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Local Government Code §51.034

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

AUTHORITY TO HOLD AND DISPOSE OF PROPERTY

The municipality may hold and dispose of: (1) personal property; and (2) real property located within the municipal boundaries.

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

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Oct 20, 2019 to Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective Sep 01, 1987 · seen Oct 2019–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
JM-0811 (Oct 20, 1987): Authority of a general Wichita Falls, Texas 76301 law city to enact ordi- nances affecting city- owned property outside the city's corporate limits and extraterritorial juris- diction

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