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TX Loc Govt Code § 250.011 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.011. Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 738), Sec. 4For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 911), Sec. 7, see other Sec. 250.011.For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (S.B. 2188), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 250.011.Sec. 250.011.  RESIDENTIAL FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEMS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Subsection (c), a municipality, county, or emergency services district may not enact an ordinance, bylaw, order, building code, or rule requiring the installation of a multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler system or any other fire protection sprinkler system in a new or existing one- or two-family dwelling.(b)  A municipality, county, or emergency services district may adopt an ordinance, bylaw, order, building code, or rule allowing a multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler system specialist or other contractor to offer, for a fee, the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system in a new one- or two-family dwelling.(c)  Subsection (a) does not apply to:(1)  a municipality that has enacted an ordinance, bylaw, order, building code, or rule requiring the installation of a multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler system or any other fire protection sprinkler system in a new or existing one- or two-family dwelling on or before January 1, 2009; or(2)  an emergency services district:(A)  that before February 1, 2013, has adopted a fire code, fire code amendments, or other requirements in conflict with Subsection (a); and(B)  whose territory is located:(i)  in or adjacent to a general law municipality with a population of less than 4,000 that is served by a water control and improvement district governed by Chapter 51, Water Code; and(ii)  in a county that has a population of more than one million and is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 420,000.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 738), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 251.001 (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 251 - Municipal Right of Eminent Domain|Section 251.001. Right of Eminent Domain

Sec. 251.001.  RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  When the governing body of a municipality considers it necessary, the municipality may exercise the right of eminent domain for a public use to acquire public or private property, whether located inside or outside the municipality, for any of the following uses:(1)  the providing, enlarging, or improving of a municipally owned city hall; police station; jail or other law enforcement detention facility; fire station; library; school or other educational facility; academy; auditorium; hospital; sanatorium; market house; slaughterhouse; warehouse; elevator; railroad terminal; airport; ferry; ferry landing; pier; wharf; dock or other shipping facility; loading or unloading facility; alley, street, or other roadway; park, playground, or other recreational facility; square; water works system, including reservoirs, other water supply sources, watersheds, and water storage, drainage, treatment, distribution, transmission, and emptying facilities; sewage system including sewage collection, drainage, treatment, disposal, and emptying facilities; electric or gas power system; cemetery; and crematory;(2)  the determining of riparian rights relative to the municipal water works;(3)  the straightening or improving of the channel of any stream, branch, or drain;(4)  the straightening, widening, or extending of any alley, street, or other roadway; and(5)  any other municipal public use the governing body considers advisable.(b)  A municipality condemning land under this section may take a fee simple title to the property if the governing body expresses the intention to do so.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (S.B. 18), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 251.002 (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 251 - Municipal Right of Eminent Domain|Section 251.002. Procedure

Sec. 251.002.  PROCEDURE.  An exercise of the power of eminent domain granted by this chapter is governed by Chapter 21 of the Property Code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 253.002 (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 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities|Section 253.002. Transactions Concerning an Island, Flat, or Submerged Land

Sec. 253.002.  TRANSACTIONS CONCERNING AN ISLAND, FLAT, OR SUBMERGED LAND.  (a)  A municipality may sell, convey, lease, or provide an option to all or a part of an island, flat, or submerged land the municipality owns and may make development plans and contracts for these purposes, at the times and on the terms that the governing body determines are proper and in the public interest, if the state or the Republic of Texas relinquished its interest in the land to the municipality before April 23, 1953.(b)  For a home-rule municipality the charter of which authorizes a referendum on such a transaction, the governing body may make the transaction without advertising or receiving bids, but the transaction may not take effect unless either it has been approved at a referendum ordered for that purpose or the period for the submission of a petition for a referendum on the transaction has expired.(c)  This section does not grant or convey to a municipality title to oil, gas, or other minerals.(d)  This section prevails over any conflicting charter provision of a home-rule municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 253.003 (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 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities|Section 253.003. Purchase and Sale of Federal Property

Sec. 253.003.  PURCHASE AND SALE OF FEDERAL PROPERTY.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants may purchase for municipal purposes any real property, including improvements on the property, that the federal government offers for sale to the municipality.(b)  If the purpose for which property purchased under this section ceases to exist or if the property is no longer needed for the purpose, the governing body may sell and convey the property for the highest obtainable price.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 253.004 (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 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities|Section 253.004. Grant or Lease of Property for Juvenile Board

Sec. 253.004.  GRANT OR LEASE OF PROPERTY FOR JUVENILE BOARD.  A home-rule municipality by grant or lease may donate to the county in which the municipality is located any unimproved land for use by a juvenile board of the county.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 253.005 (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 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities|Section 253.005. Lease of Oil, Gas, or Mineral Land

