Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources

Section 316.022. Museums and Historic Sites in Certain Counties Operated by Nonprofit Organizations - Sec. 316.022. MUSEUMS AND HISTORIC SITES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES OPERATED...

Chapter 317 - Abandonment of County Parks

Section 317.001. Hearing - Sec. 317.001. HEARING. On the application of any person, the...

Section 317.002. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 317.002. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Notice of the time...

Section 317.003. Action at Hearing - Sec. 317.003. ACTION AT HEARING. (a) At the hearing, the...

Section 317.004. Effect of Abandonment - Sec. 317.004. EFFECT OF ABANDONMENT. (a) If the commissioners court...

Chapter 318 - Historic Preservation by Counties

Subchapter A. County Historical Commission

Section 318.001. Definition - Sec. 318.001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission" means the county...

Section 318.002. Establishment - Sec. 318.002. ESTABLISHMENT. The commissioners court of a county may...

Section 318.003. Composition; Term - Sec. 318.003. COMPOSITION; TERM. (a) The commission must be composed...

Section 318.004. Appointment by State - Sec. 318.004. APPOINTMENT BY STATE. If the commissioners court fails...

Section 318.005. Meetings - Sec. 318.005. MEETINGS. (a) The commission shall meet at least...

Section 318.006. Resource Identification - Sec. 318.006. RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION. (a) The commission should institute and...

Section 318.007. Education - Sec. 318.007. EDUCATION. The commission should strive to create countywide...

Section 318.008. Reports and Recommendations - Sec. 318.008. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) In order to inform...

Section 318.009. Fiscal and Human Resources - Sec. 318.009. FISCAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 318.010. Resource Interpretation - Sec. 318.010. RESOURCE INTERPRETATION. (a) The commission shall review applications...

Section 318.0101. Planning - Sec. 318.0101. PLANNING. The commission should work in partnership with...

Section 318.0102. Leadership and Training - Sec. 318.0102. LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING. (a) The Texas Historical Commission...

Section 318.012. Historic Site Tax Exemption - Sec. 318.012. HISTORIC SITE TAX EXEMPTION. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 318.013. Contracts for Lease or Management of Landmarks - Sec. 318.013. CONTRACTS FOR LEASE OR MANAGEMENT OF LANDMARKS. (a)...

Subchapter B. Support of Private Organizations

Section 318.021. Appropriations to Historical Foundations: Certain Counties - Sec. 318.021. APPROPRIATIONS TO HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS: CERTAIN COUNTIES. The commissioners...

Chapter 319 - Horticultural and Agricultural Exhibits in Counties

Section 319.001. Annual Exhibits - Sec. 319.001. ANNUAL EXHIBITS. The commissioners court of a county...

Section 319.002. Museums, Buildings, and Improvements - Sec. 319.002. MUSEUMS, BUILDINGS, AND IMPROVEMENTS. To aid in the...

Section 319.003. Cooperative Efforts - Sec. 319.003. COOPERATIVE EFFORTS. (a) Two or more counties may...

Section 319.004. Contracts and Leases - Sec. 319.004. CONTRACTS AND LEASES. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 319.005. Revenue - Sec. 319.005. REVENUE. The commissioners court of a county may...

Chapter 320 - Park Board and Park Bonds: Counties With Population of 5,000 or More

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 320.001. Eligible Counties - Sec. 320.001. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES. The commissioners court of a county...

Section 320.002. Definition - Sec. 320.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "board" means the board...

Section 320.003. Creation of Parks Board - Sec. 320.003. CREATION OF PARKS BOARD. (a) The order adopting...

Section 320.004. Exercise of Powers by Commissioners Court - Sec. 320.004. EXERCISE OF POWERS BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) If...

Subchapter B. Board of Park Commissioners

Section 320.021. Composition; Term; Qualifications - Sec. 320.021. COMPOSITION; TERM; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The board must be...

Section 320.022. Vacancy - Sec. 320.022. VACANCY. A vacancy on the board shall be...

Section 320.023. Oath; Bond - Sec. 320.023. OATH; BOND. (a) Within 15 days after the...

Section 320.024. Certificate of Appointment - Sec. 320.024. CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT. A certificate of appointment executed...

Section 320.025. Organization; Meetings - Sec. 320.025. ORGANIZATION; MEETINGS. (a) The board shall elect from...

Section 320.026. Expenses - Sec. 320.026. EXPENSES. A park commissioner is entitled to compensation...

Section 320.027. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 320.027. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) A park commissioner or...

Section 320.028. Seal - Sec. 320.028. SEAL. The board shall adopt a seal, and...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 320.041. Operation and Maintenance of Parks - Sec. 320.041. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PARKS. (a) Subject to...

Section 320.042. Personnel - Sec. 320.042. PERSONNEL. (a) The board may employ permanent or...

