H.B. No. 3852

	AN ACT
	relating to the creation of the Midlothian Municipal Management
	District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an
	assessment, and issue bonds.
	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 3911 to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 3911.  MIDLOTHIAN MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2
	SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 3911.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
	(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.
	(2)  "City" means the City of Midlothian, Texas.
	(3)  "County" means Ellis County, Texas.
	(4)  "Development agreement" means the development
	agreement between the city and ECOM Real Estate Management, Inc.,
	Trustee.
	(5)  "Director" means a board member.
	(6)  "District" means the Midlothian Municipal
	Management District No. 2.
	(7)  "Improvement project" means a project authorized
	by Subchapter C-1.
	Sec. 3911.002.  PRECONDITION; EXPIRATION. (a)  In this
	section, "finance plan" means a finance plan between the city and
	the district that includes a general description of improvement
	projects that will be financed by the district, an estimate of the
	costs for the improvement projects, an estimate of the amount of the
	costs for the improvement projects that the district will pay
	directly or that will be reimbursed to the developer, and the means
	of financing costs related to the planning, design, construction,
	improvement, maintenance, and operation of the improvement
	projects.
	(b)  The district may not exercise any powers under this
	chapter until the development agreement and finance plan are
	executed.
	(c)  This chapter, including Section 3911.062, expires
	September 1, 2015, if the development agreement and finance plan
	are not executed by that date.
	Sec. 3911.003.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The
	district is a special district created under Section 59, Article
	XVI, Texas Constitution.
	Sec. 3911.004.  PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The
	creation of the district is 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. By creating the district and in authorizing the city 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.
	(b)  The creation of the district is 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.
	(c)  This chapter and the creation of the district may not be
	interpreted to relieve the city or 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 city and county services provided
	in the district.
	Sec. 3911.005.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. (a)
	The district is created 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 creation 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;
	(3)  providing quality residential housing; and
	(4)  developing or expanding transportation and
	commerce.
	(d)  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 residential community and business
	center; and
	(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.
	(e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at
	grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street
	landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of
	and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an
	improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.
	(f)  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. 3911.006.  INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
	district is initially composed of the territory described by
	Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
	(b)  A mistake in the field notes of the district contained
	in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter or in copying the
	field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:
	(1)  the district's organization, existence, or
	validity;
	(2)  the district's right to contract, including the
	right to issue any type of bond or other obligation for a purpose
	for which the district is created;
	(3)  the district's right to impose or collect an
	assessment, ad valorem taxes, or any other revenue; or
	(4)  the legality or operation of the board.
	Sec. 3911.007.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
	(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be
	included in:
	(1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the
	city under Chapter 311, Tax Code;
	(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the
	city under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or
	(3)  an enterprise zone created by the city under
	Chapter 2303, Government Code.
	(b)  If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone
	described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of
	the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited
	in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district
	for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under
	Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to
	pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district
	for an improvement project.
	[Sections 3911.008-3911.050 reserved for expansion]
	SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
	Sec. 3911.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. The district is
	governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered
	terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring May
	31 of each even-numbered year.
	Sec. 3911.052.  QUALIFICATIONS. (a)  To be qualified to
	serve as a director appointed by the governing body of the city, a
	person must be:
	(1)  a resident of the district who is also a registered
	voter of the city;
	(2)  an owner of property in the district; or
	(3)  an agent, employee, or tenant of a person
	described by Subdivision (2).
	(b)  Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the
	district.
	Sec. 3911.053.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.  The governing
	body of the city shall appoint directors from a list of names
	recommended by a majority of the board.  The governing body may
	request one additional list of names from the board.
	Sec. 3911.054.  EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS. (a) The following
	persons serve ex officio as nonvoting directors:
	(1)  the city manager of the city; and
	(2)  the chief financial officer of the city.
	(b)  An ex officio director is entitled to notice of board
	meetings and to speak on a matter before the board.
	Sec. 3911.055.  VACANCY. The governing body of the city
	shall fill a vacancy on the board for the remainder of the unexpired
	term in the same manner as the original appointment.
	Sec. 3911.056.  DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. A director
	shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office with the
	district, and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in
	the district records.
	Sec. 3911.057.  OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among
	the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.
	Sec. 3911.058.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district
	may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $75 for each
	board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each director
	in a calendar year may not exceed $3,000.
	(b)  The governing body of the city, by resolution or
	ordinance, may increase:
	(1)  the compensation for each director to an amount
	not to exceed $150 for each board meeting; and
	(2)  the total compensation for each director to an
	amount not to exceed $6,000 in a calendar year.
	(c)  A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary
	and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and
	responsibilities of the board.
	Sec. 3911.059.  LIABILITY INSURANCE.  The district may
	obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance
	coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that
	protects and insures a director against personal liability and from
	all claims relating to:
	(1)  actions taken by the director in the director's
	capacity as a member of the board;
	(2)  actions and activities taken by the district; or
	(3)  the actions of others acting on behalf of the
	district.
	Sec. 3911.060.  BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold
	meetings at a place accessible to the public.
	Sec. 3911.061.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Chapter 171, Local
	Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of directors.
	Sec. 3911.062.  INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a)  The governing body
	of the city shall appoint the initial directors from a list of names
	recommended by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of
	property in the district.  The governing body may request one
	additional list of names from the board.
	(b)  The governing body of the city shall appoint the initial
	directors after the effective date of the Act enacting this
	chapter.
	(c)  The governing body shall stagger the terms, with two or
	three directors' terms expiring May 31, 2012, and the remaining
	directors' terms expiring May 31, 2014.
