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Chapter 251 - Municipal Right of Eminent Domain
Section 251.001. Right of Eminent Domain - Sec. 251.001. RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) When the governing...
Section 251.002. Procedure - Sec. 251.002. PROCEDURE. An exercise of the power of eminent...
Chapter 252 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 252.001. Definitions - Sec. 252.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bond funds" includes...
Section 252.002. Municipal Charter Controls in Case of Conflict - Sec. 252.002. MUNICIPAL CHARTER CONTROLS IN CASE OF CONFLICT. Any...
Section 252.003. Application of Other Law - Sec. 252.003. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. The purchasing requirements of...
Subchapter B. Competitive Bidding or Competitive Proposals Required
Section 252.021. Competitive Requirements for Purchases - Sec. 252.021. COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES. (a) Before a municipality...
Section 252.0215. Competitive Bidding in Relation to Historically Underutilized Business - Sec. 252.0215. COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN RELATION TO HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS....
Section 252.022. General Exemptions - Sec. 252.022. GENERAL EXEMPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not apply...
Section 252.023. Exemptions From Referendum Provisions - Sec. 252.023. EXEMPTIONS FROM REFERENDUM PROVISIONS. The referendum provisions prescribed...
Section 252.024. Selection of Insurance Broker - Sec. 252.024. SELECTION OF INSURANCE BROKER. This chapter does not...
Subchapter C. Procedures
Section 252.041. Notice Requirement - Sec. 252.041. NOTICE REQUIREMENT. (a) If the competitive sealed bidding...
Section 252.0415. Procedures for Electronic Bids or Proposals - Sec. 252.0415. PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRONIC BIDS OR PROPOSALS. (a) A...
Section 252.042. Requests for Proposals for Certain Procurements - Sec. 252.042. REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS. (a) Requests...
Section 252.043. Award of Contract - Sec. 252.043. AWARD OF CONTRACT. (a) If the competitive sealed...
Section 252.0435. Safety Record of Bidder Considered - Sec. 252.0435. SAFETY RECORD OF BIDDER CONSIDERED. In determining who...
Section 252.0436. Contract With Person Indebted to Municipality - Sec. 252.0436. CONTRACT WITH PERSON INDEBTED TO MUNICIPALITY. (a) A...
Section 252.044. Contractor's Bond - Sec. 252.044. CONTRACTOR'S BOND. (a) If the contract is for...
Section 252.045. Referendum on Issuance of Time Warrants - Sec. 252.045. REFERENDUM ON ISSUANCE OF TIME WARRANTS. (a) If,...
Section 252.046. Circumstances in Which Current Funds to Be Set Aside - Sec. 252.046. CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH CURRENT FUNDS TO BE SET...
Section 252.047. Payment Method for Certain Contracts - Sec. 252.047. PAYMENT METHOD FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS. If the contract...
Section 252.048. Change Orders - Sec. 252.048. CHANGE ORDERS. (a) If changes in plans or...
Section 252.049. Confidentiality of Information in Bids or Proposals - Sec. 252.049. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION IN BIDS OR PROPOSALS. (a)...
Section 252.050. Lease-Purchase or Installment Purchase of Real Property - Sec. 252.050. LEASE-PURCHASE OR INSTALLMENT PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a)...
Section 252.051. Appraisal Required Before Purchase of Property With Bond Proceeds - Sec. 252.051. APPRAISAL REQUIRED BEFORE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY WITH BOND...
Subchapter D. Enforcement
Section 252.061. Injunction - Sec. 252.061. INJUNCTION. If the contract is made without compliance...
Section 252.062. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 252.062. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A municipal officer or employee...
Section 252.063. Removal; Ineligibility - Sec. 252.063. REMOVAL; INELIGIBILITY. (a) The final conviction of a...
Chapter 253 - Sale or Lease of Property by Municipalities
Section 253.001. Sale of Park Land, Municipal Building Site, or Abandoned Roadway - Sec. 253.001. SALE OF PARK LAND, MUNICIPAL BUILDING SITE, OR...
Section 253.002. Transactions Concerning an Island, Flat, or Submerged Land - Sec. 253.002. TRANSACTIONS CONCERNING AN ISLAND, FLAT, OR SUBMERGED LAND....
Section 253.003. Purchase and Sale of Federal Property - Sec. 253.003. PURCHASE AND SALE OF FEDERAL PROPERTY. (a) The...
Section 253.004. Grant or Lease of Property for Juvenile Board - Sec. 253.004. GRANT OR LEASE OF PROPERTY FOR JUVENILE BOARD....
Section 253.005. Lease of Oil, Gas, or Mineral Land - Sec. 253.005. LEASE OF OIL, GAS, OR MINERAL LAND. (a)...
Section 253.006. Lease of Municipal Hospital or Swimming Pool - Sec. 253.006. LEASE OF MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL OR SWIMMING POOL. (a)...
