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TX Loc Govt Code § 308.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 308 - Municipal Bands|Section 308.003. Election

Sec. 308.003.  ELECTION.  (a)  On receipt of a written petition signed by a number of qualified property taxpaying voters equal to at least 10 percent of the total number of votes cast in the most recent municipal general election, the governing body of the municipality shall submit to the voters of the municipality the question of whether a band shall be established and maintained by the municipality.(b)  To the extent possible, the election shall be held in accordance with the law governing the municipality's general elections.(c)  If a majority of the votes received are in favor of the proposition to establish and maintain a band, the governing body shall establish and maintain a band.(d)  If the proposition is defeated, on receipt of a similar petition the municipality may hold subsequent elections for the purpose of determining whether to establish and maintain a band.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 308.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 308 - Municipal Bands|Section 308.004. Election to Discontinue Band

Sec. 308.004.  ELECTION TO DISCONTINUE BAND.  (a)  On receipt of a petition meeting the requirements of Section 308.003, the governing body of the municipality shall hold an election to determine whether to discontinue a band previously established under this chapter.  The election shall be conducted in the same manner as the election establishing the band.(b)  If a majority of the votes received are in favor of the proposition to discontinue the band, the governing body shall discontinue the band and municipal maintenance of the band.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 308.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 308 - Municipal Bands|Section 308.005. Frequency of Elections

Sec. 308.005.  FREQUENCY OF ELECTIONS.  A municipality may not hold two elections under this chapter within a period of less than two years.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 308.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 308 - Municipal Bands|Section 308.006. Ordinances

Sec. 308.006.  ORDINANCES.  The governing body of the municipality may adopt any ordinance or resolution to enable the municipality to maintain the band.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 308.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 308 - Municipal Bands|Section 308.007. Citizen Commission

Sec. 308.007.  CITIZEN COMMISSION.  The governing body of the municipality shall appoint a nonpartisan citizen commission composed of three, four, or five members to negotiate contracts, formulate rules, and do all other things necessary or proper to establish, control, and maintain the band.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 308.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 308 - Municipal Bands|Section 308.008. Effect of Law on Other Powers

Sec. 308.008.  EFFECT OF LAW ON OTHER POWERS.  This chapter does not affect any special charter granted by the legislature, or any charter adopted by the voters, before August 23, 1925.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 309.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 309 - Arts and Entertainment Districts|Section 309.001. Arts and Entertainment Districts

Sec. 309.001.  ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS.  (a)  A municipality with a population of more than one million may designate a defined area in the municipality as an arts and entertainment district to develop a public and private collaboration that plays a vital role in the cultural life and development of the community in the district.(b)  The municipality shall develop the area in the district so that it contributes to the public through interpretive, educational, and recreational uses.(c)  The municipality may solicit grants and donations for the development of the district.(d)  The municipality may provide incentives to persons to develop the area in the district for public purposes.(e)  The municipality may provide tax breaks to persons in the district to develop the district for public purposes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 482 (H.B. 2514), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 315.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 315 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Section 315.001. Municipal Parks Outside Municipal Limits: Charges; Cumulative Effect With Charter Provisions; Liability

Sec. 315.001.  MUNICIPAL PARKS OUTSIDE MUNICIPAL LIMITS:  CHARGES;  CUMULATIVE EFFECT WITH CHARTER PROVISIONS;  LIABILITY.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality with a park or playground outside the municipal limits may fix and collect reasonable charges for use of the facilities by the public.  All proceeds from the charges shall be used for the support, maintenance, and improvement of the municipal parks and playgrounds.(b)  The provisions of this title relating to the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of parks or playgrounds outside the municipal limits are cumulative of powers provided by a municipal charter, and the municipal charter may provide different powers in that regard.(c)  A municipality that acquires a park or playground outside the municipal limits is not liable for personal injuries resulting from or caused by any defective, unsound, or unsafe condition of the park or playground that results from or is caused by any negligence, want of skill, or lack of care of any governing board, officer, servant, employee, or other person with regard to the construction, management, conduct, or maintenance of the park or playground.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 315.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 315 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Section 315.002. Establishment of Municipal Streets Through Certain Parks

