Sec. 375.098. DISTRICT ACT OR PROCEEDING PRESUMED VALID. (a) A governmental act or proceeding of a district 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 that third anniversary.
(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 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. 912 (S.B. 1234), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 12 - Planning and Development
Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development
Chapter 375 - Municipal Management Districts in General
Subchapter E. Powers and Duties
Section 375.091. General Powers of District
Section 375.092. Specific Powers
Section 375.0921. Authority for Road Projects
Section 375.0922. Road Standards and Requirements
Section 375.093. Use and Alteration of Public Ways
Section 375.094. No Eminent Domain Power
Section 375.095. Management by Board of Directors
Section 375.096. Specific Powers and Duties of Board
Section 375.097. Hearings Examiner; Administrative Procedure Act