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TX HB5691

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brent Money

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the Wolf Creek Municipal Management District No. 1 as a special district in Hunt County, Texas (City of Greenville area), encompassing approximately 1,929 acres across eight separate tracts of land

  • Establishes a five-member board of directors serving staggered four-year terms, with directors compensated up to $150 per meeting and a maximum of $7,200 annually; temporary directors appointed initially by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

  • Grants the district authority to impose ad valorem taxes, assessments, and fees following voter approval, and to issue bonds payable from taxes, assessments, revenue, or contract payments to fund improvements

  • Authorizes the district to provide water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities, as well as economic development programs, parking facilities, and law enforcement services through contracts

  • Grants limited eminent domain power (contingent on two-thirds legislative vote), with the ability to add or exclude land and divide into new districts if no outstanding bonded debt or ad valorem taxes are being imposed

Legislative Description

Relating to the creation of the Wolf Creek Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Special Districts & Authorities

Last Action

Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

5/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Intergovernmental Affairs4/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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