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TX Loc Govt Code § 270.002 (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 270 - Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting the Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property by Counties|Section 270.002. Purchase and Sale of Property After Judgment

Sec. 270.002.  PURCHASE AND SALE OF PROPERTY AFTER JUDGMENT.  If property is sold under execution or order of sale on a judgment in favor of a county, including execution on a judgment in a case of scire facias in the name of the state, the attorney or agent representing the county, with the advice and consent of the commissioners court, may purchase and dispose of the property for the county in the same manner as an attorney or agent for the state under Article 4401, Revised Statutes.  The officer selling the property shall execute and deliver to the county a deed to the property.  On sale of the property by the county, the commissioners court, in the name of the county, shall execute and deliver to the purchaser a deed to the property.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 270.003 (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 270 - Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting the Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property by Counties|Section 270.003. Acquisition and Use of Public Platform Tonnage Scales

Sec. 270.003.  ACQUISITION AND USE OF PUBLIC PLATFORM TONNAGE SCALES.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may, on the presentation of a suitable written petition signed by 500 or more inhabitants of the county, purchase and install one or more public platform tonnage scales suitable and adapted for the weighing of livestock, produce, agricultural products, or other goods to facilitate the development of truck farming, cattle raising, or other trade or business in which the availability of a public scale is necessary or desirable.(b)  The commissioners court may operate a public scale.  It may provide adequate personnel for this purpose or it may lease or rent, under terms and conditions it may set, the scale to a responsible private person.(c)  The commissioners court may prescribe rules concerning the use of a public scale, including the fee to be charged.(d)  A public scale provided for under this section must at all times be available for use by the public.(e)  The money that may be collected or received from the use or operation of a public scale or through a contract executed under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 270.004 (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 270.004. Authority to Contract With Federal Government for Acquisition of Land or Housing

Sec. 270.004.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND OR HOUSING.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may:(1)  contract with the United States, including the General Services Administrator and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and their successors, for:(A)  the acquisition of land or an interest in land located in the county that is owned by the United States;  or(B)  the acquisition of temporary housing on land that the United States owns or controls;(2)  acquire from the United States, by purchase, gift, or otherwise, land or housing described in Subdivision (1);  and(3)  own and operate land or housing acquired under this subsection.(b)  The commissioners court may:(1)  adopt a resolution or order requesting the United States to transfer to the county the land, housing, or the interest in the land or housing that the United States is authorized to convey or transfer to the county;  and(2)  bind the county to comply with all terms and conditions imposed by the United States as a prerequisite to the transfer or conveyance of the land, housing, or the interest in the land or housing.(c)  The instrument or deed conveying to the county the land, housing, or the interest in the land or housing may contain conditions, provisions, covenants, or warranties prescribed by the United States and agreed on by the commissioners court acting for the county, provided the terms are not prohibited by the Texas Constitution.(d)  The commissioners court may issue negotiable bonds and levy taxes for the interest and sinking funds of the bonds, in accordance with Subtitles A and C, Title 9, Government Code, to purchase or acquire in another manner the land or housing and to improve, enlarge, extend, or repair the land or housing.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.292, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 270.005 (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 270.005. Contracts With Federal Government for Construction in Populous County

Sec. 270.005.  CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION IN POPULOUS COUNTY.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county with a population of 251,000 to 275,000 may contract with the United States government or a federal agency for:(1)  the joint construction or improvement of roads, bridges, or other county improvements; or(2)  the maintenance of a project constructed under this section.(b)  The county may pay for its part of the expense of a project constructed under this section from available county funds.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 95, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 80, 81, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 86, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 270.006 (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 270.006. Report About Use Of, or Accident Involving, Equipment in County With Population of 500,000 or More

Sec. 270.006.  REPORT ABOUT USE OF, OR ACCIDENT INVOLVING, EQUIPMENT IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 500,000 OR MORE.  (a)  In this section, "equipment" means equipment purchased with and operated with public funds or personal equipment for which an employee or officer is reimbursed by a county or flood control district for operation and maintenance charges.(b)  This section applies only to a county with a population of 500,000 or more.(c)  An officer or employee of a county, a district officer, or an employee of a flood control district in the county who operates equipment shall file with each payroll a report for each piece of equipment in the charge of the employee or officer, showing:(1)  the daily use of the equipment;(2)  the time and mileage run;(3)  the amount spent for repairs;(4)  the gasoline, oil, and grease purchased;  and(5)  the road, bridge, or project on which work was performed.(d)  The report must be in writing and must be signed and certified by the officer or employee actually using the equipment.(e)  An officer or employee of the county, a district officer, or an employee of a flood control district in the county shall file a report of an accident involving equipment in the charge of the employee or officer.  The report must give the cause, damage, location, circumstances, and persons and equipment involved in the accident.(f)  A report under this section must be on a prescribed form and must be filed on or before the fifth day of the month succeeding the period of operation.(g)  A report under this section must disclose all facts essential to a proper analysis of maintenance and operating costs and other statistical purposes.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 270.008 (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 270.008. Disposal of Super Collider Property