Section 320.043. Depositories and Disbursements; Audits - Sec. 320.043. DEPOSITORIES AND DISBURSEMENTS; AUDITS. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 320.044. Contracts - Sec. 320.044. CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter a contract,...

Section 320.045. Rules - Sec. 320.045. RULES. Subject to the approval of the commissioners...

Section 320.0455. Rules in Certain Counties; Penalty for Violations - Sec. 320.0455. RULES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES; PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS. (a)...

Section 320.046. Grants - Sec. 320.046. GRANTS. The board may accept grants and gratuities...

Section 320.047. Financial Statement; Budget - Sec. 320.047. FINANCIAL STATEMENT; BUDGET. (a) On or immediately after...

Section 320.048. Suits; Legal Services - Sec. 320.048. SUITS; LEGAL SERVICES. (a) The board may sue...

Section 320.049. Records - Sec. 320.049. RECORDS. The board shall keep a complete account...

Section 320.050. Supervision by Commissioners Court - Sec. 320.050. SUPERVISION BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) Notwithstanding any other...

Subchapter D. Revenue Bonds

Section 320.071. Issuance; Purpose - Sec. 320.071. ISSUANCE; PURPOSE. (a) For the purpose of providing...

Section 320.072. Election - Sec. 320.072. ELECTION. (a) Revenue bonds may not be issued...

Section 320.073. Pledge of Revenues - Sec. 320.073. PLEDGE OF REVENUES. (a) Revenue bonds may be...

Section 320.074. Proceeds - Sec. 320.074. PROCEEDS. (a) The proceeds of the bonds shall...

Section 320.075. Approval and Registration - Sec. 320.075. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. (a) After any bonds have...

Section 320.076. Fees and Revenue - Sec. 320.076. FEES AND REVENUE. (a) In this section, "fee"...

Section 320.077. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 320.077. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The commissioners court may issue...

Section 320.078. Bonds Not State or County Debt - Sec. 320.078. BONDS NOT STATE OR COUNTY DEBT. (a) The...

Section 320.079. Miscellaneous Provisions - Sec. 320.079. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. (a) This section applies to revenue...

Chapter 321 - Island Parks, Beach Parks, and Public Beaches of Coastal Counties

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 321.001. Eligible Counties - Sec. 321.001. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES. (a) A county that borders on...

Section 321.002. Definition - Sec. 321.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "board" means the board...

Section 321.003. Creation of Parks Board - Sec. 321.003. CREATION OF PARKS BOARD. The commissioners court by...

Section 321.004. Exercise of Powers by Commissioners Court - Sec. 321.004. EXERCISE OF POWERS BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) If...

Subchapter B. Board of Park Commissioners

Section 321.021. Composition; Term; Qualifications - Sec. 321.021. COMPOSITION; TERM; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The board must be...

Section 321.022. Vacancy - Sec. 321.022. VACANCY. A vacancy on the board shall be...

Section 321.023. Oath; Bond - Sec. 321.023. OATH; BOND. (a) Within 15 days after the...

Section 321.024. Certificate of Appointment - Sec. 321.024. CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT. A certificate of appointment executed...

Section 321.025. Organization; Meetings - Sec. 321.025. ORGANIZATION; MEETINGS. (a) The board shall elect from...

Section 321.026. Expenses - Sec. 321.026. EXPENSES. A park commissioner's approved compensation and expenses...

Section 321.027. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 321.027. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) A park commissioner or...

Section 321.028. Seal - Sec. 321.028. SEAL. The board shall adopt a seal, and...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 321.041. Personnel - Sec. 321.041. PERSONNEL. (a) The board may employ permanent or...

Section 321.042. Depositories and Disbursements - Sec. 321.042. DEPOSITORIES AND DISBURSEMENTS. (a) Money belonging to or...

Section 321.043. Contracts - Sec. 321.043. CONTRACTS. (a) The board may without advertisement enter...

Section 321.044. Leases and Operating Agreements - Sec. 321.044. LEASES AND OPERATING AGREEMENTS. (a) Concurrent with or...

Section 321.045. Rules - Sec. 321.045. RULES. The board may adopt reasonable rules applicable...

Section 321.046. Grants - Sec. 321.046. GRANTS. The board may accept grants and gratuities...

Section 321.047. Financial Statement; Budget - Sec. 321.047. FINANCIAL STATEMENT; BUDGET. (a) On or before July...

Section 321.048. Suits; Legal Services - Sec. 321.048. SUITS; LEGAL SERVICES. (a) The board may sue...

Section 321.049. Records - Sec. 321.049. RECORDS. The board shall keep a complete account...

Subchapter D. Revenue Bonds

Section 321.071. Issuance; Purpose - Sec. 321.071. ISSUANCE; PURPOSE. (a) For the purpose of providing...

Section 321.072. Pledge of Revenues - Sec. 321.072. PLEDGE OF REVENUES. (a) Revenue bonds may be...