Sec. 315.002.  ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL STREETS THROUGH CERTAIN PARKS.  (a)  Unless approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting in a referendum on the question, a municipality may not establish or dedicate a thoroughfare, public street, or alley through property that:(1)  is dedicated or used for park purposes;  and(2)  includes land owned by the state on which is situated one or more buildings in the construction of which the state has expended at least $50,000.(b)  A municipality may, without an election, maintain driveways through the land described by Subsection (a) if the driveways are for park purposes only and are not for use as general thoroughfares.(c)  This section does not apply to the campus of an educational institution or to the grounds of an eleemosynary institution.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 315.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 315 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Section 315.003. Improvement of Public Grounds by Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 315.003.  IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC GROUNDS BY TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  A Type A general-law municipality may provide for the enclosing of, and regulate and improve, all public grounds belonging to the municipality, and may direct and regulate the planting and preserving of ornaments and shade trees along streets and sidewalks and in public grounds.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 315.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 315 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Section 315.004. Special Assessment to Pay for Parks: Municipality With 12,000 or More Inhabitants

Sec. 315.004.  SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO PAY FOR PARKS:  MUNICIPALITY WITH 12,000 OR MORE INHABITANTS.  (a)  A municipality with 12,000 or more inhabitants that condemns land for laying out, establishing, or enlarging a park, parkway, or pleasure ground may provide by ordinance that the cost of the land and improvements be paid for, wholly or partly to an extent not exceeding the special benefits received, by the property owners who own property in the vicinity of and are benefitted by the park, parkway, or pleasure ground.(b)  The municipality may fix liens against the benefitted property to the extent of the special benefits.  Neither an assessment nor a lien is effective against homestead property.(c)  The manner of assessing and collecting from the property owner is the same as provided by law in connection with the opening or widening of streets.  Assessments may be made payable in not more than 16 installments, the last maturing in not more than 15 years, and may bear interest at a rate not exceeding eight percent a year.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 315.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle A - Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 315 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Municipal Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Section 315.005. Municipal Library in Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 315.005.  MUNICIPAL LIBRARY IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  A Type A general-law municipality may establish a free library in the municipality, adopt rules for the proper management of the library, and appropriate municipal revenues for the library's management or improvement.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 317.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 317 - Abandonment of County Parks|Section 317.001. Hearing

Sec. 317.001.  HEARING.  On the application of any person, the commissioners court of a county shall hold a hearing to determine if land dedicated as a county park is undesirable for park purposes and if the park should be closed and abandoned.  The commissioners court may conduct such a hearing on its own motion.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 317.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 317 - Abandonment of County Parks|Section 317.002. Notice of Hearing

Sec. 317.002.  NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper published in the county.  The notice must be in English and must be published once a week for three consecutive weeks before the hearing, with the first publication appearing before the 21st day before the date of the hearing.(b)  If no newspaper is published in the county, the commissioners court shall post the notice at the courthouse door.  The notice must remain posted for at least 21 consecutive days preceding the date of the hearing.(c)  The notice must:(1)  contain a brief description of the land;(2)  state that at the hearing the commissioners court will determine whether the park should be closed and abandoned;  and(3)  direct all interested persons desiring to protest the closing and abandonment to appear at the time and place of the hearing.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 317.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 317 - Abandonment of County Parks|Section 317.003. Action at Hearing

Sec. 317.003.  ACTION AT HEARING.  (a)  At the hearing, the commissioners court shall:(1)  hear evidence as to whether the land is desirable for park purposes;  and(2)  make a full investigation as to whether the public interest would be better served by the retention and maintenance of the land as a county park or by the closing and abandonment of the park.(b)  After the hearing, the commissioners court shall enter in its minutes an order retaining the park or abandoning and closing the park, according to its determination as to the best public interest.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 317.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 317 - Abandonment of County Parks|Section 317.004. Effect of Abandonment

Sec. 317.004.  EFFECT OF ABANDONMENT.  (a)  If the commissioners court orders that the park be closed and abandoned, the dedication of the land for that purpose expires, and the owner of the land holds fee simple title unencumbered by the dedication.(b)  To be vested with an unencumbered title under this section, the owner of the land must pay to the state and each political subdivision any taxes due on the land at the time the land was conveyed to the county for park purposes.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 319.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 319 - Horticultural and Agricultural Exhibits in Counties|Section 319.001. Annual Exhibits

Sec. 319.001.  ANNUAL EXHIBITS.  The commissioners court of a county may provide for annual exhibits of horticultural, agricultural, livestock, mineral, and other products that are of interest to the community.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 319.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 319 - Horticultural and Agricultural Exhibits in Counties|Section 319.002. Museums, Buildings, and Improvements

