Texas Local Government Code 263.251 – Sale or Lease of Advertising Space
(a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt a procedure by which the county may:
(1) lease to another entity advertising space located:
(A) in or on a building or part of a building owned by the county;
(B) on personal property owned by the county;
(C) on an official county website; or
(D) on personal property leased by the county, with the property owner’s consent; or
(2) sell advertising space located on correspondence distributed by the county through the United States Postal Service.
(b) The procedure must include a requirement that the county publish, before a sale or lease of advertising space is made, a notice of its intent to sell or lease the advertising space. The notice must:
(1) be published:
(A) at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 14th day before the date the award of the sale or lease is made; and
(B) on the county’s official website continuously for the 14 days immediately before the date the award of the sale or lease is made;
(2) include a description of the advertising space, including its location and a description of the part of any real or personal property that the advertising space occupies; and
(3) include a description of the procedure by which bids or proposals for the sale or lease may be submitted.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 263.251
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Under the procedure, the commissioners court may reject any and all bids or proposals submitted.