amount of Loan or Guarantee - Sec. 59.025. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LOAN OR GUARANTEE. (a) A...

Section 59.026. Transfer of Borrower's Interest - Sec. 59.026. TRANSFER OF BORROWER'S INTEREST. (a) The contract for...

Section 59.027. Changes in Use - Sec. 59.027. CHANGES IN USE. (a) Before a borrower may...

Section 59.028. Appraisal - Sec. 59.028. APPRAISAL. (a) Before the board may loan money...

Section 59.029. Payments to Board Under Certain Leases - Sec. 59.029. PAYMENTS TO BOARD UNDER CERTAIN LEASES. If, during...

Section 59.030. Term of Leases - Sec. 59.030. TERM OF LEASES. (a) A purchaser may not...

Section 59.031. Death of a Borrower - Sec. 59.031. DEATH OF A BORROWER. (a) If a borrower...

Section 59.032. Unencumbered Title - Sec. 59.032. UNENCUMBERED TITLE. The board may establish a procedure...

Subchapter D. Offenses; Penalties

Section 59.046. False or Fictitious Written Statement - Sec. 59.046. FALSE OR FICTITIOUS WRITTEN STATEMENT. (a) A person...

Section 59.047. Fraud - Sec. 59.047. FRAUD. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Chapter 60 - Texas Agricultural Development Districts

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 60.001. Short Title - Sec. 60.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 60.002. Legislative Intent - Sec. 60.002. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. This chapter furthers the public purpose...

Section 60.003. Findings - Sec. 60.003. FINDINGS. (a) Agriculture is a critical element in...

Section 60.004. Definitions - Sec. 60.004. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Assessment" means a...

Section 60.005. Governmental Agency; Tort Claims - Sec. 60.005. GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; TORT CLAIMS. A district is a...

Section 60.006. Purpose and Nature of District - Sec. 60.006. PURPOSE AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. (a) A district...

Subchapter B. Creation of District

Section 60.021. Petition to Establish District - Sec. 60.021. PETITION TO ESTABLISH DISTRICT. (a) On petition of...

Section 60.022. Contents of Petition - Sec. 60.022. CONTENTS OF PETITION. A petition filed under Section...

Section 60.023. Commissioners Court to Call Public Hearing - Sec. 60.023. COMMISSIONERS COURT TO CALL PUBLIC HEARING. Before the...

Section 60.024. Additional Notice of Public Hearing - Sec. 60.024. ADDITIONAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. In addition to...

Section 60.025. Public Hearing - Sec. 60.025. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) At the public hearing, the...

Section 60.026. Action on Petition - Sec. 60.026. ACTION ON PETITION. (a) After the hearing, if...

Section 60.027. Temporary Directors; Vacancy in Office - Sec. 60.027. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS; VACANCY IN OFFICE. (a) If the...

Section 60.028. Qualification and Bond of Temporary Directors - Sec. 60.028. QUALIFICATION AND BOND OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. Each temporary...

Section 60.029. Election to Confirm District and Initial Permanent Directors - Sec. 60.029. ELECTION TO CONFIRM DISTRICT AND INITIAL PERMANENT DIRECTORS....

Section 60.030. Election Order - Sec. 60.030. ELECTION ORDER. An order calling an election under...

Section 60.031. Notice - Sec. 60.031. NOTICE. In addition to other notice required by...

Section 60.032. Conduct of Election - Sec. 60.032. CONDUCT OF ELECTION. (a) The election shall be...

Section 60.033. Election Results - Sec. 60.033. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) After the election, the presiding...

Subchapter C. District Powers and Duties

Section 60.051. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 60.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) A district has...

Section 60.052. Economic Development - Sec. 60.052. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. A district may encourage the economic...

Section 60.053. Agricultural Development - Sec. 60.053. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. (a) A district may: (1) promote...

Section 60.054. Agricultural Projects; Notice - Sec. 60.054. AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS; NOTICE. (a) The district shall designate...

Section 60.055. Transportation Development; Navigation Districts - Sec. 60.055. TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; NAVIGATION DISTRICTS. (a) The district may...

Section 60.056. Agreements; Donations - Sec. 60.056. AGREEMENTS; DONATIONS. (a) The district may: (1) make...

Section 60.057. Property - Sec. 60.057. PROPERTY. The district may acquire or dispose of...

Section 60.058. Eminent Domain - Sec. 60.058. EMINENT DOMAIN. The district may exercise the power...

Section 60.059. Research - Sec. 60.059. RESEARCH. The district may conduct or pay for...

