By: Raymond H.B. No. 5405       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the conversion of the Legacy Water Control and   Improvement District to the Legacy Municipal Management District;   providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose   assessments, fees, or taxes.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local laws   Code, is amended by adding Chapter 4000 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 4000.  __________   SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS          Sec. 4000.0101.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                (1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.                (2)  "County" means Webb County.                (3)  "Director" means a board member.                (4)  "District" means the Legacy Municipal Management   District, formerly the Legacy Water Control and Improvement   District.          Sec. 4000.0102.  NATURE OF DISTRICT; CONVERSION. The Legacy   Municipal Management District is a special district created   originally under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, as   the Legacy Water Control and Improvement District. The district is   converted to a municipal management district known as the Legacy   Municipal Management District under the same constitutional   authority.          Sec. 4000.0103.  PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The   conversion and operation of the district are essential to   accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and   Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public   purposes stated in this chapter.          (b)  By converting the district to a municipal management   district and in authorizing the county and other political   subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has   established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in   Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.          (c)  The conversion and operation of the district are   necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment,   commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,   entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public   welfare in the district.          (d)  This chapter and the conversion or operation of the   district may not be interpreted to relieve the county from   providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of   the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The   district is created to supplement and not to supplant county   services provided in the district.          Sec. 4000.0104.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.   (a) The district is converted to a municipal management district to   serve a public use and benefit.          (b)  All land and other property included in the district   will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by   the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a,   Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and   other powers granted under this chapter.          (c)  The conversion and operation of the district is to serve   a public use and benefit.          (d)  The conversion and operation of the district is in the   public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:                (1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the   state;                (2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and                (3)  developing or expanding transportation and   commerce.          (e)  The district will:                (1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of   residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors,   and consumers in the district, and of the public;                (2)  provide needed funding for the district to   preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of   the district territory as a community and business center;                (3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment   of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and   developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for   the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;   and                (4)  provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and   recreational facilities for the district.          (f)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at   grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street   landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and   necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street   or road improvement.          (g)  The district will not act as the agent or   instrumentality of any private interest even though the district   will benefit many private interests as well as the public.          Sec. 4000.0105.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The   district is initially composed of the territory described by   Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.          (b)  The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of   the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the   field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process   does not affect the district's:                (1)  organization, existence, or validity;                (2)  right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes   for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and   interest on the bonds;                (3)  right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or                (4)  legality or operation.          Sec. 4000.0106.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.   All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be   included in:                (1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created under   Chapter 311, Tax Code;                (2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under   Chapter 312, Tax Code.          Sec. 4000.0107.  APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT   DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,   Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.          Sec. 4000.0108.