	(d)  Section 3911.052 does not apply to this section.
	(e)  This section expires September 1, 2016.
	[Sections 3911.063-3911.100 reserved for expansion]
	SUBCHAPTER C.  POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 3911.101.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The district may
	provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or
	private entity to provide, the improvement projects described by
	Subchapter C-1 or activities in support of or incidental to those
	projects.
	Sec. 3911.102.  WATER DISTRICT POWERS. The district has the
	powers provided by the general laws relating to conservation and
	reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
	Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
	Sec. 3911.103.  ROAD DISTRICT POWERS; EXCEPTION.  (a)
	Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district has the powers
	provided by the general laws relating to road districts and road
	utility districts created under Section 52(b), Article III, Texas
	Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code.
	(b)  The district may exercise any power granted by this
	chapter and by Chapter 441, Transportation Code, without regard to
	any provision or requirement of, or procedure or maintenance tax
	rate limitation prescribed by, Chapter 441, Transportation Code.
	Sec. 3911.104.  PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS. The
	district has the powers provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372,
	Local Government Code, to a municipality or county.
	Sec. 3911.105.  MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.  The
	district has the powers provided by Chapter 375, Local Government
	Code.
	Sec. 3911.106.  RULES; ENFORCEMENT. (a) The district may
	adopt rules:
	(1)  to administer or operate the district; or
	(2)  for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection,
	security, and maintenance of the district's property and
	facilities.
	(b)  The district may enforce its rules by injunctive relief.
	Sec. 3911.107.  NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE. The board shall give
	written notice of any name change to the city.
	Sec. 3911.108.  TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT; COMPENSATION.  The
	board may employ and establish the terms of employment and
	compensation of an executive director or general manager and any
	other district employees the board considers necessary.
	Sec. 3911.109.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
	not exercise the power of eminent domain.
	[Sections 3911.110-3911.150 reserved for expansion]
	SUBCHAPTER C-1.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
	Sec. 3911.151.  BOARD DETERMINATION REQUIRED.  The district
	may not undertake an improvement project or service unless the
	board determines the project or service:
	(1)  is necessary to accomplish a public purpose of the
	district; and
	(2)  complies with the development agreement or the
	parties to the development agreement agree to the project or
	service, in writing.
	Sec. 3911.152.  CITY REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  An improvement
	project must comply with any applicable city construction codes and
	construction ordinances.
	(b)  The district may not provide, conduct, or authorize any
	improvement project on the city streets, highways, rights-of-way,
	or easements without the consent of the governing body of the city.
	Sec. 3911.153.  ADDITIONAL CITY POWERS REGARDING
	IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a)  Unless the district and the city agree
	otherwise, the city may:
	(1)  by ordinance, order, or resolution require that
	title to all or any portion of an improvement project vest in the
	city; or
	(2)  by ordinance, order, or resolution or other
	directive authorize the district to own, encumber, maintain, and
	operate an improvement project or convey the project to the city at
	a later date.
	(b)  The district shall immediately comply with any city
	ordinance, order, or resolution adopted under this section.
	Sec. 3911.154.  LAKE.  For the purposes of this subchapter,
	planning, design, construction, improvement, or maintenance of a
	lake includes work done for drainage, reclamation, or recreation.
	Sec. 3911.155.  WATER; EXCEPTION.  (a)  Except as provided by
	Subsection (b), an improvement project may include a supply and
	distribution facility or system to provide potable and nonpotable
	water to the residents and businesses of the district, including a
	wastewater collection facility.
	(b)  The district may not engage in the business of wholesale
	or retail sale of potable water or the wholesale or retail
	collection and treatment of wastewater.
	Sec. 3911.156.  ROADS.  An improvement project may include a
	paved, macadamized, or graveled road or street inside and outside
	the district, to the full extent authorized by Section 52, Article
	III, Texas Constitution.
	Sec. 3911.157.  STORM WATER.  An improvement project may
	include protection and improvement of the quality of storm water
	that flows through the district.
	Sec. 3911.158.  PARKING OR HELIPORT.  An improvement project
	may include the planning, design, construction, improvement,
	maintenance, and operation of an off-street parking facility or
	heliport.
	Sec. 3911.159.  EDUCATION AND CULTURE.  An improvement
	project may include the planning and acquisition of:
	(1)  public art and sculpture and related exhibits and
	facilities; or
	(2)  an educational facility and a cultural exhibit or
	facility.
	Sec. 3911.160.  CONVENTION CENTER.  An improvement project
	may include the planning, design, construction, acquisition,
	lease, rental, improvement, maintenance, installation, and
	management of and provision of furnishings for a facility for:
	(1)  a conference, convention, or exhibition;
	(2)  a manufacturer, consumer, or trade show;
	(3)  a civic, community, or institutional event; or
	(4)  an exhibit, display, attraction, special event, or
	seasonal or cultural celebration or holiday.
	Sec. 3911.161.  DEMOLITION.  An improvement project may
	include the removal, razing, demolition, or clearing of land or
	improvements in connection with an improvement project.
	Sec. 3911.162.  MITIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS.  An
	improvement project may include the acquisition and improvement of
	land or other property for the mitigation of the environmental
	effects of an improvement project.
	Sec. 3911.163.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.  An improvement
	project may include the acquisition of property or an interest in
	property in connection with an improvement project, including a
	project authorized by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government
	Code.
