Texas § 3813.104 SPECIFIC POWERS RELATING TO IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR SERVICES.

Texas Statutes

§ 3813.104 — SPECIFIC POWERS RELATING TO IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR SERVICES.

Texas § 3813.104

Code SDSpecial District Local Laws Code

This text of Texas § 3813.104 (SPECIFIC POWERS RELATING TO IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR SERVICES.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 3813.104 (2026).

Text

Sec. 3813.104. SPECIFIC POWERS RELATING TO IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR SERVICES.

(a)The district may undertake an improvement project separately or jointly with another person and pay all or part of the costs of an improvement project, including an improvement project that:

(1)improves, enhances, or supports public safety and security, fire protection, emergency medical services, or law enforcement in the district;

(2)confers a general benefit on the entire district and the areas adjacent to the district; or

(3)confers a special benefit on all or part of the district.

(b)A district improvement project or service may include:

(1)the construction, acquisition, lease, rental, installment purchase, improvement, rehabilitation, repair, relocation, and operation of:

(A)landscaping; lighting,

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 3813.104. SPECIFIC POWERS RELATING TO IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR SERVICES. (a) The district may undertake an improvement project separately or jointly with another person and pay all or part of the costs of an improvement project, including an improvement project that:
(1) improves, enhances, or supports public safety and security, fire protection, emergency medical services, or law enforcement in the district;
(2) confers a general benefit on the entire district and the areas adjacent to the district; or
(3) confers a special benefit on all or part of the district.
(b) A district improvement project or service may include:
(1) the construction, acquisition, lease, rental, installment purchase, improvement, rehabilitation, repair, relocation, and operation of:
(A) landscaping; lighting, banners, or signs; streets or sidewalks; pedestrian or bicycle paths and trails; pedestrian walkways, skywalks, crosswalks, or tunnels; and highway right-of-way or transit corridor beautification and improvements;
(B) drainage or storm water detention improvements and solid waste, water, sewer, or power facilities and services, including electrical, gas, steam, and chilled water facilities and services;
(C) parks, lakes, gardens, recreational facilities, open space, scenic areas, and related exhibits and preserves; fountains, plazas, or pedestrian malls; public art or sculpture and related exhibits and facilities and educational or cultural exhibits and facilities, including exhibits, displays, attractions, or facilities for special events, holidays, or seasonal or cultural celebrations;
(D) off-street parking facilities, bus terminals, heliports, mass transit, and roadway or water transportation systems; and
(E) other public improvements, facilities, or services similar to the improvements, facilities, or services described by Paragraphs (A)-(D);
(2) the cost of removing, razing, demolishing, or clearing of land or improvements in connection with providing an improvement project;
(3) the acquisition of property or an interest in the property that is made in connection with an improvement project; and
(4) the provision of special or supplemental services to improve or promote the area in the district or to protect the public health and safety in the district, including advertising, promotion, tourism, health and sanitation, public safety, security, fire protection or emergency medical services, business recruitment, development, elimination of traffic congestion, and recreational, educational, or cultural improvements, enhancements, or services.