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TX Loc Govt Code § 337.011 (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 337 - Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 337.011. Authority to Create

Sec. 337.011.  AUTHORITY TO CREATE.  (a)  A municipality or county may create a nonmember, nonstock, public, cultural educational facilities finance corporation for the sole purpose of acquiring, constructing, providing, improving, financing, and refinancing cultural facilities for the public purposes stated in this chapter.(b)  The municipality or county shall create and organize the corporation in the same manner as a health facilities development corporation is created and organized under Chapter 221, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 20.004(a), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 337.012 (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 337 - Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 337.012. General Powers

Sec. 337.012.  GENERAL POWERS.  (a)  A corporation has the same powers, authority, and rights:(1)  with respect to cultural facilities and health facilities that a health facilities development corporation has with respect to health facilities under Chapter 221, Health and Safety Code; and(2)  with respect to educational facilities, housing facilities, and other facilities incidental, subordinate, or related to those facilities that a nonprofit corporation created under Section 53.35(b), Education Code, or an authority created under Section 53.11, Education Code, has under Chapter 53, Education Code.(b)  Except as provided by this chapter, a corporation has the same rights and powers as a corporation organized under the former Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) or formed under the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008(d), Business Organizations Code.(c)  The powers of a corporation under Subsection (a) include the power to:(1)  acquire, purchase, lease, mortgage, and convey property with respect to a facility;(2)  borrow money by issuing bonds, notes, and other obligations;(3)  lend money for the corporation's corporate purposes;(4)  invest and reinvest the corporation's funds; and(5)  secure the corporation's bonds, notes, and obligations by mortgaging, pledging, assigning, or otherwise encumbering the corporation's property or assets.(d)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, any bonds, notes, or other obligations authorized under Subsection (c) must be issued in accordance with Chapter 1201, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 20.004(a), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 337.013 (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 337 - Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 337.013. Scope of Authority

Sec. 337.013.  SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.  (a)  Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 221, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 53, Education Code, a corporation may exercise:(1)  the authority of the corporation inside or outside the limits of:(A)  the municipality that created the corporation if the municipality is located in a county with a population of more than 300,000; or(B)  the county that created the corporation if the county has a population of more than 300,000; and(2)  the powers of the corporation on behalf of a user outside of this state if the user also conducts lawful activities in this state.(b)  A corporation may exercise the authority of the corporation without the consent or other action of any person that would otherwise be required under Chapter 221, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 53, Education Code, unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation provide differently.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 20.004(a), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 337.014 (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 337 - Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 337.014. Limitation on Authority

Sec. 337.014.  LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.  The authority of a corporation may not preempt the police powers of any sponsoring entity or any other laws regulating or empowering sponsoring entities to regulate the activities of the corporation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 20.004(a), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 337.015 (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 337 - Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 337.015. Limitation on Corporate Purposes

Sec. 337.015.  LIMITATION ON CORPORATE PURPOSES.  (a)  A municipality or county that creates a corporation may limit the corporation's purposes in the proceedings directing the creation of the corporation by prohibiting the corporation from financing particular types of cultural facilities, including a cultural facility to be used for a purpose specified in the proceedings.(b)  As a condition of providing financing, a corporation may restrict a person receiving financing from using a cultural facility for a particular purpose.(c)  A restriction imposed by a municipality or county on a corporation may be enforced by the governing body of the sponsoring entity by injunction or mandamus.(d)  A violation of a restriction by a corporation may not impair the validity of an obligation incurred by the corporation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 20.004(a), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. Regular Police Force|Section 341.001. Police Force of Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 341.001.  POLICE FORCE OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may establish and regulate a municipal police force.(b)  The governing body by ordinance may provide for the appointment of police officers the governing body considers necessary and for the terms of office and qualifications of the officers.(c)  The governing body by ordinance may provide that the police officers serve at the pleasure of the governing body.(d)  Each police officer shall execute a bond as the governing body may require.  The bond must be conditioned that the officer will faithfully perform the officer's duties.(e)  A police officer has:(1)  the powers, rights, duties, and jurisdiction granted to or imposed on a peace officer by the Code of Criminal Procedure;  and(2)  other powers and duties prescribed by the governing body.(f)  A police officer may serve in each county in which the municipality is located all process issued by a municipal court.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 829, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. Regular Police Force|Section 341.002. Police Force of Type C General-Law Municipality

