§ 552.001 Municipal Utility Systems; General Powers
§ 552.002 Certain Public Services and Utility Systems in Home-Rule Municipality
§ 552.0025 Connection, Disconnection, and Liability for Municipal Utility Services
§ 552.003 Acquisition of Existing Public Utility; Payment in Lieu of School Taxes
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 552 > Subchapter A - Public Utility Systems in General

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Home-rule municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a home-rule municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • 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.
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005