82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1760, Chapter 989 Page: 7 of 22
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H.B. No. 1760
1 district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
2 (b) Any agreement between the district and a municipality
3 related to the municipality's consent to the creation of the
4 district is valid and enforceable.
5 (c) On the issuance of bonds by the district, the district
6 is considered to have waived sovereign immunity to suit by a
7 municipality for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of
8 an agreement described by this section.
9 Sec. 8374.106. CONTRACT TO FURTHER REGIONAL COOPERATION.
10 The district and a municipality may contract on terms that the board
11 and governing body of the municipality agree will further regional
12 cooperation between the district and the municipality.
13 Sec. 8374.107. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
14 not exercise the power of eminent domain.
15 [Sections 8374.108-8374.150 reserved for expansion]
16 SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
17 Sec. 8374.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a) The
18 district may issue, without an election, bonds and, other
19 obligations secured by:
20 (1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
21 (2) contract payments described by Section 8374.153.
22 (b) The district must hold an election in the manner
23 provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval
24 before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds
25 payable from ad valorem taxes.
26 (c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem
27 taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a7
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1760, Chapter 989, legislative document, June 17, 2011; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311099/m1/7/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.