Section 321.073. Proceeds - Sec. 321.073. PROCEEDS. (a) The proceeds of the bonds shall...

Section 321.074. Approval and Registration - Sec. 321.074. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. (a) Before the bonds are...

Section 321.075. Fees and Revenue - Sec. 321.075. FEES AND REVENUE. (a) In this section, "fee"...

Section 321.076. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 321.076. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) Fully negotiable bonds may be...

Section 321.077. Bonds Not State or County Debt - Sec. 321.077. BONDS NOT STATE OR COUNTY DEBT. (a) The...

Section 321.078. Miscellaneous Provisions - Sec. 321.078. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. (a) In this section, "fee" includes...

Subchapter E. Coastal County Island Park, Beach Park, and Public Beach Rules

Section 321.101. Applicability - Sec. 321.101. APPLICABILITY. Notwithstanding Section 321.001, this subchapter applies only...

Section 321.102. Rules - Sec. 321.102. RULES. The commissioners court of a county by...

Section 321.103. Offense - Sec. 321.103. OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 322.001. Eligible Counties - Sec. 322.001. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES. Two adjacent counties that each have...

Section 322.002. Definition - Sec. 322.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "board" means the Joint...

Section 322.003. Creation of Joint Parks Board - Sec. 322.003. CREATION OF JOINT PARKS BOARD. (a) To create...

Section 322.004. Municipal Conveyance of Land to Board - Sec. 322.004. MUNICIPAL CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BOARD. Any municipality...

Section 322.005. Exercise of Powers by Commissioners Court - Sec. 322.005. EXERCISE OF POWERS BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. If establishment...

Subchapter B. Joint Board of Park Commissioners

Section 322.021. Composition; Term; Qualifications - Sec. 322.021. COMPOSITION; TERM; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The board must be...

Section 322.022. Vacancy - Sec. 322.022. VACANCY. A vacancy on the board shall be...

Section 322.023. Oath; Bond - Sec. 322.023. OATH; BOND. (a) Within 15 days after the...

Section 322.024. Organization; Meetings - Sec. 322.024. ORGANIZATION; MEETINGS. (a) Seven park commissioners constitute a...

Section 322.025. Expenses - Sec. 322.025. EXPENSES. The expenses of a commissioner must be...

Section 322.026. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 322.026. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) A park commissioner or...

Section 322.027. Seal - Sec. 322.027. SEAL. The board shall adopt a seal, and...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 322.041. Personnel - Sec. 322.041. PERSONNEL. (a) The board may employ permanent or...

Section 322.042. Depositories and Disbursements - Sec. 322.042. DEPOSITORIES AND DISBURSEMENTS. (a) Money belonging to or...

Section 322.043. Contracts - Sec. 322.043. CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter a contract,...

Section 322.044. Leases and Operating Agreements - Sec. 322.044. LEASES AND OPERATING AGREEMENTS. (a) Concurrent with or...

Section 322.045. Rules - Sec. 322.045. RULES. The board may adopt reasonable rules applicable...

Section 322.046. Grants - Sec. 322.046. GRANTS. The board may accept grants and gratuities...

Section 322.047. Financial Statement; Budget - Sec. 322.047. FINANCIAL STATEMENT; BUDGET. (a) On or before July...

Section 322.048. Suits - Sec. 322.048. SUITS. The board constitutes a body corporate and...

Section 322.049. No Taxing Power - Sec. 322.049. NO TAXING POWER. The board may not levy...

Section 322.050. Records - Sec. 322.050. RECORDS. The board shall keep a complete account...

Subchapter D. Revenue Bonds

Section 322.071. Issuance; Purpose - Sec. 322.071. ISSUANCE; PURPOSE. (a) For the purpose of providing...

Section 322.072. Pledge of Revenues - Sec. 322.072. PLEDGE OF REVENUES. (a) The bonds may be...

Section 322.073. Proceeds - Sec. 322.073. PROCEEDS. (a) The proceeds of the bonds shall...

Section 322.074. Approval and Registration - Sec. 322.074. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. (a) Before the bonds are...

Section 322.075. Fees and Revenue - Sec. 322.075. FEES AND REVENUE. (a) In this section, "fee"...

Section 322.076. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 322.076. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) Fully negotiable bonds may be...

Section 322.077. Bonds Not State or County Debt - Sec. 322.077. BONDS NOT STATE OR COUNTY DEBT. (a) The...

Section 322.078. Miscellaneous Provisions - Sec. 322.078. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. (a) In this section, "fee" includes...

Chapter 323 - County Libraries

Subchapter A. County Library

Section 323.001. Establishment and Maintenance - Sec. 323.001. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 323.002. Maintenance Funds - Sec. 323.002. MAINTENANCE FUNDS. The commissioners court annually may set...

Section 323.003. Gifts - Sec. 323.003. GIFTS. The commissioners court may receive a gift,...

Section 323.004. Farmers' County Library - Sec. 323.004. FARMERS' COUNTY LIBRARY. In a county that has...

