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.
Structure Texas Statutes
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 253.001. Sale of Park Land, Municipal Building Site, or Abandoned Roadway
Section 253.002. Transactions Concerning an Island, Flat, or Submerged Land
Section 253.003. Purchase and Sale of Federal Property
Section 253.004. Grant or Lease of Property for Juvenile Board
Section 253.005. Lease of Oil, Gas, or Mineral Land
Section 253.006. Lease of Municipal Hospital or Swimming Pool
Section 253.007. Sale or Lease of Computer Software by Certain Municipalities
Section 253.008. Sale of Real Property by Public Auction
Section 253.009. Conveyance of Adjoining Property to Municipal Development Corporation
Section 253.010. Sale of Real Property to Certain Nonprofit or Religious Organizations
Section 253.012. Conveyance to Economic Development Corporation by Certain Municipalities
Section 253.014. Broker Agreements and Fees for Sale of Real Property by Home-Rule Municipality