A 1976 amendment to the Act deleted the provision which required local governments to apply revenue sharing funds to certain priority expenditures. See also 31 C.F.R. s 51.41. The commissioners court has only those powers that the Constitution and statutes have conferred upon it.
Statutory authority exists for the provision of services to specific groups of children.
See, e.g., V.T.C.S. art. See also V.T.C.S. art. Under appropriate circumstances, these statutes would authorize the county to provide day care for some children. Where a county is authorized to provide child care, it may contract with a private entity to perform this service. However, we find no statute authorizing the commissioners court to provide day care for all children in the county.