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter   shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and   purposes stated in this chapter.   SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS          Sec. 4000.0201.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is   governed by a board of five directors.          (b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.          Sec. 4000.0202.  QUORUM. For purposes of determining the   requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not   counted:                (1)  a board position vacant for any reason, including   death, resignation, or disqualification; or                (2)  a director who is abstaining from participation in   a vote because of a conflict of interest.          Sec. 4000.0203.  COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to   receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as   provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and   375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.          Sec. 4000.0204.  INITIAL DIRECTORS ON CONVERSION TO   MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. (a) On the conversion of the district to a   management district the initial board consists of the following   directors:   Pos. No. Name of Director   1.       Richard Jones   2.       Michael Olson   3.       Melissa Johnson   4.       Kathleen Walker   5.       William Baize          (b)  Of the initial directors, the terms of directors   appointed for positions one, two, and three expire May 14, 2024, and   the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire   May 12, 2026.          (c)  This section expires September 1, 2026.          Sec. 4000.0205.  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUCCEEDING BOARD. (a)   the initial and each succeeding board of directors shall, and the   owners of a majority of the assessed value of property subject to   assessment by the district may, recommend to the governing body of   the county persons to serve on the succeeding board.          (b)  After reviewing the recommendations, the governing body   shall approve or disapprove the directors recommended under   Subsection (a).          (c)  If the governing body is not satisfied with the   recommendations submitted under Subsection (a), the board, on the   request of the governing body, shall submit to the governing body   additional recommendations.          (d)  Board members may serve successive terms.          Sec. 4000.0206.  ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR REQUIREMENTS. (a) The   provisions of Sections 375.063, 375.066 through 375.072 apply to   the board.          (b)  Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the   district   SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES          Sec. 4000.0301.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district   has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for   which the district is created.          Sec. 4000.0302.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a)   The district, using any money available to the district for the   purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve,   relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or   service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local   Government Code.          (b)  The district may contract with a governmental or private   entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).          (c)  The implementation of a district project or service is a   governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791,   Government Code.          Sec. 4000.0303.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the   public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party,   including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the   district for a fee.          Sec. 4000.0304.  MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.   The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit   organization that performs a service or provides an activity   consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.          Sec. 4000.0305.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district   may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development   purposes of the district.          (b)  The district may establish and provide for the   administration of one or more programs to promote state or local   economic development and to stimulate business and commercial   activity in the district, including programs to:                (1)  make loans and grants of public money; and                (2)  provide district personnel and services.          (c)  The district may create economic development programs   and exercise the economic development powers provided to   municipalities by:                (1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and                (2)  Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.          Sec. 4000.0306.  PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may   acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own,   operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking   facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other   structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the   streets and related appurtenances.          (b)  The district's parking facilities serve the public   purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public   purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of   years.          (c)  The district's parking facilities are parts of and   necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street   or road improvement.          (d)  The development and operation of the district's parking   facilities may be considered an economic development program.          Sec. 4000.0307.  ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND. The district may   add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter   49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.          Sec. 4000.0308.  DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The   board by resolution shall establish the number of directors'   signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or   transfer of district money.          Sec. 4000.0309.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may   not exercise the power of eminent domain.   SUBCHAPTER D. ASSESSMENTS          Sec. 4000.0401.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES   AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a   service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter   unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement   has been filed with the board.          (b)  A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by   the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in   the district subject to assessment according to the most recent   certified tax appraisal roll for the county.          Sec. 4000.0402.  ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a)   The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any   purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the   district.          (b)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment   resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll   by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or   reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's   fees incurred by the district:                (1)  are a first and prior lien against the property   assessed;                (2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than   a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem   taxes; and                (3)  are the personal liability of and a charge against   the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the   assessment proceedings.          (c)  The lien is effective from the date of the board's   resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is   paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the   board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.          (d)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the   assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of   any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in   the manner required for additional assessments.   SUBCHAPER E. TAXES AND BONDS          Sec. 4000.0501.  TAX ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) The district   must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water   Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to   obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem   tax.          (b)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply   to the district.          Sec. 4000.0502.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If   authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an   election held in accordance with Section ____.0501, the district   may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in   the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any   district purpose, including to:                (1)  maintain and operate the district;                (2)  construct or acquire improvements; or                (3)  provide a service.          (b)  The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not   exceed the rate approved at the election.          (c)  The district is authorized to impose an operation and   maintenance tax previously approved by the voters of the Legacy   Water Control and Improvement District.  Sec. 3995.204.  AUTHORITY   TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The   district may borrow money on terms determined by the board. Section   375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of   credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution   secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.          (b)  The district may issue bonds, notes, or other   obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes,   assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or   other district money, or any combination of those sources of money,   to pay for any authorized district purpose.          (c)  The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of   bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645,   Water Code, does not apply to the district.          Sec. 4000.0503.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE   BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may borrow money on   terms determined by the board.          (b)  The district may issue bonds, notes, or other   obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes,   assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or   other district money, or any combination of those sources of money,   to pay for any authorized district purpose.          (c)  The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of   bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645,   Water Code, does not apply to the district.          Sec. 4000.0504.  BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT   PAYMENTS. (a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds,   notes, and other obligations secured by:                (1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including   contract revenues; or                (2)  contract payments, provided that the requirements   of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.          Sec. 4000.0505.  BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES;   ELECTIONS. (a) If authorized at an election under Section   ____.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem   taxes.          (b)  At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or   partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual   imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without   limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the   bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by   Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.          (c)  All or any part of any facilities or improvements that   may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be   submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be   voted on at the election.          Sec. 4000.0506.  CONSENT OF COUNTY REQUIRED. (a) The board   may not issue bonds until the county has consented by ordinance or   resolution to the conversion of the Legacy Water Control and   Improvement District to the district.          (b)  This section applies only to the district's first   issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.   SUBCHAPTER I. DISSOLUTION          Sec. 4000.0901.  DISSOLUTION. (a) The board shall dissolve   the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners   of:                (1)  at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the   property subject to assessment by the district based on the most   recent certified county property tax rolls; or                (2)  at least two-thirds of the surface area of the   district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility   rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from   assessment by the district according to the most recent certified   county property tax rolls.          (b)  The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at   any time.          (c).  The district may not be dissolved by its board under   Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:                (1)  has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that   bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with   the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;                (2)  has a contractual obligation to pay money until   that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the   contract; or                (3)  owns, operates, or maintains public works,   facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with   another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the   public works, facilities, or improvements.          (d)  Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local   Government Code, do not apply to the district.          (e)  The district is a "water or sewer district" under   Section 43.071, Local Government Code.          SECTION 2.  The Webb County Groundwater Conservation   District initially includes all the territory contained in the   following area:          Pilas Tract: Being a tract or parcel containing 3,971.307   acres (172,990,131 square feet) of land situated in Webb County,   Texas and being all of a called 1,613.545 acre tract described in   deed to Huisache Cattle Company, Ltd. recorded in Volume 645, Page,   72 of the Webb County Deed Records (having 9.217 acres (401,478   square feet) within the right-of-way of U.S. Highway 83 per   right-of-way map of State Highway No.(4) U.S. 83, File Number   SP718F - Control 37-10-1 and being combined with all of a called   2,357.64 acres described in deed to Huisache Cattle Company, Ltd.   recorded in Volume 87, Page 876 of the Webb County Deed Records,   said 3,971.307 acres tract being more particularly described by   metes and bounds as follows: (Bearings cited herein are based on the   Texas State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone, NAD 83, are   surface and may be converted to grid applying a combined scale   factor of 1.00003144444054)          BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of U.S. Highway 83,   north line of Section 1712 and the south line of Section 1932 for   the northwest corner of the herein described tract;          THENCE, North 89°57'16" East, along the north line of Section   1712 and the south line of Section 1932, at a distance of 50.21 feet   passing a fence on the east right-of-way line of said U.S. Highway   83, continuing for a total distance of 1,520.63 feet to a point for   corner;          THENCE, North 89°53'33" East, a distance of 10,741.46 feet to   a point in the west line of Section Number 161 for the southeast   corner of Section Number 1864, the northwest corner of said called   2,357.64 acre tract, the northeast corner of Section Number 1711   and said called 1,613.545 acre tract and an angle corner of the   herein described tract;          THENCE, North 65°39'04" East, a distance of 30.49 feet to a   point for corner;          THENCE, North 89°33'48" East, a distance of 4,238.72 feet to a   found 1/2-inch iron rod marking an angle corner of the herein   described tract;          THENCE, South 01°13'56" West, a distance of 218.76 feet to a   point for corner;          THENCE, South 16°54'50" East, a distance of 1,161.67 feet to a   found 1/2-inch iron rod marking an angle corner of the herein   described tract;          THENCE, South 88°10'20" East, a distance of 5,602.88 feet to a   fence corner in the west line of the Missouri Railroad right-of-way   line marking the northeast corner of said called 2,357.64 acre   tract and of the herein described tract;          THENCE, South 04°24'06" West, a distance of 1,545.87 feet to a   point for corner;          THENCE, South 06°21'24" West, a distance of 401.86 feet to a   point for corner;          THENCE, South 10°41'28" West, a distance of 415.71 feet to a   point for corner;          THENCE, South 13°24'58" West, a distance of 258.75 feet to a   point for corner;          THENCE, South 15°19'45" West, a distance of 8,091.98 feet to a   found magnail in fence line marking the southeast corner of said   called 2,357.64 acre tract and of the herein described tract;          THENCE, South 89°57'45" West, a distance of 2,483.67 feet to a   1/2-inch iron rod in the east line of Section Number 1321 marking   the northwest corner of Section Number 302, the southwest corner of   Section Number 301 and an angle corner of the herein described   tract;          THENCE, South 00°31'20" East, along the east line of Section   Number 1321 and the west line of Section Number 302, a distance of   1,202.46 feet to a fence corner marking the northeast corner of   Section Number 1322, the southeast corner of Section Number 1321   and an angle corner of the herein described tract;          THENCE, South 89°32'30" West, along the north line of Section   Number 1322, the south line of Section Number 1321, a distance of   4,733.14 feet to a fence corner marking the most southeasterly   northeast corner of Section Number 2311, the southwest corner of   Section Number 1321 and an angle corner of the herein described   tract;          THENCE, North 00°15'07" West, along the east line of Section   Number 2311 and the west line of Section Number 1321, a distance of   762.70 feet to a found 2-inch iron pipe marking the northeast corner   of Section Number 2311, the southeast corner of Section Number 739   and an angle corner of the herein described tract;          THENCE, North 09°40'01" East, along the east line of Section   Number 739 and the west line of Section Number 132,1 a distance of   5,475.68 feet to a fence corner in the south line of Section Number   162 marking the northeast corner of Section Number 739, the   northwest corner of Section Number 1321 and an angle corner of the   herein described tract;          THENCE, South 89°47'03" West, along the south line of Section   Number 162 and the north line of Section Number 739, a distance of   1,428.41 feet to a fence corner marking the southwest corner of   Section Number 162 and an angle corner of the herein described   tract;          THENCE, North 00°10'20" West, a distance of 71.90 feet to a   fence corner marking the southeast corner of Section Number 1711   and an angle corner of the herein described tract;          THENCE, North 80°11'08" West, along the south line of Section   Numbers 1711 and 1712, along the north line of Section Numbers 739,   1711 and 430, a distance of 11,354.62 feet to a found 5/8-inch iron   rod with plastic cap stamped "Howland Survey" marking the northwest   corner of Section Number 430, the northeast corner of Section   Number 429 and an angle corner of the herein described tract;          THENCE, North 80°01'11" West, along the north line of Section   Number 429 and the south line of Section Number 1712, a distance of   693.31 feet to a point in the centerline of U.S. Highway 83 for the   southwest corner of the herein described tract;          THENCE, North 05°09'04" West, along the centerline of U.S.   Highway 83, a distance of 4,835.30 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING   and containing 3,971.307 acres (172,990,131 square feet) of land.          Colorados Tract: Being a tract or parcel containing 2809.853   acres (122,397,204 square feet) of land situated in Webb County,   Texas and being the remainder of a called 6,354.8676 acre tract   described in deed to Huisache Cattle Company, Ltd. Recorded in   Volume 1109, Page, 632 of the Webb County Deed Records (having 7.474   acres (325,559 square feet) within the right-of-way of U.S. Highway   83 per right-of-way map of State Highway No.(4) U.S. 83, File Number   SP718F - Control 37-10-1), said 2809.853 acres tract being more   particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: (Bearings   cited herein are based on the Texas State Plane Coordinate System,   South Zone, NAD 83, are surface and may be converted to grid   applying a combined scale factor of 1.00003144444054)          BEGINNING at a fence corner in the west line of Section Number   429, the northeast corner of Section Number 431, the southeast   corner of Section Number 432, the southwest corner of a 60 foot wide   access lane connecting with U.S. Highway 83, an angle corner and   POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described tract;          THENCE, North 09°59'17" East, along the east line of Section   Number 432 and the west line of Section Number 429, a distance of   30.00 feet to a point for corner;          THENCE, South 79°48'51" East, along the center of said 60 foot   wide access lane, a distance of 5,442.91 feet to a point in the west   right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 83 for the northeast corner of the   herein described tract;          THENCE with the west right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 83 the   following seven (7) courses and distances:          South 05°07'37" East, a distance of 130.69 feet to a point for   corner;          South 84°52'23" West, a distance of 100.00 feet to a point for   corner;          South 05°07'37' East, a distance of 700.00 feet to a point for   corner;          North 84°52'23" East, a distance of 100.00 feet to a point of   corner;          South 05°07'37" East, a distance of 300.00 feet to a point for   corner;          South 84°52'23" West, a distance of 10.00 feet to a point for   corner;          South 05°07'37" East, a distance of 857.39 feet to a point in   the south line of Section 430 and the north line of Section Number   427 for corner;          THENCE, South 80°03'43" East, along the south line of Section   430 and the north line of Section Number 427, a distance of 113.92   feet to a point in the east right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 83 for   corner;          THENCE with the east right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 83 the   following five (5) courses and distances:          South 05°07'37" East, a distance of 1,213.00 feet to a point   for corner;          North 84°52'23" East, a distance of 100.00 feet to a point for   corner;          South 05°07'37" East, a distance of 600.00 feet to a point for   corner;          South 84°52'23" West, a distance of 100.00 feet to a point for   corner;          South 05°07'37" East, a distance of 509.15 feet to a point of   intersection with the east line of Section Number 427 and the west   line of Section Number 428 for corner;          THENCE, South 09°56'17" West, crossing U.S. Highway 83 with   the east line of Section Number 427 and the west line of Section   Number 428, a distance of 384.74 feet to a point in the west   right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 83 for corner;          THENCE with the west right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 83 the   following five (5) courses and distances:          South 05°07'37" East, a distance of 3,709.34 feet to a point   for corner;          South 84°52'23" West, a distance of 200.00 feet to a point for   corner;          South 05°07'37" East, a distance of 20.00 feet to a point for   corner;          North 84°52'23" East, a distance of 200.00 feet to a point for   corner;          South 05°14'13" East, a distance of 1,851.67 feet to a point   