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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 68.001. Definitions - Sec. 68.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means a...
Section 68.002. Nature of District; Purpose - Sec. 68.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT; PURPOSE. A district is a...
Section 68.003. Public Purpose of Security Projects - Sec. 68.003. PUBLIC PURPOSE OF SECURITY PROJECTS. A security project...
Section 68.004. Liberal Construction of Chapter - Sec. 68.004. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall be...
Section 68.005. General Water District Law Not Applicable - Sec. 68.005. GENERAL WATER DISTRICT LAW NOT APPLICABLE. Chapter 49...
Subchapter B. Facilities
Section 68.051. Applicability to Facilities - Sec. 68.051. APPLICABILITY TO FACILITIES. (a) In this section: (1)...
Section 68.052. Designees for Facility Owners - Sec. 68.052. DESIGNEES FOR FACILITY OWNERS. A facility's owner may...
Section 68.053. Use of Certain Department of Transportation Property for Ship Channel Security - Sec. 68.053. USE OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROPERTY FOR...
Subchapter C. Creation
Section 68.101. District Creation by Certain Populous Counties With Ship Channels - Sec. 68.101. DISTRICT CREATION BY CERTAIN POPULOUS COUNTIES WITH SHIP...
Section 68.102. Petition for Creation - Sec. 68.102. PETITION FOR CREATION. A district may be created...
Section 68.103. Contents of Petition; District Territory - Sec. 68.103. CONTENTS OF PETITION; DISTRICT TERRITORY. The petition must:...
Section 68.104. Notice of Hearing; Contents of Notice - Sec. 68.104. NOTICE OF HEARING; CONTENTS OF NOTICE. (a) The...
Section 68.105. Hearing - Sec. 68.105. HEARING. At the hearing, any interested person may...
Section 68.106. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose - Sec. 68.106. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. After the...
Section 68.107. Order Creating District; Changes - Sec. 68.107. ORDER CREATING DISTRICT; CHANGES. (a) If the commissioners...
Subchapter D. Board of Directors
Section 68.151. Governing Body; Composition - Sec. 68.151. GOVERNING BODY; COMPOSITION. A district is governed by...
Section 68.152. Security Zone Directors - Sec. 68.152. SECURITY ZONE DIRECTORS. (a) The commissioners court of...
Section 68.153. At-Large Director - Sec. 68.153. AT-LARGE DIRECTOR. The director appointed by the commissioners...
Section 68.154. Municipal Director - Sec. 68.154. MUNICIPAL DIRECTOR. (a) If there is a countywide...
Section 68.155. Port Authority; Ex Officio Director - Sec. 68.155. PORT AUTHORITY; EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR. (a) In this...
Section 68.156. Terms; Initial Directors - Sec. 68.156. TERMS; INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 68.157. Vacancy - Sec. 68.157. VACANCY. A vacancy in the board is filled...
Section 68.158. Quorum - Sec. 68.158. QUORUM. For purposes of determining whether a quorum...
Section 68.159. Officers - Sec. 68.159. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from its directors...
Section 68.160. Compensation - Sec. 68.160. COMPENSATION. A director is not entitled to compensation...
Section 68.161. Meetings - Sec. 68.161. MEETINGS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c),...
Section 68.162. Removal - Sec. 68.162. REMOVAL. The board may remove an appointed director...
Subchapter E. Powers and Duties
Section 68.201. General Powers of District - Sec. 68.201. GENERAL POWERS OF DISTRICT. (a) A district has...
Section 68.202. Applicability of Municipal Management Districts Law - Sec. 68.202. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW. Except as...
Section 68.203. Rules - Sec. 68.203. RULES. The district may adopt rules to govern...
Section 68.204. Name Change - Sec. 68.204. NAME CHANGE. A board by resolution may change...
Section 68.205. Contracts; Generally - Sec. 68.205. CONTRACTS; GENERALLY. A district may contract with any...
Section 68.206. Security Projects and Services - Sec. 68.206. SECURITY PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a) The board shall...
Section 68.207. Contracts for Security Projects or Services - Sec. 68.207. CONTRACTS FOR SECURITY PROJECTS OR SERVICES. (a) A...
Section 68.208. Contracts for Joint Use of Security Project - Sec. 68.208. CONTRACTS FOR JOINT USE OF SECURITY PROJECT. A...
Section 68.209. Contracts With District by Governmental Entity - Sec. 68.209. CONTRACTS WITH DISTRICT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. This state,...
