{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8490.0205","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8490.0205","heading":"AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.","body":"Notwithstanding the acreage requirement under Section 54.801(a), Water Code, the district may define areas or designate certain property of the district as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a defined area may include a noncontiguous tract.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 2835), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 8490. MORNINGSTAR RANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1","SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8490.htm#8490.0205","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"5bab87043f1f324d69f0270bd8950e23d2a7e6c3cd7ba79c987f73204f983009","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8490.0204","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8490.0301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}