in the north right-of-way line of State Highway 255 (Camino   Colombia Toll Road) for the southeast corner of the herein   described tract;          THENCE with the north right-of-way line of State Highway 255   (Camino Colombia Toll Road) the following three (3) courses and   distances:          South 66°09'45" West, a distance of 1,170.41 feet to a point   for corner;          South 69°13'50" West, a distance of 5,500.00 feet to a point   for corner;          South 73°38'56" West, a distance of 1009.82 feet to a point in   the west right-of-way line of Jefferies Road (40 foot wide) for the   southwest corner of the herein described tract;          THENCE, North 21°46'40" West, along the west right-of-way   line of Jefferies Road, a distance of 2,101.65 feet to a point for   corner;          THENCE, North 21°46'40" West, continuing along the west   right-of-way line of Jefferies Road, a distance of 5,282.14 feet to   a point for corner;          THENCE, North 21°44'42" West, a distance of 39.79 feet to a   point for corner;          THENCE, North 68°10'39" East, a distance of 41.03 feet to a   point for corner;          THENCE, North 21°15'49" West, a distance of 5,690.77 feet to a   fence corner in the west line of Section 431 and for the southeast   corner of Section Number 433, the northeast corner of Section   Number 437, the most southerly corner of Section Number 2148, and an   angle corner of the herein described tract;          THENCE, North 10°08'29" East, along the east line of Section   Number 2148 and the west line of Section Number 431, a distance of   2,654.82 feet to a point for corner;          THENCE, South 79°44'21" East, along the south line of Section   Number 432 and the north line of Section Number 431, a distance of   2,670.37 feet to a point for corner;          THENCE, South 79°55'39" East, continuing along the south line   of Section Number 432 and the north line of Section Number 431, a   distance of 2,621.70 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing   2809.853 acres (122,397,204 square feet) of land.          Mary Kay Tract: Being a tract or parcel containing 2,828.368   acres (123,203,717 square feet) of land situated in Webb County,   Texas and being all of a called 2,827.868 acre tract described in   deed to Simeon Escondido, LLC recorded in Volume 5058, Page, 145 of   the Official Public Records of Webb County (having 8.764 acres   (381,751 square feet) within the right-of-way of U.S. Highway 83   per right-of-way map of State Highway No.(4) U.S. 83, File Number   SP718F - Control 37-10-1), said 2,828.37 acres tract being more   particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: (Bearings   cited herein are based on the Texas State Plane Coordinate System,   South Zone, NAD 83, are surface and may be converted to grid   applying a combined scale factor of 1.00003144444054)          BEGINNING at a fence corner marking the northwest corner of a   called 2,079.865 acre tract described in deed to Huisache Cattle   Company, Ltd. recorded in Volume 166, Page 832 of the Webb County   Deed Records and the northwest corner of Section Number 365;          THENCE, North 89°46'52" East, a distance of 4,226.45 feet to a   fence corner marking the northeast corner of Section Number 365;          THENCE, North 00°15'28" West, a distance of 1,766.62 feet to a   found 1/2-inch iron rod marking the northwest corner of Section   Number 364;          THENCE, North 89°49'03" East, a distance of 6,325.20 feet to a   found 1/2-inch iron rod in the west right-of-way line of Missouri   Pacific Railway and marking the northwest corner of Section Number   364 and the northeast corner of said called 2,079.865 acre tract;          THENCE along said west right-of-way line of Missouri Pacific   Railway the following three (3) courses and distances:          South 15°15'10" West, a distance of 975.41 feet to a fence   corner;          South 15°22'36" West, a distance of 5,850.97 feet to a fence   corner;          South 15°14'37" West, a distance of 4,422.42 feet to a found   1/2-inch iron rod marking the intersection of said west   right-of-way line of Missouri Pacific Railway and the north   right-of-way line of Webb Road (variable width) marking the   southeast corner of said called 2,079.865 acre tract;          THENCE along said north right-of-way line of Webb Road the   following sixteen (16) courses and distances:          South 89°09'29" West, a distance of 1,193.75 feet to a point   for corner;          North 58°07'19" West, a distance of 103.62 feet to a point for   corner;          South 89°39'12" West, a distance of 2,146.38 feet to a point   for corner;          North 50°14'54" West, a distance of 17.15 feet to a point for   corner;          North 66°50'21" West, a distance of 190.16 feet to a point for   corner;          North 61°02'47" West, a distance of 784.40 feet to a point for   corner;          North 59°54'12" West, a distance of 852.49 feet to a point for   corner;          North 55°19'56" West, a distance of 298.30 feet to a point for   corner;          North 85°28'43" West, a distance of 130.46 feet to a point for   corner;          South 82°11'14" West, a distance of 370.50 feet to a point for   corner;          North 86°09'22" West, a distance of 93.50 feet to a point for   corner;          North 78°36'04" West, a distance of 493.77 feet to a point for   corner;          North 71°50'14" West, a distance of 76.42 feet to a point for   corner;          North 61°10'29" West, a distance of 446.90 feet to a point for   corner;          North 47°43'13" West, a distance of 623.92 feet to a fence   corner;          North 86°18'49" West, a distance of 1,355.92 feet to a point   in an east line of a called 748.003 acre tract described in deed to   Huisache Cattle Company, Ltd. recorded in Volume 166, Page 832 of   the Webb County Deed Records and the southwest corner of said called   2,079.865 acre tract;          THENCE, South 02°36'57" West, over and across said Webb Road,   a distance of 47.72 feet to a point in the south right-of-way line   of said Webb Road;          THENCE along said south right-of-way line of Webb Road the   following three (3) courses and distances:          North 80°08'21" West, a distance of 1,032.58 feet;          North 80°13'29" West, a distance of 32.50 feet;          North 73°38'40" West, a distance of 3,821.11 feet to a point   for the intersection of said Webb Road and the centerline of U.S.   