Sec. 319.002.  MUSEUMS, BUILDINGS, AND IMPROVEMENTS.  To aid in the exhibition of products listed in Section 319.001, the commissioners court of a county may establish and maintain a museum, building, or other improvement in the county or at any other location in the United States at which a fair or exposition is being held.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 319.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 319 - Horticultural and Agricultural Exhibits in Counties|Section 319.003. Cooperative Efforts

Sec. 319.003.  COOPERATIVE EFFORTS.  (a)  Two or more counties may cooperate with one another and a county may cooperate with local interests to construct the museum, building, or other improvement or to aid and share expenses in the exhibition of products listed in Section 319.001.(b)  A municipality, water improvement district, or water control and improvement district may cooperate with the commissioners court of a county for a purpose stated by Subsection (a) and may appropriate money to aid in the purpose.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 319.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 319 - Horticultural and Agricultural Exhibits in Counties|Section 319.004. Contracts and Leases

Sec. 319.004.  CONTRACTS AND LEASES.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may contract for the complete management of, and for the conducting, maintenance, use, and operation of, buildings, improvements, and exhibits authorized by this chapter or by Subchapter B, Chapter 1473, Government Code.(b)  The commissioners court may lease the buildings, improvements, or exhibits.(c)  A contract or lease made under this section must be evidenced by an order of the commissioners court and entered in the minutes of the court.(d)  The commissioners court may permit the use of a building, improvement, or exhibit for any public purpose the court determines to be of benefit to the county and its residents.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 68, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.315, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 319.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 319 - Horticultural and Agricultural Exhibits in Counties|Section 319.005. Revenue

Sec. 319.005.  REVENUE.  The commissioners court of a county may use the net revenue derived from the use of a building, improvement, or exhibit authorized by this chapter or by Subchapter B, Chapter 1473, Government Code, for the management, operation, maintenance, development, improvement, or promotion of activities authorized under this chapter or under Subchapter B, Chapter 1473, Government Code, or for any other public purpose.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 68, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.316, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 330.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 330 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 330.001. Operation and Financing of County Museums

Sec. 330.001.  OPERATION AND FINANCING OF COUNTY MUSEUMS.  (a)  This section applies only to a county that has substantial urban areas and borders on an international boundary.  For the purposes of this subsection, a county has substantial urban areas only if at least four municipalities, each with a population of more than 25,000, are located in the county.(b)  A county may construct or operate a museum in the county to display, construct, restore, preserve, maintain, or reconstruct buildings, works of art, and related furnishings for exhibitions.(c)  A county may contract with an entity operating a museum in the county to provide the museum described by Subsection (b).  To be eligible to enter into the contract, the entity must be:(1)  organized under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and(2)  accredited by a nationally recognized association of museums acceptable to the county.(d)  As part of the contract, the commissioners court may appropriate money from the general fund of the county to the museum to purchase, display, construct, restore, preserve, maintain, operate, or reconstruct a building, work of art, or related furnishings used by the museum to further its exhibitions or operations and to promote county purposes under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 738 (H.B. 2796), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 331.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 331 - Municipal and County Authority to Acquire and Maintain Parks, Museums, and Historic Sites|Section 331.001. General Authority

Sec. 331.001.  GENERAL AUTHORITY.  (a)  A municipality or county may improve land for park purposes and may operate and maintain parks.  The authority to improve the land includes the authority to construct buildings, lay out and pave driveways and walks, construct ditches or lakes, and set out trees and shrubs.(b)  A municipality or county may by gift, devise, purchase, or eminent domain proceeding acquire:(1)  land and buildings to be used for public parks, playgrounds, or historical museums;  or(2)  land on which are located:(A)  historic buildings, sites, or landmarks of statewide historical significance associated with historic events or personalities;(B)  prehistoric ruins, burial grounds, or archaeological or vertebrate paleontological sites;  or(C)  sites including fossilized footprints, inscriptions made by human agency, or any other archaeological, paleontological, or historic buildings, markers, monuments, or historical features.(c)  Land acquired by a municipality under Subsection (b) may be situated inside or outside the municipality but must be within the county in which the municipality is situated, and land acquired by a county under Subsection (b) must be within the limits of the county.  The land may be acquired in any size tract considered suitable by the governing body of the municipality or county.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 87(s), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 331.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle C - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 331 - Municipal and County Authority to Acquire and Maintain Parks, Museums, and Historic Sites|Section 331.002. Acquisition of Historic Objects

Sec. 331.002.  ACQUISITION OF HISTORIC OBJECTS.  A municipality or county may acquire by gift or purchase, individually or in a collection, any historic book, painting, sculpture, coin, or other object or collection of historical significance to the municipality or county.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|