Texas Statutes
Chapter 311 - Tax Increment Financing Act
Section 311.021. Act or Proceeding Presumed Valid

Sec. 311.021. ACT OR PROCEEDING PRESUMED VALID. (a) A governmental act or proceeding of a municipality or county, the board of directors of a reinvestment zone, or an entity acting under Section 311.010(f) relating to the designation, operation, or administration of a reinvestment zone or the implementation of a project plan or reinvestment zone financing plan under this chapter is conclusively presumed, as of the date it occurred, valid and to have occurred in accordance with all applicable statutes and rules if:
(1) the third anniversary of the effective date of the act or proceeding has expired; and
(2) a lawsuit to annul or invalidate the act or proceeding has not been filed on or before the later of that second anniversary or August 1, 2011.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) an act or proceeding that was void at the time it occurred;
(2) an act or proceeding that, under a statute of this state or the United States, was a misdemeanor or felony at the time the act or proceeding occurred;
(3) a rule that, at the time it was passed, was preempted by a statute of this state or the United States, including Section 1.06 or 109.57, Alcoholic Beverage Code; or
(4) a matter that on the effective date of the Act enacting this section:
(A) is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final judgment of a court; or
(B) has been held invalid by a final judgment of a court.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032 (H.B. 2853), Sec. 18, eff. June 17, 2011.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Tax Code

Title 3 - Local Taxation

Subtitle B - Special Property Tax Provisions

Chapter 311 - Tax Increment Financing Act

Section 311.001. Short Title

Section 311.002. Definitions

Section 311.003. Procedure for Creating Reinvestment Zone

Section 311.0031. Enterprise Zone

Section 311.004. Contents of Reinvestment Zone Ordinance or Order

Section 311.005. Criteria for Reinvestment Zone

Section 311.006. Restrictions on Composition of Reinvestment Zone

Section 311.007. Changing Boundaries or Term of Existing Zone

Section 311.008. Powers of Municipality or County

Section 311.0085. Power of Certain Municipalities

Section 311.0087. Restriction on Powers of Certain Municipalities

Section 311.009. Composition of Board of Directors

Section 311.0091. Composition of Board of Directors of Certain Reinvestment Zones

Section 311.0092. Notice to State Senator and State Representative; Waiver of Service on Board

Section 311.010. Powers and Duties of Board of Directors

Section 311.01005. Costs Associated With Transportation or Transit Projects

Section 311.0101. Participation of Disadvantaged Businesses in Certain Zones

Section 311.011. Project and Financing Plans

Section 311.012. Determination of Amount of Tax Increment

Section 311.0123. Sales Tax Increment

Section 311.0125. Tax Abatement Agreements

Section 311.013. Collection and Deposit of Tax Increments

Section 311.014. Tax Increment Fund

Section 311.015. Tax Increment Bonds and Notes

Section 311.016. Annual Report by Municipality or County

Section 311.0163. Annual Report by Comptroller

Section 311.017. Termination of Reinvestment Zone

Section 311.018. Conflicts With Municipal Charter

Section 311.019. Central Registry

Section 311.020. State Assistance

Section 311.021. Act or Proceeding Presumed Valid