Sec. 270.008.  DISPOSAL OF SUPER COLLIDER PROPERTY.  (a)  If the United States Department of Energy returns or gives to any county any property that was used or was to be used in connection with or by a superconducting super collider high-energy research facility, the county may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the property by a method determined by the commissioners court of the county.(b)  A commissioners court disposing of property under this section is not required to comply with any provision of this title, including Sections 263.001 and 272.001, requiring a public auction or bidding process for the disposal of property.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 92, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 270.009 (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 270.009. Intellectual Property of County

Sec. 270.009.  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF COUNTY.  A county may acquire, apply for, register, secure, hold, protect, and renew under the laws of this state, another state, the United States, or any other nation:(1)  a patent for the invention or discovery of:(A)  any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;(B)  any new use of a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;  or(C)  any new and useful improvement on a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;(2)  a copyright of an original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which the work may be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device;(3)  a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark for a word, name, symbol, device, or slogan that the county uses to identify and distinguish the county's goods and services from other goods and services;  and(4)  other evidence of protection of exclusivity issued for intellectual property.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 301, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 272.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 272 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 272.002. Conveyances by Certain Political Subdivisions to the United States for Purposes Related to Waterways

Sec. 272.002.  CONVEYANCES BY CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO THE UNITED STATES FOR PURPOSES RELATED TO WATERWAYS.  (a)  This section applies to property, including land or an interest in land, that:(1)  is owned by:(A)  a county having a boundary coinciding with a part of the international boundary between the United States and Mexico;(B)  a county contiguous to a county described by Paragraph (A);  or(C)  a municipal corporation, political subdivision, or district organized under the state constitution and statutes and located in a county described by Paragraph (A) or (B), including a municipality, independent school district, common school district, water improvement district, water control and improvement district, navigation district, road district, levee district, or drainage district;  and(2)  is desired by the United States to enable a department or establishment of the United States to carry out a federal law in aid of navigation, flood control, or improvement of water courses and to accomplish the purposes specified by Section 2204.101, Government Code, and is necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of works required for those purposes.(b)  On the request of the United States through its proper officers, an entity described by Subsection (a)(1) may convey with or without monetary consideration the title or an easement to the property to the United States or to another entity described by Subsection (a)(1) that has agreed by resolution of its governing body to acquire the property for conveyance to the United States.(c)  All rights conferred by law to the Port of Harlingen Authority to develop a navigation project and all improvements incidental, necessary, or convenient for that project are reserved for the authority.  This section does not take away any right of the authority to dredge, widen, straighten, or otherwise improve the Arroyo-Colorado and all other lakes, bays, streams, or bodies of water within, or adjacent or appurtenant to, the boundaries of the authority as a navigation project or to construct turning basins, yacht basins, or port facilities.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(24), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 272.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 272 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 272.003. Rental of Office Space by County or Municipality for Unemployment Relief Administration

Sec. 272.003.  RENTAL OF OFFICE SPACE BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a municipality may lease, rent, or provide office space to aid and cooperate with state and federal agencies engaged in the administration of relief to the unemployed or needy people of the state.  The commissioners court or governing body may pay the regular monthly utility bills for the office space, including bills for electricity, gas, and water.(b)  If a majority of the commissioners court considers the office space essential to the proper administration of the state or federal agency, the court may pay for the space and the regular monthly utility bills out of the general fund of the county by warrants as in the payment of other obligations of the county.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 272.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 272 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 272.004. Transfers of Property by Certain Political Subdivisions

Sec. 272.004.  TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY BY CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  (a)  In this section, "political subdivision" has the same meaning as the term "issuer" under Section 1371.001, Government Code.(b)  A political subdivision may sell, lease as a lessee or lessor, or otherwise transfer property in the same manner as the subregional board of a regional transportation authority under Sections 452.108(d) and (e), Transportation Code.(c)  A sale, lease, or other transfer of property under this section must be approved by a majority of the voters voting at an election held within the boundaries of the political subdivision if the agreement:(1)  involves the levy by the political subdivision of a tax in an amount sufficient to make payments due under the agreement;  and(2)  is executed on or after September 1, 1999.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.300, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 272.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 272 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 272.005. Lease of Property to Governmental Entity

