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TX SB3043
Bill
Status
5/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brent Hagenbuch
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AI Summary
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Creates the Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1 in Denton County, Texas, as a special district covering approximately 2,801 acres near the City of Denton to promote employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, and economic development
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Establishes a five-member elected board of directors serving staggered four-year terms, with initial directors named as Jessica Burton, Paul Aycock, Isabelle Holbrook, Ana Martin, and Justine Spurgin
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Authorizes the district to issue bonds, impose assessments, and collect fees to finance improvement projects including water, wastewater, drainage, roads, parking facilities, pedestrian ways, and recreational facilities, but prohibits the district from imposing ad valorem taxes
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Requires a development agreement between the City of Denton and the primary landowner before the district can exercise any powers; if no agreement is executed by September 1, 2030, the city may request dissolution of the district
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Grants limited eminent domain power to the district only if the Act receives a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers; otherwise, the district is explicitly prohibited from exercising eminent domain
Legislative Description
Relating to the creation of the Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
Special Districts & Authorities
Last Action
Recommendations filed with the Senate
5/12/2025