Section 253.007. Sale or Lease of Computer Software by Certain Municipalities - Sec. 253.007. SALE OR LEASE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE BY CERTAIN...
Section 253.008. Sale of Real Property by Public Auction - Sec. 253.008. SALE OF REAL PROPERTY BY PUBLIC AUCTION. (a)...
Section 253.009. Conveyance of Adjoining Property to Municipal Development Corporation - Sec. 253.009. CONVEYANCE OF ADJOINING PROPERTY TO MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION....
Section 253.010. Sale of Real Property to Certain Nonprofit or Religious Organizations - Sec. 253.010. SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO CERTAIN NONPROFIT OR...
Section 253.012. Conveyance to Economic Development Corporation by Certain Municipalities - Sec. 253.012. CONVEYANCE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES....
Section 253.013. Donation of Real Property of Negligible or Negative Value to Certain Private Persons - Sec. 253.013. DONATION OF REAL PROPERTY OF NEGLIGIBLE OR NEGATIVE...
Section 253.014. Broker Agreements and Fees for Sale of Real Property by Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 253.014. BROKER AGREEMENTS AND FEES FOR SALE OF REAL...
Chapter 254 - Acquisition and Development of Island Property
Section 254.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 254.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to...
Section 254.002. Definitions - Sec. 254.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means a...
Section 254.003. Authority Regarding Island Property - Sec. 254.003. AUTHORITY REGARDING ISLAND PROPERTY. A municipality may construct,...
Section 254.004. Applicability of Other Law - Sec. 254.004. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except to the extent...
Subchapter B. Management and Control of Island Property; Board of Trustees
Section 254.021. Management and Control by Governing Body or Board of Trustees - Sec. 254.021. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL BY GOVERNING BODY OR BOARD...
Section 254.022. Organization and Duties of Board - Sec. 254.022. ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) Except as...
Section 254.023. Character of Board; General Powers - Sec. 254.023. CHARACTER OF BOARD; GENERAL POWERS. (a) A board...
Section 254.024. Competitive Bidding - Sec. 254.024. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The board may award a...
Subchapter C. Obligations
Section 254.051. Authority of Municipality to Issue Obligations - Sec. 254.051. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ISSUE OBLIGATIONS. The governing...
Section 254.052. Election - Sec. 254.052. ELECTION. (a) Obligations payable from ad valorem taxes,...
Section 254.053. Authority of Board to Issue Obligations - Sec. 254.053. AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO ISSUE OBLIGATIONS. A board...
Section 254.054. Limitation on Aggregate Amount of Expense Notes - Sec. 254.054. LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF EXPENSE NOTES. The...
Section 254.055. Maturity of Obligation - Sec. 254.055. MATURITY OF OBLIGATION. An obligation issued under this...
Section 254.056. Signatures; Seal - Sec. 254.056. SIGNATURES; SEAL. (a) An obligation issued by a...
Section 254.057. Sale of Obligations - Sec. 254.057. SALE OF OBLIGATIONS. (a) A municipality or board...
Section 254.058. Contents of Ordinance or Resolution - Sec. 254.058. CONTENTS OF ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. (a) The ordinance...
Section 254.059. Review and Approval of Contracts Relating to Revenue Obligations - Sec. 254.059. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS RELATING TO REVENUE...
Section 254.060. Security for and Payment of Obligations Payable From Revenue - Sec. 254.060. SECURITY FOR AND PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS PAYABLE FROM...
Section 254.061. Use of Certain Proceeds - Sec. 254.061. USE OF CERTAIN PROCEEDS. From the proceeds from...
Section 254.062. Lease or Sale of Island Property - Sec. 254.062. LEASE OR SALE OF ISLAND PROPERTY. (a) In...
Section 254.063. Encumbrance of Island Property Improvements or Facilities Financed by Obligations Payable From Ad Valorem Taxes - Sec. 254.063. ENCUMBRANCE OF ISLAND PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS OR FACILITIES FINANCED...
Subchapter D. Refunding Obligations
Section 254.081. Applicability of Law Relating to Original Obligations - Sec. 254.081. APPLICABILITY OF LAW RELATING TO ORIGINAL OBLIGATIONS. The...
Section 254.082. Authority to Issue Tax Refunding Obligations - Sec. 254.082. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE TAX REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS. The governing...
Section 254.083. Authority to Issue Revenue Refunding Obligations - Sec. 254.083. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS. The governing...
Section 254.084. Terms of Issuance of Revenue Refunding Obligations - Sec. 254.084. TERMS OF ISSUANCE OF REVENUE REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS. (a)...
Section 254.085. Registration of Refunding Obligations by Comptroller - Sec. 254.085. REGISTRATION OF REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS BY COMPTROLLER. (a) Except...
Section 254.086. Escrow Agreement - Sec. 254.086. ESCROW AGREEMENT. (a) The proceeds from revenue refunding...