Section 323.005. Librarian - Sec. 323.005. LIBRARIAN. (a) If a county library is established,...

Section 323.006. Supervision - Sec. 323.006. SUPERVISION. The county library is under the general...

Section 323.007. Library Fund - Sec. 323.007. LIBRARY FUND. Funds of the county library shall...

Section 323.008. Participation With a Municipality - Sec. 323.008. PARTICIPATION WITH A MUNICIPALITY. (a) If a county...

Section 323.009. Participation With a County - Sec. 323.009. PARTICIPATION WITH A COUNTY. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 323.010. Joint Library - Sec. 323.010. JOINT LIBRARY. (a) The commissioners court of a...

Section 323.011. Participation With an Established Library - Sec. 323.011. PARTICIPATION WITH AN ESTABLISHED LIBRARY. (a) Instead of...

Section 323.012. Participation With a Privately Owned Library - Sec. 323.012. PARTICIPATION WITH A PRIVATELY OWNED LIBRARY. The commissioners...

Section 323.013. Discontinuation of Library - Sec. 323.013. DISCONTINUATION OF LIBRARY. A county library may be...

Subchapter B. County Law Library

Section 323.021. Establishment and Maintenance - Sec. 323.021. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 323.022. Gifts - Sec. 323.022. GIFTS. The commissioners court may receive any gift...

Section 323.023. Law Library Fund - Sec. 323.023. LAW LIBRARY FUND. (a) The commissioners court shall...

Section 323.024. Management - Sec. 323.024. MANAGEMENT. (a) The commissioners court of a county...

Section 323.025. Claims - Sec. 323.025. CLAIMS. A claim against the law library shall...

Subchapter C. Additional Library Authority

Section 323.051. Acquisition and Location of Library - Sec. 323.051. ACQUISITION AND LOCATION OF LIBRARY. (a) The commissioners...

Section 323.052. County Library Bonds - Sec. 323.052. COUNTY LIBRARY BONDS. (a) A county may issue...

Subchapter D. Library Fines; Civil Penalty

Section 323.071. Library Fines - Sec. 323.071. LIBRARY FINES. (a) The commissioners court by order...

Section 323.072. Abuse of County Library Services - Sec. 323.072. ABUSE OF COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES. (a) The commissioners...

Chapter 324 - Park and Recreation District and Park Bonds: Counties With Frontage on Guadalupe and Comal Rivers

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 324.001. Eligible Counties - Sec. 324.001. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES. In a county that has river...

Section 324.002. Definitions - Sec. 324.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "District" means a...

Subchapter B. Creation of Park and Recreation District

Section 324.021. Order of Election - Sec. 324.021. ORDER OF ELECTION. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 324.022. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 324.022. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) After the filing of...

Section 324.023. Hearing - Sec. 324.023. HEARING. (a) At the hearing, evidence shall be...

Section 324.024. Creation Election - Sec. 324.024. CREATION ELECTION. (a) The election shall be held...

Section 324.025. Costs of Creation and Organization - Sec. 324.025. COSTS OF CREATION AND ORGANIZATION. The costs necessarily...

Subchapter C. Board of Directors of Park and Recreation District

Section 324.041. Composition and Appointment of Board - Sec. 324.041. COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD. (a) A district...

Section 324.042. Oath and Bond - Sec. 324.042. OATH AND BOND. (a) Within 30 days after...

Section 324.043. Compensation and Reimbursement - Sec. 324.043. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A board member is not...

Section 324.044. Quorum; Majority Vote - Sec. 324.044. QUORUM; MAJORITY VOTE. Four board members constitute a...

Section 324.045. Approval of Commissioners Court - Sec. 324.045. APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) The board is...

Section 324.046. Organization; Meetings - Sec. 324.046. ORGANIZATION; MEETINGS. (a) Annually, the board shall elect...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 324.061. Depositories and Disbursements - Sec. 324.061. DEPOSITORIES AND DISBURSEMENTS. (a) Money and other funds...

Section 324.062. Personnel - Sec. 324.062. PERSONNEL. (a) The board may employ managers, secretaries,...

Section 324.063. Seal - Sec. 324.063. SEAL. The board shall adopt a seal to...

Section 324.064. Contracts - Sec. 324.064. CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter into any...

Section 324.065. Suits - Sec. 324.065. SUITS. The board may sue and be sued...

Section 324.066. District Rules and Ordinances; Criminal Penalty; Civil Enforcement - Sec. 324.066. DISTRICT RULES AND ORDINANCES; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL ENFORCEMENT....

Section 324.0665. Bond - Sec. 324.0665. BOND. If the board brings an action to...

Section 324.067. Power to Acquire Property - Sec. 324.067. POWER TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY. (a) For the conservation...

Section 324.068. Sale or Lease of Lands - Sec. 324.068. SALE OR LEASE OF LANDS. (a) If the...

