Incurring Debt Without Voter Approval
Source:
Section 55.454 — Incurring Debt Without Voter Approval, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.55.htm#55.454 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
55.001
Definitions 55.021
Creation of District 55.022
District Wholly Within One County 55.023
District May Include Cities, Towns, Etc 55.024
Petition 55.025
Date Set for Hearing 55.026
Notice of Hearing 55.027
Hearing 55.028
Findings 55.029
Appeal 55.031
Voting Precincts 55.032
Election Officials 55.037
Directors 55.038
Issuance of Notes 55.039
Recordation of Order 55.040
Multi-county District: Petition 55.042
Multi-county District: Hearing 55.043
Multi-county District: Findings 55.044
Multi-county District: Notice of Election 55.045
Multi-county District: Rules Governing Election 55.046
Multi-county District: Election Returns, Canvass, Result 55.047
Exclusion of City, Unincorporated Area, or County Voting Against District 55.048
Name of District 55.049
Survey of District Boundaries 55.050
Chapter Applicable to Irrigation Districts 55.051
Change of District Name 55.101
Board of Directors 55.102
Qualifications of Directors 55.103
Application to Get on Ballot 55.107
Optional Conversion to Staggered Terms 55.108
Appointment of Directors in Certain Districts 55.110
Additional Bonds 55.161
Purposes of District 55.163
Improvements: Purchase or Construction 55.165
Drainage Ditches: Levees 55.166
Constructing Bridges and Culverts Across and over County and Public Roads 55.167
Constructing Culverts and Bridges Across and Under Railroad Tracks and Roadways 55.185
Contract with the United States 55.186
Payments Made by a District Under a Contract with the United States 55.187
District as Fiscal Agent for United States 55.188
Conveying Property to the United States 55.192
Acquiring Water Rights 55.193
Selling Water Rights 55.194
Transfer of Water Right 55.195
Supplying Water to Cities Outside the District 55.196
Selling Waterpower Privileges 55.197
Selling Surplus Water 55.198
Pumping and Delivering Water to Land near District 55.200
Sale of Land Acquired by a District for Other than District Purposes 55.201
Use of Excess District Money 55.202
Board’s Semiannual Report 55.204
Waiver of District Tort Immunity 55.241
Purpose 55.242
Rules and Regulations 55.243
Notice of Rules and Regulations 55.244
Judicial Notice of Rules and Regulations 55.245
Contracts for Toll Bridges and Ferry Services 55.246
Bond 55.247
License, Franchise, and Fee 55.248
Charges for Use of Toll Bridge Facilities and Ferry Service 55.249
Regulating Boats 55.250
Responsibilities of Boat Owners and Operators 55.251
Peace Officers 55.253
Injunction 55.332
Duties of the Engineer 55.333
Maps 55.334
Adopting Old Surveys 55.335
Additional Improvements 55.336
Existing Improvements 55.337
Signing and Filing Engineer’s Report, Map, and Profile 55.338
Maps and Data Unnecessary Under Contract with United States 55.351
Statement Estimating Water Requirements and Payment of Charge 55.352
Board’s Estimate of Maintenance and Operating Expenses 55.353
Methods for Determining Maintenance and Operating Expenses 55.354
Distribution of Assessment 55.355
Notice of Assessments 55.356
Payment of Assessments 55.357
Collection of Assessments by Tax Assessor and Collector 55.358
Contracts with Person Using Irrigation Water 55.359
Lien Against Crops 55.360
List of Delinquent Assessments 55.361
Water Service Discontinued 55.362
Suits for Delinquent Assessments 55.363
Interest and Collection Fees 55.364
Rights of the United States 55.365
Surplus Assessments 55.366
Insufficient Assessments 55.367
Land Not Subject to Assessments 55.368