Sec. 341.002.  POLICE FORCE OF TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  The governing body of a Type C general-law municipality may appoint police officers that the governing body considers necessary and may define the duties of the officers.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. Regular Police Force|Section 341.003. Police Force of Home-Rule Municipality

Sec. 341.003.  POLICE FORCE OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.  A home-rule municipality may provide for a police department.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter B. Other Police Forces|Section 341.011. Special Police Force in Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 341.011.  SPECIAL POLICE FORCE IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  The mayor of a Type A general-law municipality shall summon as many residents as the mayor considers necessary to serve as a special police force if the mayor considers the force necessary:(1)  to enforce the municipality's laws, avert danger, or protect life or property;(2)  because of riot, outbreak, calamity, or public disturbance;  or(3)  because of threat of serious violation of law or order, of outbreak, or of other danger to the municipality or its inhabitants.(b)  The mayor may issue the summons by:(1)  proclamation or other order addressed to the residents of the municipality generally or to the residents of a ward or other subdivision of the municipality;  or(2)  personal notice.(c)  A special police force has the powers of the regular police force of the municipality.(d)  A special police force is subject to the orders of the mayor and shall perform the duties required by the mayor.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter B. Other Police Forces|Section 341.012. Police Reserve Force

Sec. 341.012.  POLICE RESERVE FORCE.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may provide for the establishment of a police reserve force.(b)  The governing body shall establish qualifications and standards of training for members of the reserve force.(c)  The governing body may limit the size of the reserve force.(d)  The chief of police shall appoint the members of the reserve force.  Members serve at the chief's discretion.(e)  The chief of police may call the reserve force into service at any time the chief considers it necessary to have additional officers to preserve the peace and enforce the law.(f)  A member of a reserve force who is not a peace officer as described by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, may act as a peace officer only during the actual discharge of official duties.(g)  An appointment to the reserve force must be approved by the governing body before the person appointed may carry a weapon or otherwise act as a peace officer.  On approval of the appointment of a member who is not a peace officer as described by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, the person appointed may carry a weapon only when authorized to do so by the chief of police and only when discharging official duties as a peace officer.(h)  Reserve police officers may act only in a supplementary capacity to the regular police force and may not assume the full-time duties of regular police officers without complying with the requirements for regular police officers.  On approval of the appointment of a member who is a peace officer as described by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, the chief of police may authorize the person appointed to carry a weapon or act as a peace officer at all times, regardless of whether the person is engaged in the actual discharge of official duties, or may limit the authority of the person to carry a weapon or act as a peace officer to only those times during which the person is engaged in the actual discharge of official duties.  A reserve police officer, regardless of whether the reserve police officer is a peace officer as described by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is not:(1)  eligible for participation in any program provided by the governing body that is normally considered a financial benefit of full-time employment or for any pension fund created by statute for the benefit of full-time paid peace officers;  or(2)  exempt from Chapter 1702, Occupations Code.(i)  This section does not limit the authority of the mayor of a Type A general-law municipality to summon a special police force under Section 341.011.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 90, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.825, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter C. Marshals|Section 341.021. Marshal of Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 341.021.  MARSHAL OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  The marshal of a Type A general-law municipality is the ex officio chief of police.(b)  The marshal may appoint one or more deputies.  The appointment of a deputy must be approved by the governing body of the municipality.(c)  The marshal or a deputy marshal shall be available to the municipal court when it is in session and shall promptly and faithfully execute writs and process issued by the court.  The marshal may execute writs and serve process within each county in which the municipality is located, both inside and outside the municipal boundaries.(d)  The marshal may take suitable and sufficient bail for the appearance before the municipal court of a person charged with a violation of an ordinance or law of the municipality.(e)  The marshal has the same power and jurisdiction as a peace officer has under the Code of Criminal Procedure to execute warrants, to prevent and suppress crime, and to arrest offenders.  The marshal has other powers, not inconsistent with state law, that the governing body confers by ordinance.(f)  The marshal may close a theater, ballroom, or other place of public recreation or entertainment to prevent a breach of the peace or to preserve quiet and good order.(g)  The marshal shall:(1)  quell riots, disorder, and disturbance of the peace in the municipality;(2)  take into custody a person who disturbs the peace of the municipality;(3)  arrest, without warrant, a person who disturbs the peace, otherwise engages in disorderly conduct or a disturbance, or obstructs or interferes with the performance of the marshal's duties;  and(4)  perform other duties, not inconsistent with state law, that the governing body prescribes by ordinance.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 829, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter C. Marshals|Section 341.022. Marshal of Type B General-Law Municipality

