Texas Local Government Code 51.018 – Ownership and Sale of Property After Change to Type a General-Law Municipality
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(a) This section applies only to a Type A general-law municipality described by § 51.017(a).
(b) The property belonging to the municipality before it changed to a Type A general-law municipality continues to belong to the municipality after the change.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 51.018
- General-law municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a Type A general-law municipality, Type B general-law municipality, or Type C general-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- 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
(c) If, before changing to a Type A general-law municipality, the municipality was incorporated under a law of the Republic of Texas, the governing body of the municipality may sell the property and appropriate the proceeds of the sale for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of a water, sewer, gas, or electric light or power system in or outside the municipality or for any other public improvement in the municipality.