Loans for Maintenance and Operating Expenses 55.369
Fixed Charges for Maintenance Expenses 55.370
Charge to Cities and Towns 55.371
Authority to Determine Rules and Regulations 55.401
Authority of Districts with Military Base to Issue Bonds 55.402
Bond Election 55.403
Interest Rate and Maturity Date 55.404
Security for Bonds 55.405
Approval 55.406
Validity of Bonds 55.407
Payment of Bonds 55.408
Advertising for Bids 55.421
Construction and Maintenance Fund 55.422
Maintenance and Operating Fund 55.452
Adopting Method for Payment of Debts 55.454
Incurring Debt Without Voter Approval 55.455
Taxes on Uniform Basis 55.456
Obtaining Loan When Bonds Cannot Be Sold 55.457
Using Revenue from Sale of Water, Power, and Other Services to Pay Debts 55.458
Loan Fund 55.491
Bond Election 55.497
Necessary Vote 55.498
Ordering Issuance of Bonds 55.499
Amount of Bonds 55.500
Limitation of Indebtedness 55.501
Special Interest Procedure 55.502
Formal Requirements of Bonds 55.504
Suit to Determine Validity of Bonds or Contract 55.505
Notice to Attorney General 55.507
Right of Persons to Intervene and Participate in Suit 55.509
Judgment Rendered 55.510
Court’s Decree 55.513
County Clerk’s Fees 55.514
Sale of Bonds 55.515
Emergency Loans and Interim Bonds 55.516
Tax Levy 55.517
Adjustment of Tax Levy 55.518
Interest and Sinking Fund 55.519
Investment of Sinking Funds 55.520
Refunding Bonds 55.521
Registering Refunding Bonds 55.522
Issuing Refunding Bonds for the Same Amount and with the Same Maturity Date as the Original Bonds 55.523
Issuing Refunding Bonds Which Place a Greater Burden on the District 55.524
Law Governing Refunding Bonds 55.525
Limiting District’s Power to Incur Debt 55.526
Notice of Limitation of Debt 55.527
Limitation Election 55.528
Operating Under a Limitation on Power to Incur Debt 55.529
Issuing Bonds in Excess of Debt Limitation 55.530
Additional Projects for the District 55.531
Issuance of Additional Bonds 55.532
Funds to Repair Damaged Improvements 55.533
Preferred Lien in Favor of the United States 55.534
Default in Paying Principal and Interest on Bonds by a District Obtaining Its Water Supply from the United States 55.581
Assessment and Collection of District Taxes 55.600
Tax Office 55.601
Additional Duties of the Assessor and Collector 55.604
Assessment Liens 55.620
General Powers and Regulations 55.651
Election to Determine Method of Taxation 55.652
Assessment Record 55.653
Notice of Taxes 55.654
Decision After Hearing 55.655
Applicable Law 55.656
Districts Adopting Benefit Plan of Taxation 55.657
Commissioners of Appraisement 55.658
Compensation of Commissioners 55.659
Notice of Appointment and Meeting 55.660
First Meeting of Commissioners 55.661
Assistance for Commissioners 55.662
Viewing Land and Other Property and Improvements in District 55.663
Commissioners Report 55.664
Notice of Hearing 55.665
Hearing 55.666
Witnesses at the Hearing 55.667
Costs of Hearing 55.668
Commissioners’ Decree 55.669
Effect of Final Judgment and Decree 55.670
Fixing Tax as Equal Sum on Each Acre 55.671
Election 55.672
Excluding Nonirrigable Land from District 55.673
Setting Annual Value of Land Unnecessary 55.674
Preparing Tax Rolls 55.676
Law Governing Administration of Benefit Tax Plan 55.677
Irrigating Nonirrigable Land 55.721
Exclusion of Nonagricultural and Nonirrigable Land from District 55.750
Consolidation of Districts 55.751
Elections to Approve Consolidation 55.752
Governing Consolidated Districts 55.753
Debts of Original Districts 55.754
Taxes of the Original District 55.755
Exclusion of Certain Nonirrigated Land 55.801
Failure to Function 55.802
Rights of Debtors if District Failed to Function 55.803
Dissolution Using Procedure for Organization of Districts 55.805
Payment of Debts on Dissolution of District
Definitions 55.021
Creation of District 55.022
District Wholly Within One County 55.023
District May Include Cities, Towns, Etc 55.024
Petition 55.025
Date Set for Hearing 55.026
Notice of Hearing 55.027
Hearing 55.028
Findings 55.029
Appeal 55.031
Voting Precincts 55.032
Election Officials 55.037
Directors 55.038
Issuance of Notes 55.039
Recordation of Order 55.040
Multi-county District: Petition 55.042
Multi-county District: Hearing 55.043
Multi-county District: Findings 55.044
Multi-county District: Notice of Election 55.045
Multi-county District: Rules Governing Election 55.046
Multi-county District: Election Returns, Canvass, Result 55.047
Exclusion of City, Unincorporated Area, or County Voting Against District 55.048
Name of District 55.049
Survey of District Boundaries 55.050
Chapter Applicable to Irrigation Districts 55.051
Change of District Name 55.101
Board of Directors 55.102
Qualifications of Directors 55.103
Application to Get on Ballot 55.107
Optional Conversion to Staggered Terms 55.108
Appointment of Directors in Certain Districts 55.110
Additional Bonds 55.161
Purposes of District 55.163
Improvements: Purchase or Construction 55.165
Drainage Ditches: Levees 55.166
Constructing Bridges and Culverts Across and over County and Public Roads 55.167
Constructing Culverts and Bridges Across and Under Railroad Tracks and Roadways 55.185
Contract with the United States 55.186
Payments Made by a District Under a Contract with the United States 55.187
District as Fiscal Agent for United States 55.188
Conveying Property to the United States 55.192
Acquiring Water Rights 55.193
Selling Water Rights 55.194
Transfer of Water Right 55.195
Supplying Water to Cities Outside the District 55.196
Selling Waterpower Privileges 55.197
Selling Surplus Water 55.198
Pumping and Delivering Water to Land near District 55.200
Sale of Land Acquired by a District for Other than District Purposes 55.201
Use of Excess District Money 55.202
Board’s Semiannual Report 55.204
Waiver of District Tort Immunity 55.241
Purpose 55.242
Rules and Regulations 55.243
Notice of Rules and Regulations 55.244
Judicial Notice of Rules and Regulations 55.245
Contracts for Toll Bridges and Ferry Services 55.246
Bond 55.247
License, Franchise, and Fee 55.248
Charges for Use of Toll Bridge Facilities and Ferry Service 55.249
Regulating Boats 55.250
Responsibilities of Boat Owners and Operators 55.251
Peace Officers 55.253
Injunction 55.332
Duties of the Engineer 55.333
Maps 55.334
Adopting Old Surveys 55.335
Additional Improvements 55.336
Existing Improvements 55.337
Signing and Filing Engineer’s Report, Map, and Profile 55.338
Maps and Data Unnecessary Under Contract with United States 55.351
Statement Estimating Water Requirements and Payment of Charge 55.352
Board’s Estimate of Maintenance and Operating Expenses 55.353
Methods for Determining Maintenance and Operating Expenses 55.354
Distribution of Assessment 55.355
Notice of Assessments 55.356
Payment of Assessments 55.357
Collection of Assessments by Tax Assessor and Collector 55.358
Contracts with Person Using Irrigation Water 55.359
Lien Against Crops 55.360
List of Delinquent Assessments 55.361
Water Service Discontinued 55.362
Suits for Delinquent Assessments 55.363
Interest and Collection Fees 55.364
Rights of the United States 55.365
Surplus Assessments 55.366
Insufficient Assessments 55.367
Land Not Subject to Assessments 55.368
Loans for Maintenance and Operating Expenses 55.369
Fixed Charges for Maintenance Expenses 55.370
Charge to Cities and Towns 55.371
Authority to Determine Rules and Regulations 55.401
Authority of Districts with Military Base to Issue Bonds 55.402
Bond Election 55.403
Interest Rate and Maturity Date 55.404
Security for Bonds 55.405
Approval 55.406
Validity of Bonds 55.407
Payment of Bonds 55.408
Advertising for Bids 55.421
Construction and Maintenance Fund 55.422
Maintenance and Operating Fund 55.452
Adopting Method for Payment of Debts 55.454
Incurring Debt Without Voter Approval 55.455
Taxes on Uniform Basis 55.456
Obtaining Loan When Bonds Cannot Be Sold 55.457
Using Revenue from Sale of Water, Power, and Other Services to Pay Debts 55.458
Loan Fund 55.491
Bond Election 55.497
Necessary Vote 55.498
Ordering Issuance of Bonds 55.499
Amount of Bonds 55.500
Limitation of Indebtedness 55.501
Special Interest Procedure 55.502
Formal Requirements of Bonds 55.504
Suit to Determine Validity of Bonds or Contract 55.505
Notice to Attorney General 55.507
Right of Persons to Intervene and Participate in Suit 55.509
Judgment Rendered 55.510
Court’s Decree 55.513
County Clerk’s Fees 55.514
Sale of Bonds 55.515
Emergency Loans and Interim Bonds 55.516
Tax Levy 55.517
Adjustment of Tax Levy 55.518
Interest and Sinking Fund 55.519
Investment of Sinking Funds 55.520
Refunding Bonds 55.521
Registering Refunding Bonds 55.522
Issuing Refunding Bonds for the Same Amount and with the Same Maturity Date as the Original Bonds 55.523
Issuing Refunding Bonds Which Place a Greater Burden on the District 55.524
Law Governing Refunding Bonds 55.525
Limiting District’s Power to Incur Debt 55.526
Notice of Limitation of Debt 55.527
Limitation Election 55.528
Operating Under a Limitation on Power to Incur Debt 55.529
Issuing Bonds in Excess of Debt Limitation 55.530
Additional Projects for the District 55.531
Issuance of Additional Bonds 55.532
Funds to Repair Damaged Improvements 55.533
Preferred Lien in Favor of the United States 55.534
Default in Paying Principal and Interest on Bonds by a District Obtaining Its Water Supply from the United States 55.581
Assessment and Collection of District Taxes 55.600
Tax Office 55.601
Additional Duties of the Assessor and Collector 55.604
Assessment Liens 55.620
General Powers and Regulations 55.651
Election to Determine Method of Taxation 55.652
Assessment Record 55.653
Notice of Taxes 55.654
Decision After Hearing 55.655
Applicable Law 55.656
Districts Adopting Benefit Plan of Taxation 55.657
Commissioners of Appraisement 55.658
Compensation of Commissioners 55.659
Notice of Appointment and Meeting 55.660
First Meeting of Commissioners 55.661
Assistance for Commissioners 55.662
Viewing Land and Other Property and Improvements in District 55.663
Commissioners Report 55.664
Notice of Hearing 55.665
Hearing 55.666
Witnesses at the Hearing 55.667
Costs of Hearing 55.668
Commissioners’ Decree 55.669
Effect of Final Judgment and Decree 55.670
Fixing Tax as Equal Sum on Each Acre 55.671
Election 55.672
Excluding Nonirrigable Land from District 55.673
Setting Annual Value of Land Unnecessary 55.674
Preparing Tax Rolls 55.676
Law Governing Administration of Benefit Tax Plan 55.677
Irrigating Nonirrigable Land 55.721
Exclusion of Nonagricultural and Nonirrigable Land from District 55.750
Consolidation of Districts 55.751
Elections to Approve Consolidation 55.752
Governing Consolidated Districts 55.753
Debts of Original Districts 55.754
Taxes of the Original District 55.755
Exclusion of Certain Nonirrigated Land 55.801
Failure to Function 55.802
Rights of Debtors if District Failed to Function 55.803
Dissolution Using Procedure for Organization of Districts 55.805
Payment of Debts on Dissolution of District