Section 324.069. Acceptance of Grants and Gratuities - Sec. 324.069. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND GRATUITIES. To promote, establish,...

Section 324.070. Cooperation With Other Public Authorities - Sec. 324.070. COOPERATION WITH OTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. Under an agreement...

Section 324.071. Improvement of Public Highway - Sec. 324.071. IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC HIGHWAY. The board may enter...

Section 324.072. Plan for Development of Parks; Annual Budget; Filing - Sec. 324.072. PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS; ANNUAL BUDGET; FILING....

Subchapter E. Bonds, Taxes, and Other Financial Matters

Section 324.091. Revenue Bond Election - Sec. 324.091. REVENUE BOND ELECTION. (a) Revenue bonds may not...

Section 324.092. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 324.092. REVENUE BONDS. (a) For the purpose of providing...

Section 324.093. Approval by Attorney General - Sec. 324.093. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) Bonds issued by...

Section 324.094. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 324.094. REFUNDING BONDS. The district may issue refunding bonds...

Section 324.095. Permanent Improvements on Land With River Frontage - Sec. 324.095. PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS ON LAND WITH RIVER FRONTAGE. (a)...

Section 324.096. Fees - Sec. 324.096. FEES. (a) The expense of operation and maintenance...

Section 324.097. Financial Statement; Budget - Sec. 324.097. FINANCIAL STATEMENT; BUDGET. (a) On or before February...

Section 324.098. Bond Anticipation Notes - Sec. 324.098. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES. (a) If funds are not...

Section 324.099. Imposition and Collection of Taxes; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 324.099. IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF TAXES; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a)...

Section 324.0995. Tax Exemptions - Sec. 324.0995. TAX EXEMPTIONS. (a) Section 324.099(b)(2) does not impose...

Section 324.100. Disposition of Revenue - Sec. 324.100. DISPOSITION OF REVENUE. In addition to any other...

Section 324.101. Replacement Fund - Sec. 324.101. REPLACEMENT FUND. (a) The board may establish a...

Subchapter F. Annexation, Incorporation, Dissolution

Section 324.121. Annexation - Sec. 324.121. ANNEXATION. (a) The voters of an unincorporated area...

Section 324.122. Effect of Incorporation or Annexation - Sec. 324.122. EFFECT OF INCORPORATION OR ANNEXATION. The incorporation of...

Section 324.123. Disannexation - Sec. 324.123. DISANNEXATION. (a) The voters of or county commissioners...

Section 324.124. Dissolution of District - Sec. 324.124. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a) The commissioners court by...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 324.901. Requirements for Rental of Water-Oriented Recreational Equipment - Sec. 324.901. REQUIREMENTS FOR RENTAL OF WATER-ORIENTED RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT. (a)...

Chapter 325 - Sports Facility District Established by County

Subchapter A. Creation of District

Section 325.001. Definitions - Sec. 325.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 325.002. Creation and Purpose of District - Sec. 325.002. CREATION AND PURPOSE OF DISTRICT. The commissioners court...

Section 325.003. Boundaries - Sec. 325.003. BOUNDARIES. A sports facility district is composed of...

Subchapter B. District Administration

Section 325.011. Board of Directors; Term of Office - Sec. 325.011. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERM OF OFFICE. (a) The...

Section 325.012. Vacancy on Board - Sec. 325.012. VACANCY ON BOARD. A vacancy on the board...

Section 325.013. Compensation - Sec. 325.013. COMPENSATION. Each director is entitled to receive an...

Section 325.014. Organization of Board - Sec. 325.014. ORGANIZATION OF BOARD. (a) After each directors' appointment,...

Section 325.015. Other Officers - Sec. 325.015. OTHER OFFICERS. (a) The board shall appoint a...

Section 325.016. General Manager - Sec. 325.016. GENERAL MANAGER. (a) The board may employ a...

Section 325.017. Personnel - Sec. 325.017. PERSONNEL. (a) The board or the general manager...

Section 325.018. Office - Sec. 325.018. OFFICE. The board shall maintain an office within...

Section 325.019. Meetings of Board - Sec. 325.019. MEETINGS OF BOARD. The board shall hold regular...

Section 325.020. Minutes and Records - Sec. 325.020. MINUTES AND RECORDS. (a) The board shall keep...

Section 325.021. Seal - Sec. 325.021. SEAL. The board shall adopt a seal for...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties

Section 325.031. General Powers - Sec. 325.031. GENERAL POWERS. To carry out this chapter, the...

Section 325.032. Contracts - Sec. 325.032. CONTRACTS. The board may enter into contracts as...

Section 325.033. Rules - Sec. 325.033. RULES. The board may adopt rules to carry...

Section 325.034. Suits; Payment of Judgments - Sec. 325.034. SUITS; PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS. (a) The district may,...

Section 325.035. Insurance - Sec. 325.035. INSURANCE. The board may purchase insurance insuring the...

