What We Do
Experience Right Where You Need It
The attorneys of Schwartz, Page & Harding serve as bond counsel, general counsel and special counsel for a wide variety of special district clients. This full range of experience enables our attorneys to anticipate many of the issues that arise in the initial creation of districts and throughout their development. Because our attorneys have experience representing clients on all sides of complex special district matters, the client benefits from the insights and experience they bring in determining the most effective solutions to develop infrastructure that serve great communities.
We provide counsel to:
- Texas Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs)
- Water Control and Improvement Districts (WCID)
- Levee Improvement Districts (LIDs)
- Road Utility Districts (RUDs)
- Municipal Management Districts (MMDs)
- River Authorities
- Regional Water Authorities (Water Boards)
- Drainage Districts
- Other Special Districts
We represent:
- Landowners
- Homebuilders
- Developers
- Family Trusts
- Financial Institutions and Individuals Affected by Special Districts
Services we provide:
District Formation
- Legislative and administrative creation
- Organization and confirmation
Bond Counsel
- Issuance of tax exempt and bond validity opinions
- Preparation of required documentation for regulatory approval and the issuance of bonds
General Counsel
- Real estate transactions
- Elections
- (Including, but not limited to, confirmation elections, bond elections, director elections and sales tax elections)
- General contract negotiation
- Construction contract negotiation and administration
- Governmental relations with federal, state and local legislative and administrative agencies, including:
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Texas Water Development Board
- Attorney General of the State of Texas
- Texas Legislature
- Internal Departments of Counties and Cities
- Texas Department of Transportation
Experience Right Where You Need It
The attorneys of Schwartz, Page & Harding serve as bond counsel, general counsel and special counsel for a wide variety of special district clients. This full range of experience enables our attorneys to anticipate many of the issues that arise in the initial creation of districts and throughout their development. Because our attorneys have experience representing clients on all sides of complex special district matters, the client benefits from the insights and experience they bring in determining the most effective solutions to develop infrastructure that serve great communities.
We provide counsel to:
- Texas Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs)
- Water Control and Improvement Districts (WCID)
- Levee Improvement Districts (LIDs)
- Road Utility Districts (RUDs)
- Municipal Management Districts (MMDs)
- River Authorities
- Regional Water Authorities (Water Boards)
- Drainage Districts
- Other Special Districts
We represent:
- Landowners
- Homebuilders
- Developers
- Family Trusts
- Financial Institutions and Individuals Affected by Special Districts
Services we provide:
District Formation
- Legislative and administrative creation
- Organization and confirmation
Bond Counsel
- Issuance of tax exempt and bond validity opinions
- Preparation of required documentation for regulatory approval and the issuance of bonds
General Counsel
- Real estate transactions
- Elections
- (Including, but not limited to, confirmation elections, bond elections, director elections and sales tax elections)
- General contract negotiation
- Construction contract negotiation and administration
- Governmental relations with federal, state and local legislative and administrative agencies, including:
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Texas Water Development Board
- Attorney General of the State of Texas
- Texas Legislature
- Internal Departments of Counties and Cities
- Texas Department of Transportation
Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P.
1300 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2400
Houston, TX 77056
Please note that Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P. cannot undertake the representation of any district, governmental entity, company or individual until we confirm that no conflicts of interest with existing clients will result.