	Sec. 3911.164.  SPECIAL OR SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES.  An
	improvement project may include a special or supplemental service
	for the improvement and promotion of the district or an area
	adjacent to the district or for the protection of public health and
	safety in or adjacent to the district, including:
	(1)  tourism;
	(2)  fire protection or emergency medical services; and
	(3)  educational improvements, enhancements, and
	services.
	Sec. 3911.165.  MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND
	MAINTENANCE.  An improvement project may include the planning,
	design, construction, improvement, and maintenance of:
	(1)  highway right-of-way or transit corridor
	beautification and improvement;
	(2)  a hiking and cycling path or trail;
	(3)  a pedestrian walkway; or
	(4)  a garden, recreational facility, community
	activity center, dock, wharf, sports facility, open space, scenic
	area, or related exhibit or preserve.
	Sec. 3911.166.  SIMILAR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  An
	improvement project may include a public improvement, facility, or
	service similar to a project described by this subchapter.
	[Sections 3911.167-3911.200 reserved for expansion]
	SUBCHAPTER C-2.  CONTRACTS
	Sec. 3911.201.  GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS. The district may
	contract with any person to accomplish any district purpose.
	Sec. 3911.202.  CONTRACT TERMS.  A contract the district
	enters into to carry out a purpose of this chapter may be on any
	terms and for any period the board determines, including an
	obligation to issue a negotiable or nonnegotiable note or warrant
	payable to the city, the county, or any other person.
	Sec. 3911.203.  REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.  The district may
	contract with any person for the payment, repayment, or
	reimbursement of costs incurred by that person on behalf of the
	district, including all or part of the costs of an improvement
	project and interest on the reimbursed cost.
	Sec. 3911.204.  CONTRACT FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.  (a)  The
	district may contract with any person for the use, occupancy,
	lease, rental, operation, maintenance, or management of all or part
	of a proposed or existing improvement project.
	(b)  The district may apply for and contract with any person
	to receive, administer, and perform a duty or obligation of the
	district under a federal, state, local, or private gift, grant,
	loan, conveyance, transfer, bequest, or other financial assistance
	arrangement relating to the investigation, planning, analysis,
	study, design, acquisition, construction, improvement, completion,
	implementation, or operation by the district or others of a
	proposed or existing improvement project.
	Sec. 3911.205.  NO FURTHER CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.
	Except as provided by Section 3911.206, any person, including the
	city, may contract with the district to carry out the purposes of
	this chapter without further statutory or other authorization.
	Sec. 3911.206.  CITY APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS.  A
	contract payable from ad valorem taxes for a period longer than one
	year must be approved by the governing body of the city.
	[Sections 3911.207-3911.250 reserved for expansion]
	SUBCHAPTER D.  GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 3911.251.  DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO BORROW
	MONEY OR IMPOSE TAXES OR ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING BONDS. Before the
	district may issue bonds, impose taxes or assessments, or borrow
	money, the district and the city must negotiate and execute a
	development agreement regarding the development plans and rules
	for:
	(1)  the development and operation of the district; and
	(2)  the financing of improvement projects.
	Sec. 3911.252.  BORROWING MONEY. The district may borrow
	money for a district purpose by issuing or executing bonds, notes,
	credit agreements, or other obligations of any kind found by the
	board to be necessary or appropriate for a district purpose. The
	bond, note, credit agreement, or other obligation must be secured
	by and payable from any combination of ad valorem taxes,
	assessments, or any other district revenue.
	Sec. 3911.253.  GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF DISTRICT
	BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS.  The district may provide or
	secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or other
	temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other
	contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the
	establishment, administration, and operation of the district and
	the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an
	improvement project or district contractual obligation or debt by:
	(1)  the imposition of a tax or an assessment, user fee,
	or rental charge;
	(2)  a lease, installment purchase contract, or other
	agreement; or
	(3)  any other revenue or resources of the district or
	other revenue authorized by the city, including revenue from a tax
	increment reinvestment zone created by the city.
	Sec. 3911.254.  ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The district may impose an
	assessment on property in the district to pay the cost or the cost
	of maintenance of any authorized district improvement in the manner
	provided for:
	(1)  a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter
	375, Local Government Code; or
	(2)  a municipality or county under Subchapter A,
	Chapter 372, Local Government Code.
	(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; and
	(2)  are superior to any other lien or claim other than
	a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem
	taxes.
	(c)  The lien of an assessment against property runs with the
	land.  The portion of an assessment payment obligation that has not
	yet come due is not eliminated by the foreclosure of an ad valorem
	tax lien, and any purchaser of property in a foreclosure of an ad
	valorem tax lien takes the property subject to the assessment
	payment obligations that have not yet come due and to the lien and
	terms of the lien's payment under the applicable assessment
	ordinance or order.
	(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.
	(e)  Section 372.023(e), Local Government Code, does not
	apply to the district.
	Sec. 3911.255.  IMPACT FEES; EXEMPTION. (a) The district
	may impose an impact fee on property in the district, including an
	impact fee on residential or commercial property, only in the
	manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter F,
	Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for a municipality, county, or
	public improvement district.
	(b)  An impact fee for residential property must be for the
	limited purpose of providing capital funding for:
	(1)  public water and wastewater facilities;
	(2)  drainage and storm water facilities; and
	(3)  streets and alleys.
	(c)  The district may not impose an impact fee on the
	property, including equipment and facilities, of a public utility
	provider in the district.
	Sec. 3911.256.  NONPOTABLE WATER USER CHARGES; CITY
	APPROVAL.  The district may establish user charges for the use of
	nonpotable water for irrigation purposes, subject to approval of
	the governing body of the city.
	Sec. 3911.257.  COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  The
	district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons,
	including the city or county, all or part of the cost of an
	improvement project, including an improvement project:
	(1)  for improving, enhancing, and supporting public
	safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical
	services, and law enforcement in and adjacent to the district; or
	(2)  that confers a general benefit on the entire
	district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district.
	Sec. 3911.258.  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT. Section
	375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
	[Sections 3911.259-3911.300 reserved for expansion]
	SUBCHAPTER E.  TAXES AND BONDS
	Sec. 3911.301.  PROPERTY TAX AUTHORIZED.  The district may
	impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district,
	including industrial, commercial, and residential property, to pay
	for an improvement project.
	Sec. 3911.302.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX; ELECTION.
	(a) The district may impose a tax for maintenance and operation
	purposes, including for:
	(1)  planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining,
	repairing, and operating all improvement projects, including land,
	plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment
	of the district; and
	(2)  paying costs of services, engineering and legal
	fees, and organization and administrative expenses.
	(b)  The district may not impose a maintenance and operation
	tax unless a maximum tax rate is approved by the governing body of
	the city and a majority of the district voters voting at an election
	held for that purpose.  The proposition in a maintenance and
	operation tax election may be for a specific maximum rate or for an
	unlimited rate. If a maximum tax rate is approved, the board may
	impose the tax at any rate that does not exceed the approved rate.
	(c)  A maintenance and operation tax election may be held at
	the same time and in conjunction with any other district election.
	The election may be called by a separate election order or as part
	of any other election order.
	Sec. 3911.303.  USE OF SURPLUS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
	MONEY. If the district has maintenance and operation tax money that
	is not needed for the purposes for which it was collected, the money
	may be used for any authorized purpose.
	Sec. 3911.304.  TAX ABATEMENT.  The district may enter into a
	tax abatement agreement regarding the district's ad valorem taxes
	in accordance with the general laws of this state authorizing and
	applicable to a tax abatement agreement by a municipality.
	Sec. 3911.305.  BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS; MUNICIPAL
	APPROVAL. (a) The district by competitive bid or negotiated sale
	may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or
	partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments in the manner provided
	by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
	Government Code.
	(b)  In exercising the district's borrowing power, the
	district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond,
	note, certificate of participation or other instrument to be made
	by the district, or any other type of obligation.
	(c)  In addition to the sources of money described by
	Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local
	Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable,
	wholly or partly, by a pledge of any part of the money the district
	receives from system or improvement revenue or from any other
	source.
	Sec. 3911.306.  BOND MATURITY. Bonds may mature not more
	than 40 years from their date of issue.
	Sec. 3911.307.  TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS;
	ELECTION. (a) At the time bonds or other obligations payable
	wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:
	(1)  the board shall impose 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; and
	(2)  the district annually shall impose an ad valorem
	tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient
	to:
	(A)  pay the interest on the bonds or other
	obligations as the interest becomes due;
	(B)  create a sinking fund for the payment of the
	principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the
	redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and
	(C)  pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
	(b)  Bonds or other obligations that are secured by and
	payable from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless the bonds and
	the imposition of the taxes are approved by:
	(1)  a majority of the district voters voting at an
	election held for that purpose; and
	(2)  the governing body of the city.
	(c)  The district shall hold an election required by this
	section in the manner provided by Chapter 54, Water Code, and the
	Election Code.
	Sec. 3911.308.  ISSUER POWERS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC
	IMPROVEMENTS.  The district may exercise any power of an issuer
	under Chapter 1371, Government Code.
	[Sections 3911.309-3911.350 reserved for expansion]
	SUBCHAPTER F.  DISSOLUTION
	Sec. 3911.351.  DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE. (a) The city
	by ordinance may dissolve the district.
	(b)  The city may not dissolve the district until the
	district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations have been
	repaid or discharged, including the defeasance of any outstanding
	debt issued by the city.
	(c)  The city may not dissolve the district until the
	development agreement under Section 3911.251 has been executed and
	the district's performance under the agreement has been fulfilled,
	including any right or obligation the district has to reimburse a
	developer or owner for the costs of improvement projects.
	Sec. 3911.352.  COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
	(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations
	outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other
	revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed to the
	rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and
	collection of the assessments or other revenue.
	(b)  The city shall have and exercise all district powers to
	enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:
	(1)  the bonds or other obligations when due and
	payable according to their terms; or
	(2)  special revenue or assessment bonds or other
	obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or
	obligations.
	Sec. 3911.353.  ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. (a)
	After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes the
	obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt
	payable from assessments or other district revenue.
	(b)  If the city dissolves the district, the board shall
	transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
	SECTION 2.  The Midlothian Municipal Management District No.
	2 initially includes all the territory contained in the following
	area:
	LEGAL DESCRIPTION
	TRACT 1:
	BEING a tract of land located in the JOHN EARLY SURVEY ABSTRACT NO.
	343, JOSEPH H. WITHERSPOON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1137, ISAAC COOPER
	SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 226, ELIZABETH RICE SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 929,
	A.R. NEWTON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 807, WEST WILKINS SURVEY, ABSTRACT
	NO. 1162, J. KYSER SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 597, Z. HEATH SURVEY,
	ABSTRACT NO. 455, PUERTA IRRIGATION COMPANY SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO.
