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Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 14-16-101. Actions on behalf of counties - When any county has any demand against any persons or...
§ 14-16-102. Rights under contracts - All notes, bonds, bills, contracts, covenants, agreements, or writings, made...
§ 14-16-103. Deeds, etc., to county - All deeds, grants, and conveyances which are made and duly...
§ 14-16-104. Conveyances from federal government - (a) (1) Any and all counties of the State of...
§ 14-16-105. Sale of county property generally - (a) The county court of each county shall have power...
§ 14-16-106. Sale or disposal of surplus property - (a) If it is determined by the county judge to...
§ 14-16-107. Sale of realty to certain organizations - Whenever a portion of county lands are dedicated for the...
§ 14-16-108. Sale or lease of county hospital to municipality - (a) Any other law notwithstanding in this state, from and...
§ 14-16-109. Lease of county lands to municipality - (a) Any county in this state may lease any lands...
§ 14-16-110. Lease of county property to educational institutions - (a) Any lawfully incorporated nonprofit, nonsectarian educational institution; any lawfully...
§ 14-16-111. Development of port facilities - (a) Any county in this state which is partially bounded...
§ 14-16-112. Flood control - (a) (1) The counties of this state are authorized and...
§ 14-16-113. Sale proceeds paid into county road fund - Upon the sale of county property which the county purchased...
§ 14-16-114. Financial aid - (a) Counties, pursuant to an ordinance properly and lawfully adopted...
§ 14-16-115. Resident bidding preference limitation - Unless a bidding preference for firms resident in the county...
§ 14-16-116. Property exchange or transfer by counties - (a) A county may: (1) Exchange or transfer properties, real...
§ 14-16-117. Controlled burns - A property owner in an unincorporated area of a county...
Subchapter 2 - Public Recreation and Playgrounds
§ 14-16-201. Authority to operate - (a) Any county or county board may: (1) Operate a...
§ 14-16-202. Operation of programs generally - (a) Any county or county board may operate a program...
§ 14-16-203. State aid not used - State aid shall not be used for recreational purposes as...
§ 14-16-204. Use of school funds - In all cases where school funds are utilized for programs...
§ 14-16-205. Gifts and bequests - Any corporation, board, or body given charge of a recreation...
§ 14-16-206. Property used for activities - Any corporation, board, or body given charge of a recreation...
§ 14-16-207. Use of school facilities - (a) The facilities of any school district operating a recreation...
§ 14-16-208. Directors and instructors - (a) Any corporation, board, or body given charge of a...
Subchapter 3 - Public Property for Processing Crude Biogenic Gases
§ 14-16-301. Authority to lease, etc - Each county shall have the authority to lease, let, sell,...
§ 14-16-302. Bidding process - (a) (1) The county judge shall publish a notice inviting...
§ 14-16-303. Implementing legislation - Each county may provide, by ordinance, for the implementation of...
§ 14-16-304. Authority to issue bonds - This subchapter shall not limit the authority of any county...
Subchapter 4 - Areas Adjacent to Shopping Centers
§ 14-16-401. Authority to control use - The county courts of this state are delegated the power...
§ 14-16-402. Plat of area - (a) No order shall be entered unless and until the...
§ 14-16-403. Posting of signs, etc. — Penalty - (a) When the county court has entered an order, at...
§ 14-16-404. Policing of area - (a) No county shall be required to patrol the area...
§ 14-16-405. Tort liability unchanged - Nothing in this subchapter shall limit or extend the law...
Subchapter 5 - Regulation of Use of Firearms and Archery Equipment
§ 14-16-501. Regulation upon request of suburban improvement district - (a) Upon the written request of the governing body of...
§ 14-16-502. Regulation upon request of property owners' association - Upon the written request of a property owners' association which...
§ 14-16-503. Exemptions - Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit: (1)...
§ 14-16-504. Regulation by local unit of government - (a) As used in this section, “local unit of government”...
Subchapter 6 - Rent Control Preemption
§ 14-16-601. Rent control preemption - (a) As used in this section, “local governmental unit” means...
Subchapter 7 - Regulation of Dogs and Cats
§ 14-16-701. Regulation by suburban improvement district - (a) Upon the written request of the governing body of...
Subchapter 8 - Preservation of Local Public Roads Act
§ 14-16-801. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 14-16-802. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to provide a procedure...
§ 14-16-803. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Designated local road truck...
§ 14-16-804. Evaluation by county judge - (a) Notwithstanding any other procedure or authority available under law,...
§ 14-16-805. Recommendation for assessment ordinance - (a) A county judge who has performed an evaluation under...
§ 14-16-806. Assessment ordinance — Collection - (a) If a quorum court enacts the proposed assessment ordinance...
§ 14-16-807. Oversight - (a) If a county judge makes recommendations under this subchapter,...
§ 14-16-808. Penalties - The quorum court may provide penalties for the violation of...