Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas, the official text

S.B. No. 3053

AN ACT

relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and

proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of

Denton County, Texas.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 3980.0503, Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection

(d) to read as follows:

(c) The principal amount of bonds secured by ad valorem

taxes issued by the district in aggregate may not exceed 10 percent

of the assessed value of all real property in the district.

(d) The outstanding principal amount of bonds secured by

contract payments meeting the requirements of Section 3980.0504(2)

issued by the district in the aggregate may not exceed an amount

equal to 10 percent of the assessed value of all real property in

all districts making payments under the contract.

SECTION 2. (a) The legislature validates and confirms all

governmental acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement

District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas, 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 3. The Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of

Denton County, Texas, retains all the rights, powers, privileges,

authority, duties, and functions that it had before the effective

date of this Act.

SECTION 4. (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, the

lieutenant governor, and the 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 are fulfilled

and accomplished.

SECTION 5. 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, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 3053 passed the Senate on

May 14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 3053 passed the House on

May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 110, Nays 30, three

present not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor