Texas Local Government Code 253.003 – Purchase and Sale of Federal Property
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 253.003
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.