§ 273.001 Acquisition of Property; Exercise of Police Power
§ 273.002 Condemnation
§ 273.003 Necessary Alterations
§ 273.004 Control by a Municipality Within Its Corporate Limits
§ 273.005 Maintenance, Improvement, and Operation of Property
§ 273.006 Warrants and Bonds
§ 273.007 Use; Charge for Use
§ 273.008 Special Tax
§ 273.009 Cumulative of Municipal Charter Provisions
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 273 - Acquisition of Property for Public Purposes by Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005