Texas Special District Local Laws Code 11005.151 – District Powers
Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 11005.151
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- 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
The district may exercise any power necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this chapter, including the power to:
(1) sue and be sued, and plead and be impleaded, in its own name;
(2) adopt an official seal;
(3) adopt and enforce bylaws and rules for the conduct of its affairs;
(4) acquire, hold, use, and dispose of its receipts and money from any source;
(5) select a depository or depositories;
(6) acquire, own, rent, lease, accept, hold, or dispose of property, or an interest in property, including a right or easement, by purchase, exchange, gift, assignment, condemnation, sale, lease, or otherwise, in performing district duties or exercising district powers under this chapter;
(7) hold, manage, operate, or improve property;
(8) lease or rent any land, building, structure, or facility from or to any person;
(9) sell, assign, lease, encumber, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of property, or an interest in property, and release or relinquish a right, title, claim, lien, interest, easement, or demand, regardless of the manner in which acquired, and conduct a transaction authorized by this subdivision by public or private sale, with or without public bidding;
(10) issue bonds, provide for and secure the payment of the bonds, and provide for the rights of the holders of the bonds in the manner and to the extent authorized by this chapter;
(11) request and accept any appropriation, grant, allocation, subsidy, guaranty, aid, service, material, or gift from any source, including the federal government, the state, a public agency, or a political subdivision;
(12) operate and maintain an office;
(13) appoint and determine the duties, tenure, qualifications, and compensation of officers, employees, agents, professional advisors, and counselors considered necessary or advisable by the board, including financial consultants, accountants, attorneys, architects, engineers, appraisers, and financing experts; and
(14) exercise any power granted by Chapter 30, Water Code, to districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.