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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 382.006. Establishment of Economic Development Projects; Optional Creation of Public Improvement District

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commissioners court of a county may on receipt of a petition satisfying the requirements of Section 372.005, establish by order an economic development project in a designated portion of the county, or, if the county determines it is in the best interests of the county, create a district by order only in an area located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality in that county. If the county is a county described by Section 382.002(2), the petition described by this subsection must also be approved by a resolution adopted by the municipality with a population of 1.1 million or more.

(b) For a county described by Section 382.002(2), a district may only be created in an area containing at least 2,000 contiguous acres of land that is located wholly or partly in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of 1.1 million or more.

(c) The order must:

(1) describe the territory in which the economic development project is to be located or the boundaries of a district;

(2) specifically authorize the district to exercise the powers of this chapter if the county has determined that creating a district is in the county's best interests; and

(3) state whether the petition requests improvements to be financed and paid for with taxes authorized by this chapter instead of or in addition to assessments.

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