Highway 83 (variable width) for the southwest corner of said called   748.003 acre tract;          THENCE, North 05°10'00" West, along said centerline of U.S.   Highway 83, a distance of 5,896.54 feet to a point for the northwest   corner of said called 748.003 acre tract;          THENCE, South 80°01'13" East, a distance of 6,230.95 feet to a   fence corner;          THENCE, North 08°49'51" East, a distance of 1,159.98 feet to   the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 2,828.368 acres (123,203,717   square feet) of land.          Webb Tract: Being a tract or parcel containing 1,696.848   acres (73,914,677 square feet) of land situated in Webb County,   Texas and being out of and a part of a called 1,822.50 acre tract   described in deed to Huisache Cattle Company, Ltd. recorded in   Volume 841, Page, 814 of the Webb County Deed Records, said   1,696.848 acres tract being more particularly described by metes   and bounds as follows: (Bearings cited herein are based on the Texas   State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone, NAD 83, are surface and   may be converted to grid applying a combined scale factor of   1.00003144444054)          BEGINNING at a fence corner marking the common corners of   Section Number 362, 363, 1606, 1593 and an angle corner of the   herein described tract;          THENCE, North 89°25'08" West, a distance of 1,318.28 feet to a   found 1/2-inch iron rod in the east right-of-way line of Interstate   Highway 35 (variable width) marking the southwest corner of the   herein described tract;          THENCE with said east right-of-way line of Interstate Highway   35 the following nine (9) courses and distances:          North 12°32'12" East, a distance of 1,260.55 feet to a fence   post for corner and beginning of a curve to the left;          Northeasterly, along a non-tangent curve to the left, having   a radius of 1,948.57 feet, with an arc length of 422.06 feet, a   chord bearing and distance of North 06°18'36" East, 421.24 feet to a   fence post for corner;          North 00°00'40" East, a distance of 296.40 feet to a fence   post for corner;          North 66°59'21" East, a distance of 40.19 feet to a fence post   for corner;          North 12°08'53" East, a distance of 70.85 feet to a fence post   for corner;          North 48°56'46" West, a distance of 64.62 feet to a fence post   for corner and the beginning of a curve to the right;          Northeasterly, along a non-tangent curve to the right, having   a radius of 1,888.99 feet, with an arc length of 374.29 feet, a   chord bearing and distance of North 09°43'00" East, 373.68 feet to a   fence post for corner;          North 15°17'07" East, a distance of 610.18 feet to a fence   post for corner;          North 15°18'24" East, a distance of 495.69 feet to a fence   post for the northwest corner of the herein described tract;          THENCE, North 89°29'54" East, a distance of 15,726.16 feet to   a fence post for the northeast corner of the herein described tract;          THENCE, South 00°32'58" East, a distance of 1,914.30 feet to a   fence post for corner;          THENCE, South 89°29'51" West, a distance of 6,231.04 feet to a   fence post for corner;          THENCE, South 00°12'48" East, a distance of 5,187.59 feet to a   fence post for the southeast corner of Section Number 1963 and the   herein described tract;          THENCE, North 89°46'59" West, a distance of 1,927.01 feet to a   fence post for corner;          THENCE, South 00°26'24" East, a distance of 187.62 feet to a   fence post for corner;          THENCE, North 89°57'49" West, a distance of 1,596.00 feet to a   fence post for corner;          THENCE, North 69°14'50" West, a distance of 5,746.17 feet to a   fence post for corner;          THENCE, North 00°05'46" East, a distance of 1,640.56 feet to   the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 1,696.848 acres (73,914,677   square feet) of land.          SECTION 3.  The Legacy Municipal Management District retains   all rights, powers, privileges, authority, duties, and functions   that the Legacy Water Control and Improvement District had before   the effective date of this Act, except as otherwise expressly   provided by Chapter 4000, Special District Local Laws Code, as   added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  (a) The legislature validates and confirms all   governmental acts and proceedings of the Legacy Water Control and   Improvement District that were taken before the effective date of   this Act.          (b)  This section does not apply to any matter that on the   effective date of this Act:                (1)  is involved in litigation if the litigation   ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court   judgment; or                (2)  has been held invalid by a final court judgment.          SECTION 5.  (a) The legal notice of the intention to   introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this   Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a   copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,   officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished   under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,   Government Code.          (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has   submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on   Environmental Quality.          (c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed   its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor,   lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives   within the required time.          (d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this   state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect   to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been   fulfilled and accomplished.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.