Texas Local Government Code 306.032 – Additional Powers: Coastal Municipalities With Population of Less Than 80,000
(a) This section applies only to a home-rule municipality that has a population of less than 80,000 and borders on the Gulf of Mexico.
(b) In addition to other powers under this chapter, the municipality or the board of the municipality may acquire by any method, including by gift, devise, lease, or purchase or may improve land or buildings, or may construct or enlarge buildings, to be used for public parks, playgrounds, or other facilities that serve the purpose of attracting visitors and tourists to the municipality. The municipality or board may lease the facilities, as lessor or lessee, on terms the municipality or board considers appropriate. The land may be located inside or outside the boundaries of the municipality, but must be located inside the limits of the county in which the municipality is located.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 306.032
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Home-rule municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a home-rule municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- 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
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) In a municipality subject to this section, the facilities placed under the management and control of the board may include:
(1) parks;
(2) civic centers, civic center buildings, auditoriums, exhibition halls, or coliseums;
(3) marinas or cruise ship terminal facilities;
(4) hotels or motels;
(5) parking or storage facilities for motor vehicles or other conveyances;
(6) golf courses;
(7) trolley or trolley transportation systems; and
(8) other facilities considered advisable in connection with the preceding facilities that serve the purpose of attracting visitors and tourists to the municipality.