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Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 51 General Powers Of MunicipalitiesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Local Government Code > Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 51 General Powers Of Municipalities Sponsored LinksThe governing body of a municipality may adopt, publish, amend, or repeal an ordinance, rule, or police regulation that: (1) is for the good government, ... (a) A governmental act or proceeding of a municipality is conclusively presumed, as of the date it occurred, to be valid and to have occurred ... This subchapter applies only to a Type A general-law municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. ... The municipality may adopt an ordinance, act, law, or regulation, not inconsistent with state law, that is necessary for the government, interest, welfare, or good ... The municipality may sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and answer and be answered in any matter in any court or other place. ... The municipality may contract with other persons. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. ... (a) To carry out a municipal purpose, the municipality may take, hold, purchase, lease, grant, or convey property located in or outside the municipality. (b) ... The municipality may adopt a corporate seal for the use of the municipality. The municipality may change and renew the seal. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ... (a) This section applies only to a Type A general-law municipality that: (1) changed to that type under Subchapter B of Chapter 6; or (2) ... (a) This section applies only to a Type A general-law municipality described by Section 51.017(a). (b) The property belonging to the municipality before it changed ... This subchapter applies only to a Type B general-law municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. ... (a) The governing body of the municipality may adopt an ordinance or bylaw, not inconsistent with state law, that the governing body considers proper for ... The municipality may sue and be sued and may plead and be impleaded. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. ... The municipality may hold and dispose of: (1) personal property; and (2) real property located within the municipal boundaries. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, ... A Type B general-law municipality has the same authority, duties, and privileges as a Type A general-law municipality, unless the Type B general-law municipality in ... (a) The governing body of a Type C general-law municipality with 501 to 4,999 inhabitants has the same authority and is subject to the same ... (a) A municipality that is incorporated as a Type C general-law municipality and that has $500,000 or more of assessed valuation for taxable purposes, according ... This subchapter applies only to a home-rule municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. ... (a) The municipality has full power of local self-government. (b) The grant of powers to the municipality by this code does not prevent, by implication ... The adoption or amendment of the municipality's charter does not affect any previously existing property, action, right of action, claim, or demand involving the municipality. ... The municipality may act in perpetual succession as a body politic. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. ... The municipality may plead and be impleaded in any court. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. ... (a) The municipality may hold property, including any charitable or trust fund, that it receives by gift, deed, devise, or other manner. (b) The municipality ... The municipality may adopt rules, as it considers advisable, governing the municipality's liability for damages caused to a person or property. The municipality may provide ... Powers granted before July 1, 1913, to a municipality by general law or special law continue to be powers of the municipality after it adopts ... (a) A nonbinding referendum held by the municipality as a result of a petition by the voters of the municipality must be held on the ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |