Texas Special District Local Laws Code 8508.0117 – General Contract Powers
(a) The authority may enter into a contract or execute an instrument that is necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers, rights, duties, and functions or the accomplishment of its purposes.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the authority may:
(1) undertake and carry out an activity that is related to or necessary in carrying out or performing a power or function of the authority;
(2) enter into a contract, loan agreement, lease, or installment sales agreement;
(3) acquire, purchase, construct, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, or extend, or loan, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of, including by such methods as a loan payment, rental, sale, or installment sale, as the parties may agree, any facility, plant, building, structure, equipment, or appliance or property or any interest in property; and
(4) use any or all money or proceeds of bonds and other obligations.
Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 8508.0117
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005