Sec. 51.015. AUTHORITY TO HOLD, PURCHASE, LEASE, OR CONVEY PROPERTY. (a) To carry out a municipal purpose, the municipality may take, hold, purchase, lease, grant, or convey property located in or outside the municipality.
(b) The governing body of the municipality may manage and control the property belonging to the municipality.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities
Chapter 51 - General Powers of Municipalities
Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality
Section 51.011. Subchapter Applicable to Type a General-Law Municipality
Section 51.012. Ordinances and Regulations
Section 51.013. Authority Relating to Lawsuits
Section 51.014. Authority to Contract
Section 51.015. Authority to Hold, Purchase, Lease, or Convey Property
Section 51.016. Adoption and Use of Seal
Section 51.018. Ownership and Sale of Property After Change to Type a General-Law Municipality