Section 68.210. Property Powers; Generally - Sec. 68.210. PROPERTY POWERS; GENERALLY. A district may acquire by...
Section 68.211. Suits - Sec. 68.211. SUITS. A district may sue and be sued....
Section 68.212. No Eminent Domain Power - Sec. 68.212. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. A district may not...
Subchapter F. General Financial Provisions
Section 68.251. Grants; Loans - Sec. 68.251. GRANTS; LOANS. A district may apply for and...
Section 68.252. Payment of Expenses - Sec. 68.252. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. A district may provide for...
Section 68.253. Taxes Prohibited - Sec. 68.253. TAXES PROHIBITED. A district may not impose any...
Section 68.254. Bonds Prohibited - Sec. 68.254. BONDS PROHIBITED. A district may not issue bonds....
Section 68.255. Quarterly Financial Report by Commissioners Court - Sec. 68.255. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. The commissioners...
Section 68.256. Quarterly General Accounting by Board - Sec. 68.256. QUARTERLY GENERAL ACCOUNTING BY BOARD. The board shall...
Subchapter G. Assessments
Section 68.301. Authority to Impose Assessment; Hearing Required - Sec. 68.301. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE ASSESSMENT; HEARING REQUIRED. (a) The...
Section 68.302. Proposed Assessments - Sec. 68.302. PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS. A security project or security service...
Section 68.303. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 68.303. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Not later than the...
Section 68.304. Conducting Hearing; Findings - Sec. 68.304. CONDUCTING HEARING; FINDINGS. (a) A hearing on a...
Section 68.305. Facilities to Be Assessed - Sec. 68.305. FACILITIES TO BE ASSESSED. (a) In accordance with...
Section 68.306. Assessment Rate Change - Sec. 68.306. ASSESSMENT RATE CHANGE. After notice and a hearing,...
Section 68.307. Objections; Levy of Assessment - Sec. 68.307. OBJECTIONS; LEVY OF ASSESSMENT. (a) At a hearing...
Section 68.308. Apportionment of Assessment - Sec. 68.308. APPORTIONMENT OF ASSESSMENT. The board shall apportion the...
Section 68.309. Assessment Roll - Sec. 68.309. ASSESSMENT ROLL. (a) Once the estimated total cost...
Section 68.310. Supplemental Assessments - Sec. 68.310. SUPPLEMENTAL ASSESSMENTS. After notice and hearing in the...
Section 68.311. Appeal - Sec. 68.311. APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 30th day...
Section 68.312. Appeal of Resolution - Sec. 68.312. APPEAL OF RESOLUTION. (a) A facility against which...
Section 68.313. Failure to Pay Assessment; Liens for Assessments - Sec. 68.313. FAILURE TO PAY ASSESSMENT; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a)...
Section 68.314. Delinquent Assessments - Sec. 68.314. DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS. A delinquent assessment incurs interest, penalties,...
Section 68.315. Assessment of Governmental Entities and Nonprofits - Sec. 68.315. ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFITS. (a) Except...
Subchapter H. Dissolution
Section 68.351. Dissolution of District for Failure to Impose an Assessment - Sec. 68.351. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT FOR FAILURE TO IMPOSE AN...
Section 68.352. Dissolution of District by Board Vote or Owner Petition - Sec. 68.352. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT BY BOARD VOTE OR OWNER...
Subchapter I. Addition and Exclusion of Territory and Facilities
Section 68.401. Petition by Board to Add Territory and Facilities - Sec. 68.401. PETITION BY BOARD TO ADD TERRITORY AND FACILITIES....
Section 68.402. Hearing and Action on Board's Petition to Add Territory and Facilities - Sec. 68.402. HEARING AND ACTION ON BOARD'S PETITION TO ADD...
Section 68.403. Petition by Facility Owner to Add Territory and Facilities - Sec. 68.403. PETITION BY FACILITY OWNER TO ADD TERRITORY AND...
Section 68.404. Action on Facility Owner's Petition to Add Territory and Facilities - Sec. 68.404. ACTION ON FACILITY OWNER'S PETITION TO ADD TERRITORY...
Section 68.405. Modification of Order - Sec. 68.405. MODIFICATION OF ORDER. A commissioners court that adds...
Section 68.406. Petition by Board to Exclude Territory and Facilities - Sec. 68.406. PETITION BY BOARD TO EXCLUDE TERRITORY AND FACILITIES....
Section 68.407. Hearing and Action on Board's Petition to Exclude Territory and Facilities - Sec. 68.407. HEARING AND ACTION ON BOARD'S PETITION TO EXCLUDE...