Section 325.036. Acquisition of Property for Site - Sec. 325.036. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR SITE. (a) The district...

Section 325.037. Eminent Domain - Sec. 325.037. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may acquire land...

Section 325.038. District to Enter Into Construction Contracts - Sec. 325.038. DISTRICT TO ENTER INTO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. The district...

Section 325.039. Bids on Contracts for Construction - Sec. 325.039. BIDS ON CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION. Construction contracts requiring...

Section 325.040. Change Orders - Sec. 325.040. CHANGE ORDERS. After a construction contract is awarded,...

Section 325.041. Attachments to Construction Contracts - Sec. 325.041. ATTACHMENTS TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. A construction contract must...

Section 325.042. Execution and Availability of Construction Contracts - Sec. 325.042. EXECUTION AND AVAILABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) A...

Section 325.043. Contractor's Bond - Sec. 325.043. CONTRACTOR'S BOND. (a) A contractor shall execute a...

Section 325.044. Monitoring Construction Work - Sec. 325.044. MONITORING CONSTRUCTION WORK. (a) The board has control...

Section 325.045. Payment for Construction Work - Sec. 325.045. PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK. (a) The district shall...

Section 325.046. Contracts for Purchase of Vehicles, Equipment, and Supplies Over $5,000 - Sec. 325.046. CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE OF VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES...

Section 325.047. Fees and Charges - Sec. 325.047. FEES AND CHARGES. (a) The board may adopt...

Subchapter D. District Finances

Section 325.061. Fiscal Year - Sec. 325.061. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district shall be operated...

Section 325.062. Annual Audit - Sec. 325.062. ANNUAL AUDIT. Annually, the board shall have an...

Section 325.063. Annual Budget - Sec. 325.063. ANNUAL BUDGET. (a) The board shall prepare and...

Section 325.064. Amending Budget - Sec. 325.064. AMENDING BUDGET. After the annual budget is adopted,...

Section 325.065. Limitation on Expenditures - Sec. 325.065. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may not be spent...

Section 325.066. Sworn Statement - Sec. 325.066. SWORN STATEMENT. As soon as practicable after the...

Section 325.067. Depository - Sec. 325.067. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall name one or...

Section 325.068. Investments - Sec. 325.068. INVESTMENTS. (a) Funds of the district may be...

Section 325.069. Repayment of Organizational Expenses - Sec. 325.069. REPAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES. (a) The board may...

Section 325.070. Borrowing Money - Sec. 325.070. BORROWING MONEY. The district may borrow money for...

Subchapter E. District Bonds

Section 325.081. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 325.081. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The board may issue revenue...

Section 325.082. Manner of Repayment of Bonds - Sec. 325.082. MANNER OF REPAYMENT OF BONDS. The board may...

Section 325.083. Form of Bonds - Sec. 325.083. FORM OF BONDS. (a) A district may issue...

Section 325.084. Provisions of Bonds - Sec. 325.084. PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) In the orders or...

Section 325.085. Approval by Attorney General; Registration by Comptroller - Sec. 325.085. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; REGISTRATION BY COMPTROLLER. (a)...

Section 325.086. Bonds as Investments - Sec. 325.086. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS. District bonds are legal and...

Section 325.087. Bonds as Security for Deposits - Sec. 325.087. BONDS AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. District bonds are...

Section 325.088. Tax Status of Bonds - Sec. 325.088. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. Bonds issued by a...

Section 325.089. Mandamus by Bondholders - Sec. 325.089. MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS. In addition to all other...

Section 325.090. Application of Other Laws - Sec. 325.090. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS. Bonds of the district...

Chapter 326 - Library Districts

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 326.001. Findings - Sec. 326.001. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: (1) children and...

Section 326.002. Purpose - Sec. 326.002. PURPOSE. The purpose of a library district is...

Section 326.003. Definitions - Sec. 326.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 326.004. District Authorization - Sec. 326.004. DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION. (a) A library district may be...

Subchapter B. Creation of District

Section 326.021. Confirmation Election - Sec. 326.021. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. A district may be created and...

Section 326.022. Territory Included in a District - Sec. 326.022. TERRITORY INCLUDED IN A DISTRICT. (a) A district...

Section 326.023. Petition for Creation of District - Sec. 326.023. PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) Before a...

Section 326.024. Payment of Election Costs - Sec. 326.024. PAYMENT OF ELECTION COSTS. The commissioners court may...

Section 326.025. Filing of Petition; Hearing; Ordering Election - Sec. 326.025. FILING OF PETITION; HEARING; ORDERING ELECTION. (a) At...

Section 326.026. Election Order - Sec. 326.026. ELECTION ORDER. In addition to the elements required...

Section 326.027. Notice - Sec. 326.027. NOTICE. (a) The commissioners court shall give notice...

Section 326.028. Ballot Proposition - Sec. 326.028. BALLOT PROPOSITION. (a) The ballot for the election...