	1240, and the JAMES P. NEILL SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1387, Ellis
	County, Texas and being a part of those tracts of land described
	Tract 3 and Tract 5 in Deed to ECOM Real Estate Management, Inc.,
	recorded in Volume 1792, Page 136, Deed Records, Ellis County,
	Texas and being more particularly described as follows:
	BEGINNING at a 1 inch iron pipe found in the East line of Walnut
	Grove Road, a variable width right-of-way, at the most Westerly
	Southwest corner of said Tract 3;
	THENCE North 00 degrees 36 minutes 12 seconds West, along said East
	line of Walnut Grove Road, a distance of 1,675.84 feet to a 1/2 inch
	iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA" set for the most
	Westerly Northwest corner of said Tract 3, said point being in the
	South line of a tract of land described in Deed to Harold L. Curtis,
	recorded in Volume 669, Page 548, Deed Records, Ellis County,
	Texas;
	THENCE North 88 degrees 46 minutes 56 seconds East, along the South
	line of said Curtis tract and a tract of land described in Deed to
	Homer Dudley and wife, Nana Dudley, recorded in Volume 1679, Page
	407, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas and a tract of land described
	in Deed to Homer Dudley, recorded in Volume 1201, Page 416, Deed
	Records, Ellis County, Texas, a distance of 1,648.23 feet to a 1/2
	inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "BMI" found for
	corner;
	THENCE North 01 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds West, a distance of
	821.39 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a red plastic cap found at
	the Northeast corner of said Dudley tract recorded in Volume 1201,
	Page 387 and the Southeast corner of a tract of land described in
	Deed to Homer Dudley and wife, Nana Dudley recorded in Volume 1576,
	page 387, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas;
	THENCE North 01 degrees 04 minutes 29 seconds West, a distance of
	401.46 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the Northeast corner of
	said Dudley tract recorded in Volume 1576, Page 387 and the most
	Southerly Southeast corner of a tract of land described in Deed to
	Gwendolyn Larue, recorded in Volume 669, Page 548, Deed Records,
	Ellis County, Texas;
	THENCE North 01 degrees 16 minutes 41 seconds West, along the East
	line of said Larue tract, a distance of 71.65 feet to a 1/2 inch iron
	rod found at the most Northerly Northwest corner of said Tract 3;
	THENCE North 88 degrees 00 minutes 34 seconds East, along the South
	line of said Larue tract, a distance of 324.01 feet to a 1/2 inch
	iron rod found for corner;
	THENCE South 06 degrees 01 minutes 23 seconds East, a distance of
	50.05 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the most Southerly
	Southwest corner of a tract of land described as Tract 2 in Deed to
	Richard A. Brouwer, recorded in Volume 2033, Page 377, Deed
	Records, Ellis County, Texas;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 20 minutes 47 seconds East, along the most
	Northerly South line of said Brouwer Tract 2, a distance of 910.39
	feet to a 1 inch iron pipe found at the Southeast corner of said
	Houchin Tract 2 and the Southwest corner of a tract of land
	described as Tract 1 in Deed to James Richard Houchin, recorded in
	Volume 1931, Page 1469, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas;
	THENCE South 89 degrees 50 minutes 14 seconds East, along the South
	line of said Brouwer Tract 1, a distance of 235.15 feet to a 1/2 inch
	iron rod found at an ell corner of said Houchin Tract 1;
	THENCE South 01 degrees 27 minutes 53 seconds East, a distance of
	425.66 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the most Southerly
	Southwest corner of said Brouwer Tract 1;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 52 minutes 06 seconds East, along the most
	Southerly South line of said Brouwer Tract 1, a distance of 500.00
	feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE South 00 degrees 52 minutes 06 seconds West, a distance of
	1,103.00 feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 52 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of
	519.21 feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE South 00 degrees 07 minutes 54 seconds East, a distance of
	643.49 feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 52 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of
	388.00 feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE South 00 degrees 07 minutes 54 seconds East, a distance of
	196.94 feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE South 89 degrees 12 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of
	288.51 feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE South 29 degrees 00 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of
	109.18 feet to a 1 point for corner;
	THENCE South 44 degrees 37 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of
	231.94 feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE South 24 degrees 04 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of
	133.89 feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE South 35 degrees 57 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of
	98.06 feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE South 30 degrees 47 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of
	138.89 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped
	"DAA" set for corner;
	THENCE Southerly with the approximate centerline of a creek the
	following six (6) courses and distances:
	South 07 degrees 54 minutes 27 seconds West, a distance of 221.82
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set for corner;
	South 05 degrees 16 minutes 01 seconds West, a distance of 180.85
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set for corner;
	South 05 degrees 43 minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of 89.54
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set for corner;
	South 39 degrees 55 minutes 09 seconds East, a distance of 92.89
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set for corner;
	South 28 degrees 43 minutes 21 seconds East, a distance of 54.13
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set for corner;
	South 00 degrees 47 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 126.46
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set at the Northwest corner of a tract of land described in Cause
	No. 25281 of the District Court of Ellis County, recorded in Volume
	520, Page 609, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 49 minutes 35 seconds East, a distance of
	325.00 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped
	"DAA" set at the Northeast corner of said tract described in Cause
	No. 25281;
	THENCE South 00 degrees 26 minutes 57 seconds East, a distance of
	523.52 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped
	"DAA" set at the Southeast corner of said tract described in Cause
	No. 25281, said point being in the South line of a tract of land
	described in Deed to Alma Ann Seale, recorded in Volume 693, Page
	425, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 00 minutes 13 seconds East, along the South
	line of said Seale tract, a distance of 1,737.72 feet to a wood
	fence post found for corner;
	THENCE South 00 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds East, along the West
	line of said Seale tract and the West line of a tract of land
	described in Deed to Alma Ann Seale, recorded in Volume 633, Page
	750, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas, a distance of 3,390.10 feet
	to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the Southwest corner of said Seale
	tract recorded in Volume 633, Page 750;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 32 minutes 26 seconds East, along the South
	line of said Seale tract, a distance of 937.08 feet to a 1/2 inch
	iron rod found at the Northwest corner of a tract of land described
	in Deed as a Save & Except from said Tract 3 to the City Of
	Midlothian And City Of Waxahachie;
	THENCE South 03 degrees 09 minutes 09 seconds West, along the West
	line of said Save & Except, a distance of 1,370.83 feet to a 2-1/2
	inch aluminum disk found for corner;
	THENCE South 86 degrees 51 minutes 59 seconds East, along the South
	line of said Save & Except, a distance of 799.67 feet to a 2-1/2 inch
	aluminum disk found for corner;
	THENCE South 03 degrees 09 minutes 18 seconds West, along the West
	line of said Save & Except, a distance of 706.20 feet to a 2-1/2 inch
	aluminum disk found at the most Southerly Southwest corner of said
	Save & Except tract and the Northeast corner of a tract of land
	described in Deed to City Of Midlothian And City Of Waxahachie,
	recorded in Volume 828, Page 86, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas,
	said point being in the North line of a tract of land described in
	Deed to Alma Ann Seale, recorded in Volume 571, Page 811, Deed
	Records, Ellis County, Texas;
	THENCE South 89 degrees 02 minutes 26 seconds West, along said North
	line, a distance of 1,833.21 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found for
	corner;
	THENCE North 00 degrees 46 minutes 36 seconds West, along the most
	Westerly East line of said Seale tract, a distance of 790.80 feet to
	a 1/2 inch iron rod found for corner;
	THENCE North 26 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds West, a distance of
	332.61 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found for corner;
	THENCE South 89 degrees 26 minutes 15 seconds West, along the North
	line of said Seale tract, a distance of 751.98 feet to a 1/2 inch
	iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA" set for corner in
	the East line of a tract of land described as Tract II in Deed to
	Garland Boles, recorded in Volume 996, Page 531, Deed records,
	Ellis County, Texas;
	THENCE North 10 degrees 15 minutes 25 seconds East, along said East
	line, a distance of 30.73 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow
	plastic cap stamped "DAA" set at the Northeast corner of said Boles
	tract;
	THENCE South 83 degrees 14 minutes 25 seconds West, along the North
	line of said Bole tract, passing a 5/8 inch iron rod found at a
	distance of 8.81 feet, and continuing for a total distance of 279.60
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found for corner;
	THENCE South 00 degrees 33 minutes 25 seconds West, along the West
	line of said Boles tract, a distance of 1,238.49 feet to a 1/2 inch
	iron rod found for corner;
	THENCE North 88 degrees 29 minutes 08 seconds West, a distance of
	88.26 feet to a Texas Department of Transportation aluminum disk
	found for corner in the Northeast line of U.S. Highway No. 287, a
	variable width right-of-way;
	THENCE Northwesterly along said Northeast right-of-way line the
	following five (5) courses and distances:
	North 48 degrees 39 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 692.86
	feet to a Texas Department of Transportation aluminum disk found
	for corner;
	North 44 degrees 56 minutes 29 seconds West, a distance of 2,196.70
	feet to a Texas Department of Transportation aluminum disk found
	for corner;
	North 39 degrees 54 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 501.93
	feet to a Texas Department of Transportation aluminum disk found
	for corner;
	North 50 degrees 39 minutes 07 seconds West, a distance of 502.49
	feet to a Texas Department of Transportation aluminum disk found
	for corner;
	North 45 degrees 59 minutes 38 seconds West, a distance of 418.55
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set for corner in the Southeast line of Lot 1, Block A of Walnut
	Grove Center North, an Addition to the City of Midlothian according
	to the Plat thereof recorded in Cabinet F, Slide 185, Plat records,
	Ellis County, Texas, said point being North 56 degrees 12 minutes 08
	seconds East, 0.39 feet from a found 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow
	plastic cap stamped "BRITTAIN & CRAWFORD";
	THENCE North 44 degrees 38 minutes 36 seconds East, along the
	Southeast line of said Addition, a distance of 432.10 feet to a 1/2
	inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "BRITTAIN &
	CRAWFORD" found at the most Easterly corner of said Addition;
	THENCE North 45 degrees 21 minutes 24 seconds West, a distance of
	1,300.00 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap
	stamped "BRITTAIN & CRAWFORD" found at the most Northerly corner of
	said Addition;
	THENCE North 00 degrees 05 minutes 21 seconds East, a distance of
	907.03 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the Northeast corner of a
	tract of land described as Tract 1 in Deed to Sara Jane Properties,
	Ltd., recorded in Volume 1808, Page 242, Deed Records, Ellis
	County, Texas and the Southeast corner of a tract of land described
	in Deed to Sara Jane Properties, Ltd., recorded in Volume 1808, Page
	248, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas;
	THENCE North 00 degrees 07 minutes 42 seconds West, a distance of
	1,013.26 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap
	stamped "RPLS 4480" found at the Southeast corner of Lot 2 of Turner
	Homestead Estates, an Addition to the City of Midlothian according
	to the Plat thereof recorded in Cabinet E, Slide 194, Plat records,
	Ellis County, Texas;
	THENCE North 00 degrees 02 minutes 12 seconds West, a distance of
	604.57 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the Northeast corner of
	Lot 1 of said Addition and the Southeast corner of a tract of land
	described in Deed to Stephen M. Guerrero and wife, Melissa M.
	Guerrero, recorded in Volume 1657, Page 41, Deed Records, Ellis
	County, Texas;
	THENCE North 01 degrees 40 minutes 57 seconds West, a distance of
	164.79 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the Northeast corner of
	said Guerrero tract;
	THENCE South 88 degrees 59 minutes 29 seconds West, along the North
	line of said Guerrero tract, a distance of 1,550.61 feet to the
	POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 839.041 acres of land, more or
	less.
	LEGAL DESCRIPTION
	TRACT 2:
	BEING a tract of land located in the ROBERT HOSFORD SURVEY, ABSTRACT
	NO. 533, J.L. BLANTON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1284 and the JOURDAN
	POWERS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 838, Ellis County, Texas and being all
	of a tract of land described as Tract 2 in Deed to ECOM Real Estate
	Management, Inc., recorded in Volume 1792, Page 136, Deed Records,
	Ellis County, Texas and being more particularly described as
	follows:
	BEGINNING at a point for corner near the approximate centerline of
	Walnut Grove Road, a variable width right-of-way, at the most
	Westerly Northwest corner of said Tract 2;
	THENCE North 88 degrees 33 minutes 24 seconds East, passing at a
	distance of 20.61 feet a 3/4 inch iron rod found at the Southwest
	corner of a tract of land described in Deed to Joseph L. Rodgers and
	wife, Merry Nicol Rodgers, recorded in Volume 845, Page 711, Deed
	Records, Ellis County, Texas, and continuing for a total distance
	of 1,971.70 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap
	stamped "DAA" set for corner;
	THENCE North 88 degrees 26 minutes 34 seconds East, a distance of
	32.90 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at an inner ell corner of
	said Tract 2;
	THENCE North 00 degrees 06 minutes 53 seconds West, a distance of
	1,815.01 feet to an axle found at the most Northerly Northwest
	corner of said Tract 2 and the Southwest corner of a tract of land
	described in Deed to MCDC, Ltd., L.P., recorded in Volume 1979, page
	1154, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas, said point also being the
	Southwest corner of Lot 9, Block 1 of HIDDEN MEADOW, an Addition to
	the City of Midlothian, Ellis County, Texas according to the Plat
	thereof recorded in Cabinet H, Slide 157, Plat Records, Ellis
	County, Texas;
	THENCE North 77 degrees 08 minutes 11 seconds East, along the common
	line of said Tract 2, said MCDC tract and said Addition, a distance
	of 909.33 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found at the Most Northerly
	Northeast corner of said Tract 2 and the Northwest corner of a tract
	of land described in Deed to Charles Fairbanks, Jr., recorded in
	Volume 1979, Page 1127, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas;
	THENCE South 07 degrees 01 minutes 08 seconds East, along the common
	line of said Tract 2 and said Fairbanks tract, a distance of
	1,198.90 feet to a wood fence post found for corner;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 41 minutes 59 seconds East, continuing
	along the common line of said Tract 2 and said Fairbanks tract, a
	distance of 475.12 feet to a point for corner in the West line of a
	tract of land described in Deed to Terry G. Weaver, recorded in
	Volume 1878, Page 684, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas, said
	point being near the approximate centerline of a creek;
	THENCE Southerly with the West line of said Weaver tract and the
	approximate centerline of said creek the following three (3)
	courses and distances:
	South 22 degrees 06 minutes 29 seconds West, a distance of 58.05
	feet to a point for corner;
	South 09 degrees 30 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of 342.74
	feet to a point for corner;
	South 19 degrees 53 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 210.41
	feet to a point at the Northeast corner of a tract of land described
	as Tract 1 in Deed to Richard A. Brouwer and wife, Mary K. Brouwer,
	recorded in Volume 2033, Page 377, Deed Records, Ellis County,
	Texas;
	THENCE along the Northerly and Westerly lines of said Brouwer tract
	the following eight (8) courses and distances:
	North 72 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 58.66
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set for corner;
	North 89 degrees 17 minutes 47 seconds West, a distance of 127.79
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set for corner;
	South 75 degrees 33 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 132.00
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set for corner;
	North 61 degrees 42 minutes 14 seconds West, a distance of 33.00
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped
	"COTTON SURVEYING" found for corner;
	South 02 degrees 43 minutes 46 seconds East, a distance of 129.00
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found for corner;
	South 53 degrees 49 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 179.66
	feet to a 5/8 inch iron rod found for corner;
	South 53 degrees 47 minutes 16 seconds West, a distance of 303.27
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found for corner;
	South 02 degrees 11 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of 1,196.11
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set for the Southeast corner of said Tract 2 and the most Easterly
	Northeast corner of a tract of land described as Tract 2 in Deed to
	Richard A. Brouwer and wife, Mary K. Brouwer, recorded in Volume
	2033, Page 377, Deed Records, Ellis County, Texas, said point being
	North 02 degrees 11 minutes 06 seconds West, 30.00 feet from a 1
	inch iron pipe found at the Southwest corner of said Brouwer Tract
	1;
	THENCE along the common line of said ECOM Real Estate Management
	Company Tract 2 and said Brouwer Tract 2 the following three courses
	and distances:
	South 89 degrees 25 minutes 42 seconds West, a distance of 880.81
	feet to a 10 inch wood fence post for corner;
	North 03 degrees 02 minutes 05 seconds West, a distance of 335.12
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found for corner;
	South 89 degrees 09 minutes 22 seconds West, a distance of 2,010.01
	feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with a yellow plastic cap stamped "DAA"
	set for corner near the approximate centerline of said Walnut Grove
	Road;
	THENCE North 01 degrees 34 minutes 39 seconds West, a distance of
	1,020.13 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 127.324
	acres of land, more or less.
	FIELD NOTE DESCRIPTION
	TRACT 3:
	BEING a tract of land situated in the J. H. Witherspoon Survey,
	Abstract 1137, the I. Cooper Survey, Abstract No. 226, the Mary T.
	Castor Survey, Abstract 236, the James P. Alford Survey, Abstract 7
	and the J. H. Witherspoon Survey, Abstract 1136, all of Ellis
	County, Texas, said tract being a portion of that tract of land
	conveyed to ECOM Real Estate Management, Inc. according to the
	document filed of record in Volume 1177, Page 555, Deed Records of
	Ellis County, Texas, said tract being more particularly described
	as follows:
	BEGINNING at a point in the North Line of the M.J. Pogue Survey for
	the Southwest corner of said C. L. Williams Survey, same being
	common with the most Easterly Southeast corner of said M. T. Castor
	Survey;
	THENCE North 2 degrees 26 minutes West, along a fence and the Survey
	line, 546.60 feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE South 50 degrees 01 minutes West, 440.9 feet to a point for
	corner;
	THENCE South 4 degrees 25 minutes East, 152.3 feet to a point for
	corner;
	THENCE South 35 degrees 05 minutes West 126.0 feet to a point in the
	North line of the M. J. Pogue Survey;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 59 minutes West, along a fence and a Survey
	line, 392.0 feet to a point for corner;
	THENCE South 0 degrees 25 minutes East, along a fence, 886.3 feet to
	a point for corner;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 52 minutes West, along a fence and the South
	line of said Castor Survey, 2412.0 feet to a point for corner being
	the Southwest corner of said Castor Survey;
	THENCE North 0 degrees 40 minutes West, along a fence and said
	Survey line, 1340.58 feet to point on the North side of Plainview
	Road;
	THENCE South 89 degrees 22 minutes 25 seconds East, 867.34 feet to a
	point for corner;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 04 minutes 35 seconds East, 346.53 feet to a
	point for corner;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 50 minutes 13 seconds East, 553.19 feet to a
	point for corner at the beginning of a curve to the left having a
	radius of 55.57 feet, a central angle of 77 degrees 01 minutes 46
	seconds and a chord bearing and distance of North 51 degrees 17
	minutes 31 seconds East, 69.21 feet;
	With said curve to the left an arc distance of 74.71 feet to a point
	for a corner of this tract;
	THENCE North 12 degrees 46 minutes 38 seconds East, 416.00 feet to a
	point for cornerat the beginning of a curve to the left having a
	radius of 1066.97 feet, a central angle of 8 degrees 20 minutes 31
	seconds and a chord bearing and distance of North 08 degrees 36
	minutes 22 seconds East, 155.21 feet;
	With said curve to the left an arc distance of 155.35 feet to a point
	for a corner of this tract;
	THENCE North 04 degrees 26 minutes 34 seconds East, 435.87 feet to a
	point for corner;
	THENCE North 3 degrees 18 minutes East, 208.3 feet to a point for
	corner;
	THENCE North 19 degrees 16 minutes West, 303.3 feet to a point for
	corner;
	THENCE North 25 degrees 43 minutes East, 289.3 feet to a point for
	corner;
	THENCE North 0 degrees 45 minutes West, 687.13 feet to a point for
	corner in the South Line of the H. & T.C. Railroad;
	THENCE South 56 degrees 37 minutes 50 seconds East, with said South
	Line, a distance of 2327.68 feet to a point for a corner at the
	beginning of a curve to right having a radius of 15566.77 feet, a
	central angle of 01 degrees 32 minutes 51 seconds and a chord
	bearing and distance of South 55 degrees 04 minutes 32 seconds East,
	420.40 feet;
	With said curve to the right an arc distance of 420.42 feet to a
	point for a corner at the beginning of a curve to the right having
	aradius of 2814.79 feet, a central angle of 19 degrees 59 minutes 08
	seconds and a chord bearing and distance of South 41 degrees 26
	minutes 36 seconds East, 976.87 feet;
	With said curve to the right an arc distance of 981.84 feet to a
	point for a corner at the beginning of a curve to the right having a
	radius of 22649.48 feet, a central angle of 0 degrees 33 minutes 30
	seconds and a chord bearing and distance of South 30 degrees 13
	minutes 42 seconds East, 220.70 feet;
	With said curve to the right an arc distance of 220.71 feet to a
	point for a corner;
	THENCE South29 degrees 40 minutes 07 seconds East, 561.82 feet to a
	point for corner;
	THENCE South 89 degrees 47 minutes West, leaving said Railroad
	South Line, a distance of 378.59 feet to a point for corner at the
	Northeast corner of the M. J. Pogue Survey;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 21 minutes West, with the North Line of said
	Pogue Survey, a distance of 72.3 feet to the West line of the above
	mentioned Cooper Survey;
	THENCE North 89 degrees 21 minutes West, with fence and common line
	of said Pogue Survey and the above mentioned Geo. L. Williams
	Survey, a distance of 1584.9 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
	containing 201.01 acres of land, more or less.
	SECTION 3.  (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 4.  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, 2011.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 3852 was passed by the House on May
	13, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 3852 was passed by the Senate on May
	24, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0
	.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor