Texas Local Government Code Title 4, Chapter 101 - General Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities

SUBCHAPTER A PROVISIONS AFFECTING TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES

• Texas Section 101.001 - Municipality Covered By Subchapter
  This subchapter applies only to a Type A general-law municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
• Texas Section 101.002 - Control Of Finances
  The governing body of the municipality may manage and control the finances of the municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
• Texas Section 101.003 - Appropriations; Payments
  The governing body of the municipality may appropriate money and provide for the payment of municipal debts and expenses. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149,...
• Texas Section 101.004 - Special Funds; Disbursement
  The governing body of the municipality may provide by ordinance for the creation of special funds for special purposes and may provide that a special...
• Texas Section 101.005 - Debt Payments; Improvements
  (a) The governing body of the municipality may appropriate municipal revenues to: (1) retire and discharge the accrued indebtedness of the municipality; (2) improve public...

SUBCHAPTER B PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES

• Texas Section 101.006 - Receivership For Payment Of Debts
  (a) On the failure of the municipality to accomplish a compromise of its debts or pending the negotiation of a compromise, the municipality may apply...
• Texas Section 101.021 - Municipality Covered By Subchapter
  This subchapter applies only to a home-rule municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
• Texas Section 101.022 - General Fiscal Powers
  The municipality may: (1) control and manage the finances of the municipality; and (2) prescribe its fiscal year and other fiscal arrangements. Acts 1987, 70th...
• Texas Section 101.0221 - Fiscal Year For Certain Municipalities
  Notwithstanding any fiscal year provision in the municipal charter, a municipality with a population in excess of 500,000 which is situated in a county bordering...

SUBCHAPTER C PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES

• Texas Section 101.023 - Garnishment
  The municipality may provide that its municipal funds are not subject to garnishment and that the municipality is not required to answer in garnishment proceedings....
• Texas Section 101.041 - Municipality Covered By Subchapter
  This subchapter applies only to a general-law municipality. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 68, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 1993.
• Texas Section 101.042 - Fiscal Year
  The governing body of the municipality by ordinance may prescribe the fiscal year of the municipality. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 68, Sec....

Last modified: September 28, 2016