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Local Government Code §51.015

In force on Sep 30, 2026 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1987 · same as today's text

AUTHORITY TO HOLD, PURCHASE, LEASE, OR CONVEY PROPERTY

(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 governing body of the municipality may manage and control the property belonging to the municipality.

History: Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective Sep 01, 1987 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

KP-0537 (Sep 30, 2026): Whether a Type A general law city may accept a donation of property, including money, for municipal purposes

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