Section 60.060. Suits - Sec. 60.060. SUITS. (a) The district may sue and be...

Section 60.061. Annexation; Excluding Territory - Sec. 60.061. ANNEXATION; EXCLUDING TERRITORY. (a) The district may annex...

Section 60.062. Powers Beyond District Territory - Sec. 60.062. POWERS BEYOND DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district may exercise...

Section 60.063. Notice to Purchasers - Sec. 60.063. NOTICE TO PURCHASERS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 60.0631. Filing Information - Sec. 60.0631. FILING INFORMATION. (a) A district shall file with...

Section 60.064. Official Seal - Sec. 60.064. OFFICIAL SEAL. The district may adopt an official...

Section 60.065. Limit on District Powers - Sec. 60.065. LIMIT ON DISTRICT POWERS. The district may not...

Subchapter D. Board of Directors

Section 60.081. Board of Directors - Sec. 60.081. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is governed...

Section 60.082. Vacancies - Sec. 60.082. VACANCIES. The remaining directors shall fill by appointment...

Section 60.083. Board Meetings - Sec. 60.083. BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall meet at least...

Section 60.084. Management of District - Sec. 60.084. MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT. (a) The board has control...

Section 60.085. Hearings - Sec. 60.085. HEARINGS. (a) The board may conduct hearings and...

Section 60.086. Compensation and Expenses - Sec. 60.086. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. A director serves without compensation...

Section 60.087. Director's Bond - Sec. 60.087. DIRECTOR'S BOND. (a) As soon as practicable after...

Section 60.088. Conflicts of Interest; Affidavit of Interest - Sec. 60.088. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; AFFIDAVIT OF INTEREST. (a) Except...

Subchapter E. Finances; Bonds

Section 60.101. Miscellaneous Financial Powers and Duties - Sec. 60.101. MISCELLANEOUS FINANCIAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The district...

Section 60.102. Repayment of Organizational Expenses - Sec. 60.102. REPAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES. The directors may pay:...

Section 60.103. Bonds - Sec. 60.103. BONDS. (a) The district may issue any type...

Section 60.104. Approval of Assessment Bonds - Sec. 60.104. APPROVAL OF ASSESSMENT BONDS. A bond secured by...

Section 60.105. Agricultural Finance Authority Bonds - Sec. 60.105. AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY BONDS. (a) A district may...

Section 60.106. Tax Increment Financing - Sec. 60.106. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING. (a) A district may use...

Subchapter F. Assessments

Section 60.121. General Powers - Sec. 60.121. GENERAL POWERS. (a) A district may impose an...

Section 60.122. Limits on Assessments - Sec. 60.122. LIMITS ON ASSESSMENTS. (a) A district may impose...

Section 60.123. Hearing and Petition Required - Sec. 60.123. HEARING AND PETITION REQUIRED. A district may impose...

Section 60.124. Apportionment of Cost - Sec. 60.124. APPORTIONMENT OF COST. The board shall apportion the...

Section 60.125. Assessment to Finance a Project or Service - Sec. 60.125. ASSESSMENT TO FINANCE A PROJECT OR SERVICE. If...

Section 60.126. Assessment Roll - Sec. 60.126. ASSESSMENT ROLL. (a) The board shall prepare and...

Section 60.127. Interest on Assessments; Lien - Sec. 60.127. INTEREST ON ASSESSMENTS; LIEN. (a) An assessment, including...

Section 60.128. Mistakes - Sec. 60.128. MISTAKES. After notice and hearing in the manner...

Section 60.129. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 60.129. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) In addition to other...

Section 60.130. Conduct of Hearing - Sec. 60.130. CONDUCT OF HEARING. (a) A hearing on a...

Section 60.131. Rehearing - Sec. 60.131. REHEARING. On petition of a property owner contesting...

Section 60.132. Filing of Notice of Assessment - Sec. 60.132. FILING OF NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT. Not later than...

Section 60.133. Appeal of Individual Assessment - Sec. 60.133. APPEAL OF INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT. (a) A real property...

Section 60.134. Assessment After Appeal - Sec. 60.134. ASSESSMENT AFTER APPEAL. If the court holds that...

Subchapter G. Dissolution

Section 60.151. Dissolution - Sec. 60.151. DISSOLUTION. The district dissolves if: (1) a majority...

Section 60.152. Disposition of Property of Dissolved District - Sec. 60.152. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OF DISSOLVED DISTRICT. Prior to...

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Texas Statutes Agriculture Code Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations

Texas Statutes
Agriculture Code
Title 4 - Agricultural Organizations