Section 326.029. Results of Election - Sec. 326.029. RESULTS OF ELECTION. (a) If a majority of...

Section 326.030. Initial Trustees - Sec. 326.030. INITIAL TRUSTEES. (a) The commissioners court shall declare...

Subchapter C. District Administration

Section 326.041. Board of Trustees - Sec. 326.041. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. A district shall be governed...

Section 326.042. Registered Voter Requirement - Sec. 326.042. REGISTERED VOTER REQUIREMENT. A person may not be...

Section 326.043. Election of Trustees; Term of Office - Sec. 326.043. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES; TERM OF OFFICE. (a) Trustees...

Section 326.0431. Write-in Candidacies - Sec. 326.0431. WRITE-IN CANDIDACIES. Write-in votes may be counted only...

Section 326.0432. Election of Unopposed Candidate - Sec. 326.0432. ELECTION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE. Subchapter C, Chapter 2,...

Section 326.044. Board Vacancy - Sec. 326.044. BOARD VACANCY. A vacancy in the office of...

Section 326.045. Officers - Sec. 326.045. OFFICERS. After the trustees have assumed office, the...

Section 326.046. Quorum; Officers' Duties - Sec. 326.046. QUORUM; OFFICERS' DUTIES. (a) Three trustees constitute a...

Section 326.047. Bylaws - Sec. 326.047. BYLAWS. The board may adopt bylaws to govern:...

Section 326.048. Meetings and Notice - Sec. 326.048. MEETINGS AND NOTICE. (a) The board may establish...

Section 326.049. Management of District - Sec. 326.049. MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT. (a) The board has control...

Section 326.050. Library Director - Sec. 326.050. LIBRARY DIRECTOR. The board may employ a library...

Section 326.051. Bond - Sec. 326.051. BOND. The board may require an officer or...

Section 326.052. Trustee Interested in Contract - Sec. 326.052. TRUSTEE INTERESTED IN CONTRACT. (a) A trustee who...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 326.061. General Powers of District - Sec. 326.061. GENERAL POWERS OF DISTRICT. (a) A district has...

Section 326.062. Employee Plans - Sec. 326.062. EMPLOYEE PLANS. (a) The board may provide for...

Section 326.063. Suits - Sec. 326.063. SUITS. (a) A district may sue and be...

Section 326.064. Rules - Sec. 326.064. RULES. (a) The board may adopt reasonable rules...

Section 326.065. Fees - Sec. 326.065. FEES. (a) A district may impose any necessary...

Section 326.066. Depository - Sec. 326.066. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall designate one or...

Section 326.067. Investments - Sec. 326.067. INVESTMENTS. (a) Tax revenue of the district may...

Section 326.068. Expenditures - Sec. 326.068. EXPENDITURES. A district's money may be disbursed only...

Section 326.069. Accounts and Records; Audits - Sec. 326.069. ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS; AUDITS. (a) The district shall...

Section 326.070. Fiscal Year - Sec. 326.070. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the district...

Section 326.071. Repayment of Organizational Expenses - Sec. 326.071. REPAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES. (a) The district may:...

Section 326.072. Gifts, Grants, and Donations - Sec. 326.072. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. A district may accept...

Subchapter E. Sales and Use Tax

Section 326.091. Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 326.091. SALES AND USE TAX. (a) If a district...

Section 326.092. Imposition, Computation, Administration, and Governance of Tax - Sec. 326.092. IMPOSITION, COMPUTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE OF TAX. (a)...

Section 326.093. Tax Rates - Sec. 326.093. TAX RATES. The permissible rates for a local...

Section 326.094. Abolition of or Change in Tax Rate - Sec. 326.094. ABOLITION OF OR CHANGE IN TAX RATE. (a)...

Section 326.095. Use of Tax - Sec. 326.095. USE OF TAX. Taxes collected under this subchapter...

Section 326.096. Limitation on Adoption of Tax - Sec. 326.096. LIMITATION ON ADOPTION OF TAX. A district may...

Chapter 327 - Zoological Operation and Maintenance Boards

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 327.001. Definitions - Sec. 327.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "County" means the...

Subchapter B. Creation of Zoo Board

Section 327.051. Counties Authorized to Create Zoo Board - Sec. 327.051. COUNTIES AUTHORIZED TO CREATE ZOO BOARD. The commissioners...

Section 327.052. Order Creating Zoo Board - Sec. 327.052. ORDER CREATING ZOO BOARD. (a) The order authorizing...

Section 327.053. Authority to Tax; Election Required - Sec. 327.053. AUTHORITY TO TAX; ELECTION REQUIRED. The county may...

Section 327.054. Election Order - Sec. 327.054. ELECTION ORDER. (a) An order for an election...

Section 327.055. Conduct of Election - Sec. 327.055. CONDUCT OF ELECTION. (a) The county shall hold...

