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TX Loc Govt Code § 241.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 241 - Municipal and County Zoning Authority Around Airports|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 241.903. Acquisition of Air Rights or Other Property

Sec. 241.903.  ACQUISITION OF AIR RIGHTS OR OTHER PROPERTY.  (a)  A political subdivision may acquire from a person or other political subdivision an air right, aviation easement, or other estate or interest in property or in a nonconforming structure or use if:(1)  the acquisition is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter;(2)  the property or nonconforming structure or use is located within the political subdivision, the political subdivision owns the airport, or the political subdivision is served by the airport;  and(3)(A) the political subdivision desires to remove, lower, or terminate the nonconforming structure or use;(B)  airport zoning regulations are not sufficient to provide necessary approach protection because of constitutional limitations;  or(C)  the acquisition of a property right is more advisable than an airport zoning regulation in providing necessary approach protection.(b)  An acquisition under this section may be by purchase, grant, or condemnation in the manner provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Property Code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 244.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 244 - Location of Certain Facilities and Shelters|Subchapter A. Correctional or Rehabilitation Facility|Section 244.001. Definitions

Sec. 244.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Correctional or rehabilitation facility" means a probation or parole office or a residential facility that:(A)  is operated by an agency of the state, a political subdivision of the state, or a private vendor operating under a contract with an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state; and(B)  houses persons convicted of misdemeanors or felonies or children found to have engaged in delinquent conduct, regardless of whether the persons are housed in the residential facility:(i)  while serving a sentence of confinement following conviction of an offense;(ii)  as a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision; or(iii)  under a court order for out-of-home placement under Title 3, Family Code, other than in a foster home operated under a contract with the juvenile board of the county in which the foster home is located or under a contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.(2)  "Residential area" means:(A)  an area designated as a residential zoning district by a governing ordinance or code or an area in which the principal permitted land use is for private residences;(B)  a subdivision for which a plat is recorded in the real property records of the county and that contains or is bounded by public streets or parts of public streets that are abutted by residential property occupying at least 75 percent of the front footage along the block face;  or(C)  a subdivision for which a plat is recorded in the real property records of the county and a majority of the lots of which are subject to deed restrictions limiting the lots to residential use.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1253, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 139, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 244.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 244 - Location of Certain Facilities and Shelters|Subchapter A. Correctional or Rehabilitation Facility|Section 244.003. Proximity of Correctional or Rehabilitation Facility

Sec. 244.003.  PROXIMITY OF CORRECTIONAL OR REHABILITATION FACILITY.  (a)  Unless local consent is denied under Section 244.004, an agency of the state, a political subdivision of the state, or a private vendor operating under a contract with an agency or political subdivision of the state may operate a correctional or rehabilitation facility within 1,000 feet of a residential area, a primary or secondary school, property designated as a public park or public recreation area by the state or a political subdivision of the state, or a church, synagogue, or other place of worship.(b)  The governing body of a church, synagogue, or other place of worship may waive the distance requirements of Section 244.002 between a correctional or rehabilitation facility and the place of worship by filing an acknowledged written statement of the waiver in the deed records of the county in which the facility is located.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 244.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 244 - Location of Certain Facilities and Shelters|Subchapter A. Correctional or Rehabilitation Facility|Section 244.004. Local Consent

Sec. 244.004.  LOCAL CONSENT.  (a)  Local consent to the operation of a correctional or rehabilitation facility at a location within 1,000 feet of a residential area, a primary or secondary school, property designated as a park or public recreation area by the state or a political subdivision of the state, or a church, synagogue, or other place of worship is granted unless, not later than the 60th day after the date on which notice is received by a commissioners court or governing body of a municipality under Section 244.002(a), the commissioners court or governing body, as appropriate, determines by resolution after a public hearing that the operation of a correctional or rehabilitation facility at the proposed location is not in the best interest of the county or municipality, as appropriate.(b)  The public hearing requirement established under Subsection (a) may be met by a public meeting held under Section 508.119 or 509.010, Government Code, if:(1)  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice receives written approval from the commissioners court of a county or governing body of a municipality allowing the public meeting to satisfy the public hearing requirement of this section;  and(2)  during the public meeting, a determination is made as to whether operating the facility in the proposed location would be in the best interest of the county or municipality.(c)  If the public hearing requirement established under Subsection (a) is met in the manner described by Subsection (b), the commissioners court of a county or governing body of a municipality may adopt a resolution under Subsection (a) without holding a public hearing under that subsection.  The commissioners court or governing body, as appropriate, retains the discretion to hold a separate public hearing under Subsection (a) as the commissioners court or governing body considers necessary or appropriate.(d)  A commissioners court or governing body of a municipality may rescind a resolution adopted under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 119, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 244.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 244 - Location of Certain Facilities and Shelters|Subchapter A. Correctional or Rehabilitation Facility|Section 244.007. Conflict With Other Law

Sec. 244.007.  CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.  To the extent of any conflict between this subchapter and Sections 508.119 and 509.010, Government Code, this subchapter prevails.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1253, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 119, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 244.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 244 - Location of Certain Facilities and Shelters|Subchapter B. Shelter for Homeless Individuals|Section 244.021. Definition

Sec. 244.021.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "shelter for homeless individuals" means a supervised private facility that provides temporary living accommodations for homeless individuals.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1253, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 244.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 244 - Location of Certain Facilities and Shelters|Subchapter B. Shelter for Homeless Individuals|Section 244.022. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 244.022.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to construction or operation of a shelter for homeless individuals that is located or proposed to be located within the boundaries of a municipality with a population of 1.6 million or more.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1253, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 244.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 244 - Location of Certain Facilities and Shelters|Subchapter B. Shelter for Homeless Individuals|Section 244.023. Restriction

Sec. 244.023.  RESTRICTION.  Unless municipal consent is granted under Section 244.025, a person may not construct or operate a shelter for homeless individuals within 1,000 feet of another shelter for homeless individuals or a primary or secondary school.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1253, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 244.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 244 - Location of Certain Facilities and Shelters|Subchapter B. Shelter for Homeless Individuals|Section 244.024. Notice

Sec. 244.024.  NOTICE.  (a)  A person who intends to construct or operate a shelter for homeless individuals subject to Section 244.023 shall:(1)  post notice of the proposed location of the shelter at that location;  and(2)  provide notice of the proposed location of the shelter to the governing body of the municipality within the boundaries of which the shelter is proposed to be located.(b)  The person shall post and provide the notice required by Subsection (a) before the 61st day before the date the person begins construction or operation of the shelter for homeless individuals, whichever date is earlier.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1253, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 244.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 244 - Location of Certain Facilities and Shelters|Subchapter B. Shelter for Homeless Individuals|Section 244.025. Municipal Consent

Sec. 244.025.  MUNICIPAL CONSENT.  (a)  Municipal consent to the construction or operation of a shelter for homeless individuals subject to Section 244.023 is considered granted unless, before the 61st day after the date notice is received by the governing body of the municipality under Section 244.024(a)(2), the governing body determines by resolution after a public hearing that the construction or operation of a shelter at the proposed location is not in the best interest of the municipality.(b)  The governing body of the municipality may rescind a resolution adopted under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1253, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 244.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 244 - Location of Certain Facilities and Shelters|Subchapter B. Shelter for Homeless Individuals|Section 244.026. Distance Measurement

Sec. 244.026.  DISTANCE MEASUREMENT.  For purposes of this subchapter, distance is measured along the shortest straight line between the nearest property line of the shelter for homeless individuals and the nearest property line of another shelter for homeless individuals or a primary or secondary school, as appropriate.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1253, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 252.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle A - Municipal Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 252 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 252.001. Definitions

Sec. 252.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Bond funds" includes money in the treasury received from the sale of bonds and includes the proceeds of bonds that have been voted but have not been issued and delivered.(2)  "Component purchases" means purchases of the component parts of an item that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.(3)  "Current funds" includes money in the treasury, taxes in the process of being collected in the current tax year, and all other revenue that may be anticipated with reasonable certainty in the current tax year.(4)  "High technology procurement" means the procurement of equipment, goods, or services of a highly technical nature, including:(A)  data processing equipment and software and firmware used in conjunction with data processing equipment;(B)  telecommunications equipment and radio and microwave systems;(C)  electronic distributed control systems, including building energy management systems;  and(D)  technical services related to those items.(5)  "Planning services" means services primarily intended to guide governmental policy to ensure the orderly and coordinated development of the state or of municipal, county, metropolitan, or regional land areas.(6)  "Separate purchases" means purchases, made separately, of items that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.(7)  "Sequential purchases" means purchases, made over a period, of items that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.(8)  "Time warrant" includes any warrant issued by a municipality that is not payable from current funds.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1250, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 207, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 252.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle A - Municipal Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 252 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 252.002. Municipal Charter Controls in Case of Conflict

Sec. 252.002.  MUNICIPAL CHARTER CONTROLS IN CASE OF CONFLICT.  Any provision in the charter of a home-rule municipality that relates to the notice of contracts, advertisement of the notice, requirements for the taking of sealed bids based on specifications for public improvements or purchases, the manner of publicly opening bids or reading them aloud, or the manner of letting contracts and that is in conflict with this chapter controls over this chapter unless the governing body of the municipality elects to have this chapter supersede the charter.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 749, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 757, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 252.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle A - Municipal Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 252 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 252.003. Application of Other Law

Sec. 252.003.  APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.  The purchasing requirements of Section 361.426, Health and Safety Code, apply to municipal purchases made under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 252.0215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle A - Municipal Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 252 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Competitive Bidding or Competitive Proposals Required|Section 252.0215. Competitive Bidding in Relation to Historically Underutilized Business

Sec. 252.0215.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN RELATION TO HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS.  A municipality, in making an expenditure of more than $3,000 but less than $50,000, shall contact at least two historically underutilized businesses on a rotating basis, based on information provided by the comptroller pursuant to Chapter 2161, Government Code.  If the list fails to identify a historically underutilized business in the county in which the municipality is situated, the municipality is exempt from this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 749, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 17.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1765), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.100, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 252.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle A - Municipal Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 252 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Competitive Bidding or Competitive Proposals Required|Section 252.023. Exemptions From Referendum Provisions

Sec. 252.023.  EXEMPTIONS FROM REFERENDUM PROVISIONS.  The referendum provisions prescribed by Section 252.045 do not apply to expenditures that are payable:(1)  from current funds;(2)  from bond funds;  or(3)  by time warrants unless the amount of the time warrants issued by the municipality for all purposes during the current calendar year exceeds:(A)  $7,500 if the municipality's population is 5,000 or less;(B)  $10,000 if the municipality's population is 5,001 to 24,999;(C)  $25,000 if the municipality's population is 25,001 to 49,999;  or(D)  $100,000 if the municipality's population is more than 50,000.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 252.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle A - Municipal Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 252 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities|Subchapter B. Competitive Bidding or Competitive Proposals Required|Section 252.024. Selection of Insurance Broker

Sec. 252.024.  SELECTION OF INSURANCE BROKER.  This chapter does not prevent a municipality from selecting a licensed insurance broker as the sole broker of record to obtain proposals and coverages for excess or surplus insurance that provides necessary coverage and adequate limits of coverage in structuring layered excess coverages in all areas of risk requiring special consideration, including public official liability, police professional liability, and airport liability.  The broker may be retained only on a fee basis and may not receive any other remuneration from any other source.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 252.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle A - Municipal Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 252 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities|Subchapter C. Procedures|Section 252.041. Notice Requirement

Sec. 252.041.  NOTICE REQUIREMENT.  (a)  If the competitive sealed bidding requirement applies to the contract, notice of the time and place at which the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud must be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the municipality.  The date of the first publication must be before the 14th day before the date set to publicly open the bids and read them aloud. If no newspaper is published in the municipality, the notice must be posted at the city hall for 14 days before the date set to publicly open the bids and read them aloud.(b)  If the competitive sealed proposals requirement applies to the contract, notice of the request for proposals must be given in the same manner as that prescribed by Subsection (a) for the notice for competitive sealed bids.(c)  If the contract is for the purchase of machinery for the construction or maintenance of roads or streets, the notice for bids and the order for purchase must include a general specification of the machinery desired.(d)  If the governing body of the municipality intends to issue time warrants for the payment of any part of the contract, the notice must include a statement of:(1)  the governing body's intention;(2)  the maximum amount of the proposed time warrant indebtedness;(3)  the rate of interest the time warrants will bear;  and(4)  the maximum maturity date of the time warrants.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 749, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 757, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 252.0415 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle A - Municipal Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 252 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities|Subchapter C. Procedures|Section 252.0415. Procedures for Electronic Bids or Proposals

Sec. 252.0415.  PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRONIC BIDS OR PROPOSALS.  (a)  A municipality may receive bids or proposals under this chapter through electronic transmission if the governing body of the municipality adopts rules to ensure the identification, security, and confidentiality of electronic bids or proposals and to ensure that the electronic bids or proposals remain effectively unopened until the proper time.(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an electronic bid or proposal is not required to be sealed.  A provision of this chapter that applies to a sealed bid or proposal applies to a bid or proposal received through electronic transmission in accordance with the rules adopted under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|