Texas Special District Local Laws Code 3924.111 – Approval by City
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the city for:
(1) the issuance of bonds;
(2) the annexation of land in the city or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city;
(3) the plans and specifications of an improvement project financed by bonds; and
(4) the plans and specifications of an improvement project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement granted by the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.
(b) The district may not issue bonds or annex land in the city or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city until the governing body of the city adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the annexation of the land.
Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 3924.111
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(c) If the district obtains the approval of the city’s governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed 10 years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the city.
(d) The governing body of the city:
(1) is not required to adopt a resolution or ordinance to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a); and
(2) may establish an administrative process to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a) without the involvement of the governing body.