§ 3947.101 General Powers and Duties
§ 3947.102 Improvement Projects
§ 3947.103 Water District Powers
§ 3947.104 Authority for Road Projects
§ 3947.105 Road Standards and Requirements
§ 3947.106 No Toll Roads
§ 3947.107 Public Improvement District Powers
§ 3947.108 Contract Powers
§ 3947.109 Ad Valorem Taxation
§ 3947.110 Limitations On Emergency Services Powers
§ 3947.111 Adding or Removing Territory
§ 3947.112 Division of District
§ 3947.113 Enforcement of Real Property Restrictions
§ 3947.114 Property of Certain Utilities Exempt From Assessments and Fees
§ 3947.115 No Eminent Domain Power

Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code Chapter 3947 > Subchapter C - Powers and Duties

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005