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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1015.001. Definitions - Sec. 1015.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 1015.002. Authority for Operation - Sec. 1015.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The district operates and is...
Section 1015.003. Essential Public Function - Sec. 1015.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district is a public...
Section 1015.004. District Territory - Sec. 1015.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are...
Section 1015.005. District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation - Sec. 1015.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The...
Section 1015.006. Restriction on State Financial Assistance - Sec. 1015.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 1015.051. Board Election; Term - Sec. 1015.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) The district is governed...
Section 1015.052. Notice of Election - Sec. 1015.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice of an election of...
Section 1015.053. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 1015.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) To be eligible to...
Section 1015.054. Bond; Record of Bond - Sec. 1015.054. BOND; RECORD OF BOND. (a) Before assuming the...
Section 1015.055. Board Vacancy - Sec. 1015.055. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the...
Section 1015.056. Officers - Sec. 1015.056. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect a president...
Section 1015.057. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 1015.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director or officer serves without...
Section 1015.058. Voting Requirement - Sec. 1015.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of a majority of...
Section 1015.059. District Administrator - Sec. 1015.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may appoint a...
Section 1015.060. General Duties of District Administrator - Sec. 1015.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the...
Section 1015.061. Assistant District Administrator; Attorney - Sec. 1015.061. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY. (a) The board may...
Section 1015.062. Appointment and Recruitment of Staff and Employees - Sec. 1015.062. APPOINTMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. (a)...
Section 1015.063. Continuing Education; Retraining - Sec. 1015.063. CONTINUING EDUCATION; RETRAINING. The board may spend money...
Section 1015.064. Retirement Benefits - Sec. 1015.064. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The board may provide retirement benefits...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1015.101. District Responsibility - Sec. 1015.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for:...
Section 1015.102. Restriction on Municipal Taxation and Debt - Sec. 1015.102. RESTRICTION ON MUNICIPAL TAXATION AND DEBT. The City...
Section 1015.103. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 1015.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...
Section 1015.104. Rules - Sec. 1015.104. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing: (1)...
Section 1015.105. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures - Sec. 1015.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe:...
Section 1015.106. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 1015.106. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board...
Section 1015.107. Eminent Domain - Sec. 1015.107. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the...
Section 1015.108. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property - Sec. 1015.108. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. In exercising...
Section 1015.109. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 1015.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for...
Section 1015.110. Construction Contracts - Sec. 1015.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter into...
Section 1015.111. Operating and Management Contracts - Sec. 1015.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter...
Section 1015.112. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Services - Sec. 1015.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR SERVICES. The board...
Section 1015.113. Payment for Treatment; Procedures - Sec. 1015.113. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) Each year, the...
Section 1015.114. Reimbursement for Services - Sec. 1015.114. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES. (a) The board shall require...
Section 1015.115. Authority to Sue and Be Sued - Sec. 1015.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The board...
Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions
Section 1015.151. Budget - Sec. 1015.151. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare a...
Section 1015.152. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget - Sec. 1015.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board...
Section 1015.154. Restriction on Expenditures - Sec. 1015.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent only...
Section 1015.155. Fiscal Year - Sec. 1015.155. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on a...
Section 1015.156. Annual Audit - Sec. 1015.156. ANNUAL AUDIT. The board annually shall have an...
Section 1015.157. Inspection of Annual Audit and District Records - Sec. 1015.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The...
Section 1015.158. Financial Report - Sec. 1015.158. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the...
Section 1015.159. Depository - Sec. 1015.159. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select at least...
Section 1015.160. Spending and Investment Restrictions - Sec. 1015.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 1015.161. Authority to Borrow Money; Security - Sec. 1015.161. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. (a) The board...
Subchapter E. Bonds
Section 1015.201. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1015.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. If authorized by an election,...
Section 1015.202. Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1015.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At...
Section 1015.203. General Obligation Bond Election - Sec. 1015.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may...
Section 1015.204. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 1015.204. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue...
Section 1015.205. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 1015.205. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may issue refunding...
Section 1015.206. Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 1015.206. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not...
Section 1015.207. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 1015.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The board president shall...
Section 1015.208. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - Sec. 1015.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt...
Subchapter F. Taxes
Section 1015.251. Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 1015.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board...
Section 1015.252. Tax Rate - Sec. 1015.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the...
Section 1015.253. Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 1015.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The board may provide for the...
Section 1015.254. Election to Increase Maximum Tax Rate - Sec. 1015.254. ELECTION TO INCREASE MAXIMUM TAX RATE. (a) The...
Subchapter G. Dissolution
Section 1015.301. Dissolution; Election - Sec. 1015.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION. (a) The district may be dissolved...
Section 1015.302. Notice of Election - Sec. 1015.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The board shall give...
Section 1015.303. Ballot - Sec. 1015.303. BALLOT. The ballot for an election under this...
Section 1015.304. Election Results - Sec. 1015.304. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) If the board finds that...
Section 1015.305. Directors in Office After Dissolution - Sec. 1015.305. DIRECTORS IN OFFICE AFTER DISSOLUTION. The directors in...
Section 1015.306. Imposition of Tax; Transfer of Debts - Sec. 1015.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX; TRANSFER OF DEBTS. After issuing...
Section 1015.307. Disposition or Transfer of Assets and Debts - Sec. 1015.307. DISPOSITION OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND DEBTS. (a)...
Section 1015.308. Spending Restrictions - Sec. 1015.308. SPENDING RESTRICTIONS. After the effective date of the...
Section 1015.309. Report; Dissolution Order - Sec. 1015.309. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER. (a) After the district has...