Sec. 341.022.  MARSHAL OF TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  The marshal of a Type B general-law municipality has the same power within the municipality that a constable has within a precinct and is entitled to the same fees as a constable.(b)  The marshal shall perform duties, not inconsistent with state law, prescribed by the bylaws and ordinances of the municipality for fees determined by the governing body of the municipality.(c)  The marshal is the tax assessor-collector of the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 341.901. Watchmen in Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 341.901.  WATCHMEN IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may appoint watchmen and prescribe their powers and duties.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 341.902. Workhouse and House of Correction in Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 341.902.  WORKHOUSE AND HOUSE OF CORRECTION IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may build and establish one or more jails inside or outside the municipality.(b)  The governing body may adopt necessary rules and appoint necessary keepers or assistants for the jails.(c)  Vagrants and disorderly persons may be confined in a jail on commitment by a municipal court judge.  A person who fails or refuses to pay the fine or costs imposed for an offense may be confined in a jail.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 402, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 341.903. Authority of Home-Rule Municipality to Police Municipally Owned Property Outside Municipality

Sec. 341.903.  AUTHORITY OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY TO POLICE MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTY OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITY.  A home-rule municipality may police the following areas owned by and located outside the municipality:(1)  parks and grounds;(2)  lakes and land contiguous to and used in connection with a lake;  and(3)  speedways and boulevards.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.905 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 341.905. Juvenile Curfew in General-Law Municipality

Sec. 341.905.  JUVENILE CURFEW IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  To provide for the public safety, the governing body of a general-law municipality has the same authority to adopt a juvenile curfew ordinance that a county has under Section 351.903.(b)  The governing body of a general-law municipality may adopt by ordinance a juvenile curfew order adopted by the commissioners court of the county in which any part of the municipality is located and may adapt the order to fit the needs of the municipality.(c)  If the governing body of a general-law municipality adopts an ordinance under this section, a person commits an offense if the person violates a restriction or prohibition imposed by the ordinance.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. |Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 93, eff. May 31, 1995.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 341.904 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(67), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 341.906 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 341.906. Limitations on Registered Sex Offenders in General-Law Municipalities

Sec. 341.906.  LIMITATIONS ON REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Child safety zone" means premises where children commonly gather.  The term includes a school, day-care facility, playground, public or private youth center, public swimming pool, video arcade facility, or other facility that regularly holds events primarily for children. The term does not include a church, as defined by Section 544.251, Insurance Code.(2)  "Playground," "premises," "school," "video arcade facility," and "youth center" have the meanings assigned by Section 481.134, Health and Safety Code.(3)  "Registered sex offender" means an individual who is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.(b)  To provide for the public safety, the governing body of a general-law municipality by ordinance may restrict a registered sex offender from going in, on, or within a specified distance of a child safety zone in the municipality.(c)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an offense under the ordinance that the registered sex offender was in, on, or within a specified distance of a child safety zone for a legitimate purpose, including transportation of a child that the registered sex offender is legally permitted to be with, transportation to and from work, and other work-related purposes.(d)  The ordinance may establish a distance requirement described by Subsection (b) at any distance of not more than 1,000 feet.(e)  The ordinance shall establish procedures for a registered sex offender to apply for an exemption from the ordinance.(f)  The ordinance must exempt a registered sex offender who established residency in a residence located within the specified distance of a child safety zone before the date the ordinance is adopted.  The exemption must apply only to:(1)  areas necessary for the registered sex offender to have access to and to live in the residence; and(2)  the period the registered sex offender maintains residency in the residence.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 997 (H.B. 1111), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 342.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 342 - Municipal Fire Protection|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 342.001. Subchapter Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 342.001.  SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  This subchapter applies only to a Type A general-law municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|