Sec. 272.005.  LEASE OF PROPERTY TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.  (a)  To promote a public purpose of the political subdivision, a political subdivision may:(1)  lease property owned by the political subdivision to another political subdivision or an agency of the state or federal government; or(2)  make an agreement to provide office space in property owned by the political subdivision to the other political subdivision or agency.(b)  In acting under Subsection (a), the political subdivision:(1)  shall determine the terms of the lease or agreement so as to promote and maintain the public purpose;(2)  may provide for the lease of the property or provision of the office space at less than fair market value; and(3)  is not required to comply with any competitive purchasing procedure or any notice and publication requirement imposed by this chapter or other law.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 245 (H.B. 2618), Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 272.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 272 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 272.006. Sale or Transfer of Law Enforcement Vehicle

Sec. 272.006.  SALE OR TRANSFER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE.  (a) In this section, "political subdivision" means a county, municipality, school district, junior college district, other special district, or other subdivision of state government.(b)  A political subdivision may not sell or transfer a marked patrol car or other law enforcement motor vehicle to the public unless the political subdivision first removes any equipment or insignia that could mislead a reasonable person to believe that the vehicle is a law enforcement motor vehicle, including any police light, siren, amber warning light, spotlight, grill light, antenna, emblem, outline of an emblem, or emergency vehicle equipment.(c)  A political subdivision may not sell or transfer a marked patrol car or other political subdivision law enforcement motor vehicle to a security services contractor who is regulated by the Department of Public Safety and licensed under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, unless each emblem or insignia that identifies the vehicle as a law enforcement motor vehicle is removed before the sale or transfer.(d)  A political subdivision that sells or transfers a marked patrol car or other law enforcement motor vehicle to the public in violation of this section is liable:(1)  for damages proximately caused by the use of that vehicle during the commission of a crime; and(2)  to this state for a civil penalty of $1,000.(e)  The attorney general may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under Subsection (d)(2).(f)  Governmental immunity to suit and from liability is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by Subsection (d).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 274 (H.B. 473), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 3223), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 273.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 273 - Acquisition of Property for Public Purposes by Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 273.001. Acquisition of Property; Exercise of Police Power

Sec. 273.001.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY;  EXERCISE OF POLICE POWER.  (a)  A municipality may, in accordance with this chapter, acquire property separately or jointly with another municipality or other governmental entity by gift, dedication, or purchase, with or without condemnation.(b)  The property must be located within the county where the municipality or other governmental entity is located.  The property may be located inside or outside the corporate limits of the municipality.(c)  The property must be used for the following public purposes:(1)  parks and playgrounds;(2)  hospitals;(3)  the extension, improvement, and enlargement of its water system, including riparian rights, water supply reservoirs, standpipes, watersheds, and dams;(4)  the laying, building, maintenance, and construction of water mains;(5)  the laying, erection, establishment, and maintenance of necessary appurtenances or facilities that will furnish to the inhabitants of the municipality an abundant supply of wholesome water;(6)  sewage plants and systems;(7)  rights of way for water and sewer lines;(8)  airports and landing fields;(9)  incinerators and garbage disposal plants;(10)  streets, boulevards, alleys, or other public ways;  or(11)  a right of way needed in connection with property used for any of these purposes.(d)  The municipality may exercise police power within an area acquired under this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 273.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 273 - Acquisition of Property for Public Purposes by Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 273.002. Condemnation

Sec. 273.002.  CONDEMNATION.  Condemnation of property under this chapter shall be in accordance with state law relating to eminent domain, which may be Chapter 21, Property Code, or any other state law governing and relating to the condemnation of land for public use by a municipality.|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. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 273.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 273 - Acquisition of Property for Public Purposes by Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 273.003. Necessary Alterations

Sec. 273.003.  NECESSARY ALTERATIONS.  (a)  If, in acting under this chapter, it is necessary for a municipality or other governmental entity to exercise the power of eminent domain, a police power, or any other power in order to make an alteration, including relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of a railroad, electric transmission, telegraph or telephone line, conduit, pole, property or facility, or pipeline outside the corporate limits of municipalities, the alteration shall be made at the sole expense of the municipality or other governmental entity.(b)  In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of an alteration made under Subsection (a) and of the provision of a comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|