SMITH, MURDAUGH, LITTLE & BONHAM, L.L.P ALLEN PARKWAY ( ) April 30, 2018

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1 SMITH, MURDAUGH, LITTLE & BONHAM, L.L.P. W. JAMES MURDAUGH, JR. ATTORNEYS AT LAWAT LAW CYRIL J.^SMFTH JAMES D. BONHAM 2727 ALLEN PARKWAY ( ) LORIG.AYLETT SUITE 1100 SUITE HERMAN 1100 HERMAN I LITTLE, I. LITTLE, JR. WM^SCOTT'SMITH HOUSTON, HOUSTON, TEXAS TEXAS _ )^ ( ) 713/ PAUL S. RADICH G. TAYLOR GOODALL, JR. TELECOPIER 713/ OF COUNSEL J,.D^BBONHAnM',JR',., RICHARD MORRISON JENNIFER B. SEIPEL """OFCOUNsiL" April 30, 2018 Ms. Sabrina Herod Harris County WCID No Cedar Lane El Lago, TX Re: Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 50 (the "District"), Posting of order at polling place in District Dear Ms. Herod: At its Board of Directors meeting of March 7, 2018, the Board adopted its Order Declaring Unopposed Candidates Elected and Canceling the Election ("Order"). You have been designated as the person responsible for posting a copy of the Order at the polling place that would have been used if the election were held. The address of this polling place is 1122 Cedar Lane, El Lago, Harris County, Texas. Attached please find the Order. One copy should be posted at the stated polling place, no later than 7:00 a.m. on May 5, 2018, and the Order must remain in place until 7:00 p.m. that same day. Please sign and return the posting notice. Order that was posted. After 7:00 p.m. on May 5, 2018, you may remove and discard the copy of the Thank you for your assistance in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact at (713) for further information or assistance. Very truly yours, Enclosures Amy IVtahanay ^ Legal Assistant vl

2 NOTICE POSTING INSTRUCTIONS - CANCELLATION OF ELECTION Section 2.053, Texas Election Code, requires the posting of the Order Declaring Unopposed Candidate Elected and Canceling Election on election day at each polling place that would have been used in the election had it not been cancelled. Please post the enclosed Order Declarine Unopposed Candidates Elected and Canceline Election at the location designated below the day before election day. The notice must remain posted through 7:00 p.m. on election day. Please sign and date the certificate below, and return this document to us in the enclosed envelope. Please call if you have any questions. SMITH, MURDAUGH, LITTLE & BONHAM, L.L.P. 713/ HARMS COUNTY WATER CONTROL «& IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 50 CERTIFICATE OF POSTING I hereby certify May that 2, 2018on _ I posted a copy of the attached Order at 1122 Cedar Lane, El Lago, Harris County, Texas, in accordance with Section 2.053, Texas Election Code. Sabrina Herod Signature Sabrina Herod Printed Name vl

3 Order Declaring Unopposed Candidates Elected and Canceling Election At a meeting of the board of directors (the "Board") of Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 50 (the "District") held on March 7, 2018, at which a quomm of said Board was present, as follows: Mario Runco, President Sheila M. Brown, Vice President M.B. Eisenbarth, Secretary J.L. Restivo, Assistant Secretary George F. Shea, Jr., Director and the following absent: none the following business was transacted: It was duly moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the order set out below be passed and adopted. The order thus adopted is as follows: Whereas, it is required by statute that an election of directors of the District be held on the first Saturday in May of 2018; Whereas, by Order dated January 10, 2018 the Board called an election to elect directors of the District to serve a four-year term; Whereas, upon receipt of certification under Texas Election Code (the "Code") by the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared that a candidate is unopposed for an election to an office, the Code authorizes a political subdivision of the State such as the District to declare each unopposed candidate elected to the office and cancel the election; Whereas, the District has received the certification from the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared that all candidates for the office of director of the District are unopposed. It is, therefore, ordered by the Board as follows:

4 All unopposed candidates for the office of director are hereby elected to offices each to serve for four years. The president of the Board is authorized to issue a certificate of election to each candidate in the same manner as provided for a candidate elected at the election. The president or vice president of the Board is authorized and directed to execute and post a copy of this order on election day at each polling place that would have been used in the election as provided by law. Passed and adopted on the date first above written. MARIO RUNCO ATTEST: President M.B. EISENBARTH Secretary

5 Orden que declara elegidos a los candidatos unicos y cancela la eleccion En una reunion de la junta directiva (la "Junta") de Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 50 (el "Distrito"), celebrada el el dia 7 de marzo de 2018, en la que hubo quorum de dicha Junta, a saber: Mario Runco, Presidente Sheila M. Brown, Vice Presidente M.B. Eisenbarth, Secretario J.L. Restivo, Secretario Auxiliar George F. Shea, Jr., Director se trataron los asuntos siguientes: Se propuso y secundo debidamente y se aprobo unanimemente que se pasara y adoptara la orden indicada a continuacion. La orden asi adoptada reza de la forma siguiente: For cuanto, se requiere por estatuto que se celebre una eleccion de directores del Distrito de en primero lugar sabado de mayo de 2018; For cuanto, por Orden con fecha del el dia 10 de enero de 2018 la Junta convoco una eleccion para elegir directores del Disrito que serviran un periodo de cuatro anos; For cuanto, al recibir la certificacion conforme con el del Codigo Electoral de Texas (el "Codigo") de parte de la autoridad encargada de preparar la balota oficial, de que hay un solo candidato para la eleccion a un cargo, el Codigo autoriza a una subdivision politica del Estado, tal como el Distrito, a declarar elegido al cargo a cada candidato unico y cancelar la eleccion; For cuanto, el Distrito recibio la certificacion de parte de la autoridad encargada de preparar la balota oficial de que todos los candidatos para el cargo de director son unicos. Por lo tanto, la Junta ordena lo siguiente: Todos los candidates unicos para el cargo de director quedan elegidos por la presente a sus cargos y cada cual servira cuatro anos. El presidente de la Junta queda autorizado para expedirle a cada candidato un certificado de eleccion de la misma forma dispuesta para un candidate elegido en la eleccion. Se autoriza y ordena al presidente o al vicepresidente de la Junta que fonnalice y fije una copia de esta orden el dia de la eleccion en cada mesa electoral que se hubiera usado en la eleccion conforme lo dispone la ley. Pasada y adoptada en la fecha que primero figura mas arriba. DOY FE: MARIO RUNCO Presidente M.B. EISENBARTH Secretario

6 Thu Tuc Cong Bo U'ng CA Vien Doc Nhat Dugc Bau va Bai Bo Bau Cu Tai cuoc hop cua ban giam doc ("Ban Giam Doc") Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 50 ("Ca Quan") dugc to chuc vao ngay 7 thang 3 nam 2018, trong do co du so dai bieu qui dinh cua Ban Giam Doc noi tren, nhu sau: Mario Runco, Chu Tich Sheila M. Brown, Thu Quy M.B. Eisenbarth, Thu Ky J.L. Restivo, Trg Ly Bf Thu George F. Shea, Jr., Giam Doc Ban quan tn dong y, tan thanh va nhat tn rang lenh duoi day dugc phe chuan va thong qua. Do do lenh nay dugc phe chuan nhu sau: Xet thay rang, luat phap qui dinh mot cuoc bau cu uy vien cua Co Quan phai dugc to chu'c vao thu Bay cua tuan dau tien trong thang Nam, Xet thay rang, theo Lenh ngay 10 thang 1 nam 2018, Ban Giam Doc da yeu cau to chu'c mot cuoc bau cir de bau chon cac giam doc Ca Quan cho mot nhiem ky bon nam; Xet thay rang, sau khi nhan dugc giay chu'ng nhan theo Bo Luat Tuyen Cu Texas ("BQ Luat") cua co quan co tham quyen chiu trach nhiem chuan bi la phieu chfnh thu-c ve viec mot ung cir vien khong co dot thu tranh cir cho mot vi tri, BQ Luat cho phep mot phan khu chinh tn cua Tieu Bang nhu Co Quan dugc tuyen bo moi ung cu- vien khong co doi thu tranh cu dugc coi nhu la trung cu' vao vi tri do va huy bo cuoc bau cu"; Xet thay rang. Co Quan da nhan dugc giay chu'ng nhan cua ca quan co tham quyen chm trach nhiem lap la phieu chfnh thu-c ve viec tat ca cac tog cu' vien tranh cu' vao chu'c vy cac giam doc Co Quan deu khong co doi thu tranh cu'. Vi vay, Ban Giam Doc ra lenh nhu sau: Tat ca cac ung cir vien khong co doi thu tranh cu cho vi tri giam doc theo dugc dugc bau chon vao moi chu'c vu co nhiem ky bon nam. Chu tich Ban Giam Doc dugc phep cap giay chung nhan trung cu cho moi ung cir vien theo each thu'c tucmg tu nhu qui dinh doi voi irng cu' vien trung cu trong cuoc bau ck. Chu tich hoac pho chu tich Ban Giam Doc duoc phep va dugc chi thi ky va niem yet mot ban sao cua lenh nay vao ngay bau cu tai m6i dia diem bau cvt ma Ie ra se dugc su dung trong cuoc bau cu", theo qui dinh cua luat phap. Dugc phe chuan va thong qua vao ngay ban hanh lan dau tien not tren. CHLTNG THVC: MARIO RUNCO Chu Tich M.B. EISENBARTH Thu Ky

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8 I, the undersigned Secretary of the Board of Directors of Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 50 hereby certify that the foregoing is a tme and correct copy of the order of said Board declaring unopposed candidates elected and canceling election adopted at said Board's meeting held on March 7, 2018, and excerpts from the minutes of the Board's meeting held on that date showing its adoption, the originals of which order and minutes are on file in the official minute book of the Board, in the District's office. I further certify that said meeting was open to the public, and that notice was given in compliance with the provisions oftex. Gov't. Code Ann et seq. Witness my hand and the seal of said District, this \\{]^i)(\. ^}, ^01 ^ Secretar^f4he Board of Directors