Section 327.056. Election Results - Sec. 327.056. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) Not earlier than the second...

Subchapter C. Organization of Board of Directors

Section 327.101. Board of Directors - Sec. 327.101. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) A zoo board consists...

Section 327.102. Vacancy - Sec. 327.102. VACANCY. A vacancy on the zoo board is...

Section 327.103. Officers - Sec. 327.103. OFFICERS. (a) The county commissioners court shall designate...

Section 327.104. Meetings - Sec. 327.104. MEETINGS. A zoo board shall hold regular meetings...

Section 327.105. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 327.105. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) A director serves without compensation...

Section 327.106. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 327.106. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. A director is not liable...

Subchapter D. Zoo Board Powers and Duties

Section 327.151. General Powers - Sec. 327.151. GENERAL POWERS. A zoo board may exercise any...

Section 327.152. Rules - Sec. 327.152. RULES. The zoo board may adopt rules to...

Section 327.153. Executive Director; Rules - Sec. 327.153. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; RULES. (a) A zoo board may...

Section 327.154. Employees; Rules - Sec. 327.154. EMPLOYEES; RULES. (a) A zoo board may delegate...

Section 327.155. Contracts--General; Approval Required - Sec. 327.155. CONTRACTS--GENERAL; APPROVAL REQUIRED. (a) A zoo board may...

Section 327.156. Agreement to Operate District - Sec. 327.156. AGREEMENT TO OPERATE DISTRICT. (a) In selecting a...

Section 327.157. Property; Approval Required - Sec. 327.157. PROPERTY; APPROVAL REQUIRED. A zoo board may acquire...

Section 327.158. Public Purpose of Donations, Agreements, or Transfers With or From Other Political Entities; Exception to Competitive Bidding - Sec. 327.158. PUBLIC PURPOSE OF DONATIONS, AGREEMENTS, OR TRANSFERS WITH...

Section 327.159. Zoo Board Records - Sec. 327.159. ZOO BOARD RECORDS. (a) A zoo board shall:...

Section 327.160. Donations - Sec. 327.160. DONATIONS. (a) A zoo board may accept a...

Section 327.161. Suits; Service of Process; Legal Services - Sec. 327.161. SUITS; SERVICE OF PROCESS; LEGAL SERVICES. (a) A...

Section 327.162. Supervision by County - Sec. 327.162. SUPERVISION BY COUNTY. (a) The county commissioners court...

Section 327.163. Seal - Sec. 327.163. SEAL. A zoo board shall adopt a seal...

Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions

Section 327.201. General Zoo Board and County Power Over Funds - Sec. 327.201. GENERAL ZOO BOARD AND COUNTY POWER OVER FUNDS....

Section 327.202. Accounting and Control Procedures - Sec. 327.202. ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL PROCEDURES. A zoo board by...

Section 327.203. Purchasing and Expenditure Method - Sec. 327.203. PURCHASING AND EXPENDITURE METHOD. A zoo board by...

Section 327.204. Fiscal Year - Sec. 327.204. FISCAL YEAR. (a) A zoo board by rule...

Section 327.205. Annual Audit Required - Sec. 327.205. ANNUAL AUDIT REQUIRED. A zoo board shall have...

Section 327.206. Annual Budget Proposal - Sec. 327.206. ANNUAL BUDGET PROPOSAL. (a) A zoo board shall...

Section 327.207. Adoption of Annual Budget; Hearings - Sec. 327.207. ADOPTION OF ANNUAL BUDGET; HEARINGS. (a) Not later...

Section 327.208. Limitations on Expenditures and Investments - Sec. 327.208. LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURES AND INVESTMENTS. (a) A zoo...

Section 327.209. Account of Zoo Board Disbursements - Sec. 327.209. ACCOUNT OF ZOO BOARD DISBURSEMENTS. Not later than...

Subchapter F. Bonds

Section 327.251. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 327.251. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The county commissioners court may...

Section 327.252. Taxes to Pay Bonds - Sec. 327.252. TAXES TO PAY BONDS. (a) When the county...

Section 327.253. Authority for Bond Election - Sec. 327.253. AUTHORITY FOR BOND ELECTION. The county commissioners court...

Section 327.254. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 327.254. EXECUTION OF BONDS. The county judge shall execute...

Subchapter G. Taxes

Section 327.301. Annual Property Taxes - Sec. 327.301. ANNUAL PROPERTY TAXES. (a) The county annually shall...

Section 327.302. Tax Rate - Sec. 327.302. TAX RATE. In adopting the tax rate, the...

Subchapter H. Dissolution

Section 327.351. Dissolution by County - Sec. 327.351. DISSOLUTION BY COUNTY. (a) The county commissioners court...

Chapter 330 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 330.001. Operation and Financing of County Museums - Sec. 330.001. OPERATION AND FINANCING OF COUNTY MUSEUMS. (a) This...

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Texas Statutes Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources

Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources