Documents from the Attorney General's Office
    Opinion on County Development Districts - Cornyn Administration
    Opinion on Fresh Water Supply Districts - Cornyn Administration

A Document from the Senate Intergovernmental Relations Office -
Note the contact info for Charge 2!  These people can help us.
Senate IGR Recommends C.C. Authority over Creating and Converting Some Special Districts-NEW!

Texas Senate News
Senate Committee Hears Tales of Broken Homes - NEW!!
House Approves Nelson Development District Bill (Press release from 1997) - NEW!!
 

News Articles

 Dallas Morning News
    http://www.dallasnews.com/localnews/stories/020403dnmetwindmill.22442.html - NEW!!
    http://www.dallasnews.com/texassouthwest/stories/061001gbd.9342f22.html
    http://www.dallasnews.com/texassouthwest/stories/061001gbd_1.9343970.html
        - Government by Developer
    http://www.dallasnews.com/texassouthwest/stories/districts_25met.ART0.Zone1.Edition1.6bb1b
    http://www.dallasnews.com/texassouthwest/stories/070301.933f0ac.html

 Kaufman Herald
      KCDD#1 New Appointments to the Board

A report on CDDs including some information about who was involved in the formation of the KCDD#1

Are Special Taxing Districts Undemocratic?

Castle Hills in Carrollton, TX - Sound familiar?   - Scroll toward the bottom of the page and look for the header "Castle Hills"

Texas Homeowner Advocates
 

Links Related to a similar situation in Florida:

More CDD problems ? Are audits performed according to FS ?

Community Development Districts Committee

Community Development Districts - Taxation without Representation?

CDD - Homeowners wary of growing CDD debt

CDD - Attractive new homes -- and ugly pile of debt

"It's a function of the size and complexity of the lots and communities," says John Daugirda, regional manager for Severn Trent Services. The company helps developers establish and operate districts throughout Florida.

Players in the shadows, people in the dark - OS 10/16/00

MINUTES OF MEETING  (of a Development District)

Links Related to another similar situation in Maryland:

MOUs And Private Utility Companies: A New Approach

Montgomery County: First Development District Petition Filed