Sec. 253.005.  LEASE OF OIL, GAS, OR MINERAL LAND.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality may lease oil, gas, or mineral land that it owns, in the manner and on the terms that the governing body of the municipality determines, for the benefit of the municipality.  A lease under this section is not a sale under the law governing the sale of municipal land.(b)  A municipality may lease under this section a street, alley, or public square in the municipality if the lease prohibits the lessee from using the surface of the land for drilling, production, or other operations.  In this subsection, "public square" does not include a dedicated public park.(c)  A well may not be drilled in the thickly settled part of the municipality or within 200 feet of a private residence.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 446 (H.B. 2333), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 253.006 (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 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities|Section 253.006. Lease of Municipal Hospital or Swimming Pool

Sec. 253.006.  LEASE OF MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL OR SWIMMING POOL.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality with a population of 65,000 or less may lease all or part of a hospital owned by the municipality, to be operated by the lessee as a public hospital.(b)  The governing body of any municipality may lease a swimming pool owned by the municipality, to be operated by the lessee as a public swimming pool.(c)  A lease under this section must:(1)  be authorized by ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body;(2)  be executed on behalf of the municipality by the mayor and the municipal secretary or clerk;(3)  be impressed with the municipal seal;  and(4)  cover a period of not more than 50 years.(d)  A lease under this section is subject to the terms agreed to by the governing body and the lessee.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 253.007 (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 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities|Section 253.007. Sale or Lease of Computer Software by Certain Municipalities

Sec. 253.007.  SALE OR LEASE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality that has a population of more than 5,000.(b)  A municipality that independently or in conjunction with any person develops automated information systems software may contract with a person for the sale, lease, marketing, or other distribution of the software.  Any release of municipally developed automated information systems software must be under a contract that provides that the municipality will receive a royalty, license right, or other appropriate compensation for developing the software.  The provisions of Chapter 552, Government Code, governing the cost of making copies of public records do not apply to automated information systems software subject to a contract under this section.(c)  In this section, "automated information systems software" means any procedure or software that is designed, operated, or maintained to collect, record, process, store, retrieve, display, or transmit information.(d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, this section does not apply to the cost of production for public inspection or copying of public records collected, assembled, or maintained through use of the software, which cost is governed by Subchapter F, Chapter 552, Government Code, without regard to the cost of developing the software.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 505, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 428, Sec. 7, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(88), (100), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 253.008 (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 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities|Section 253.008. Sale of Real Property by Public Auction

Sec. 253.008.  SALE OF REAL PROPERTY BY PUBLIC AUCTION.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may sell real property owned by the municipality by public auction or by sealed bid under Section 272.001.(b)  To sell real property by public auction, the governing body of a municipality shall publish notice of the auction before the 20th day before the date the auction is held.  The notice for sale of the real property must be published once a week for three consecutive weeks before the date the auction is held in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the municipality is located and, if the real property is located in another county, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the real property is located.  The notice must include a description of the real property, including its location, and the date, time, and location at which the auction is to be held.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 206, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 253.007 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(39), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 253.009 (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 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities|Section 253.009. Conveyance of Adjoining Property to Municipal Development Corporation

Sec. 253.009.  CONVEYANCE OF ADJOINING PROPERTY TO MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.  (a)  A municipality may convey to a municipally created economic development corporation, including a development corporation organized under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12), real property that has been conveyed by gift to the municipality or conveyed to the municipality as part of a legal settlement and that is adjacent to an area designated for development by the corporation.(b)  A municipality may convey property under Subsection (a) for any fair consideration approved by the governing body of the municipality.  For a conveyance under this section to be effective, the governing body must adopt an ordinance that:(1)  describes the property to be conveyed;(2)  requires the conveyance to comply with the requirements of Section 5.022, Property Code, except a covenant of general warranty is not required;  and(3)  states the consideration paid.(c)  A municipality may convey the property under this section without complying with the other notice or bidding requirements prescribed by other law, including Section 272.001.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1186, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.17, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 253.012 (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 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities|Section 253.012. Conveyance to Economic Development Corporation by Certain Municipalities

Sec. 253.012.  CONVEYANCE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  In this section, "economic development corporation" means a Type A corporation governed by Chapter 504 or a Type B corporation governed by Chapter 505.(b)  This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 20,000 or less.(c)  A municipality may transfer to an economic development corporation, for consideration described by this section, real property or an interest in real property without complying with the notice and bidding requirements of Section 272.001(a) or other law.(d)  Consideration for a transfer authorized by this section is in the form of an agreement between the parties that requires the economic development corporation to use the property in a manner that primarily promotes a public purpose of the municipality.  If the economic development corporation at any time fails to use the property in that manner, ownership of the property automatically reverts to the municipality.(e)  The municipality shall transfer the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer.  The instrument must include a provision that:(1)  requires the economic development corporation to use the property in a manner that primarily promotes a public purpose of the municipality;  and(2)  indicates that ownership of the property automatically reverts to the municipality if the nonprofit organization at any time fails to use the property in that manner.(f)  A municipality may not transfer property to an economic development corporation under this section if the municipality acquired the property through eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (H.B. 3072), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 253.013 (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 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities|Section 253.013. Donation of Real Property of Negligible or Negative Value to Certain Private Persons

Sec. 253.013.  DONATION OF REAL PROPERTY OF NEGLIGIBLE OR NEGATIVE VALUE TO CERTAIN PRIVATE PERSONS.  (a)  This section applies only to:(1)  a municipality with a population greater than 150,000 and less than 200,000 that is located in three counties; and(2)  a municipality with a population greater than 65,000 and less than 90,000 that is located in a county in which part but not all of a military installation is located.(b)  The governing body of a municipality to which this section applies may determine that real property located inside the boundaries of the municipality and owned by the municipality is surplus real property of negligible or negative value if:(1)  the property is not improved, including by having a structure on it or by being paved;(2)  ownership of the property does not provide any identifiable positive benefit to the municipality in relation to the municipality's current needs;(3)  ownership of the property is not likely to provide any identifiable positive benefit to the municipality in relation to the municipality's future needs; and(4)  the cost of maintaining the property is a substantial burden to the municipality.(c)  The governing body of a municipality that makes a determination under Subsection (b) shall adopt written findings and conclusions regarding the determination made.(d)  The governing body of a municipality that makes a determination under Subsection (b) that certain real property is surplus real property of negligible or negative value may donate that property to a private person who owns property adjacent to the surplus real property of negligible or negative value.(e)  Section 272.001 does not apply to a conveyance of property authorized by this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (H.B. 2584), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 303 (H.B. 1427), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 253.014 (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 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities|Section 253.014. Broker Agreements and Fees for Sale of Real Property by Home-Rule Municipality

Sec. 253.014.  BROKER AGREEMENTS AND FEES FOR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY BY HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  In this section, "broker" means a person licensed as a broker under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code.(b)  The governing body of a home-rule municipality may contract with a broker to sell a tract of real property that the municipality:(1)  owns; or(2)  holds in trust and has the authority to sell.(c)  The governing body may pay a fee if a broker produces a ready, willing, and able buyer to purchase a tract of real property.(d)  If a contract is made under Subsection (b) with a broker to list the tract of real property for sale for at least 30 days with a multiple-listing service, the governing body on or after the 30th day after the date the property is listed may sell the tract of real property to a ready, willing, and able buyer who is produced by any broker using the multiple-listing service and who submits the highest cash offer.(e)  The governing body may sell a tract of real property under this section without complying with the public auction requirements prescribed by Section 253.008 or other law or the notice and bidding requirements prescribed by Section 272.001 or other law.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 462 (S.B. 985), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1110 (H.B. 3244), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 261.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 261 - County Right of Eminent Domain|Section 261.001. Right of Eminent Domain

Sec. 261.001.  RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  A county may exercise the right of eminent domain to condemn and acquire land, an easement in land, or a right-of-way if the acquisition is necessary for the construction of a jail, courthouse, hospital, or library, or for another public use authorized by law.(b)  The right of eminent domain conferred by this section extends to public or private land, but not to land used for cemetery purposes.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (S.B. 18), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 261.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 261 - County Right of Eminent Domain|Section 261.002. Procedure

Sec. 261.002.  PROCEDURE.  The condemnation proceedings must be instituted in the name of the county and under the direction of the commissioners court.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 261.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 261 - County Right of Eminent Domain|Section 261.003. Appeal

Sec. 261.003.  APPEAL.  (a)  An appeal from a finding and assessment of damages made as prescribed by Chapter 21, Property Code, does not suspend work by the county that relates to the land the county seeks to acquire.(b)  A county is not required to give a bond in an appealed case.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 270.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 270 - Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting the Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property by Counties|Section 270.001. Acquisition of Real Property by Conveyance

Sec. 270.001.  ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY BY CONVEYANCE.  A deed, grant, or conveyance that is made, is acknowledged or proven, and is recorded as other deeds of conveyance to a county, to the courts or commissioners of a county, or to another person for the use and benefit of a county vests in the county the right, title, interest, and estate that the grantor had in the property at the time the instrument was executed and that the grantor intended to convey.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|