Sec. 3859.101. DISTRICT POWERS  


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  • The district has:

    (1) all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created;

    (2) the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions of a district created under Chapter 375, Local Government Code;

    (3) the powers, duties, and contracting authority specified by Subchapters H and I, Chapter 49, Water Code;

    (4) the powers given to a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain the projects described by that chapter; and

    (5) the powers of a housing finance corporation created under Chapter 394, Local Government Code.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1288 , Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 , Sec. 21.046, eff. September 1, 2009.