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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 382.101. County's General Powers and Duties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A county operating under this chapter has the powers and duties of:

(1) a county development district under Chapter 383, except for Section 383.066;

(2) a road district created by a county under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution; and

(3) a municipality or county under Chapter 380 or 381, or under Section 372.003(b)(9).

(b) A county is authorized to manage an economic development project in a designated portion of the county, or to create a district and to delegate to a board the county's powers and duties as provided by this chapter.

(c) A county may not delegate to a district the powers and duties of a road district or the power to provide water, wastewater, or drainage facilities under this section unless both the municipality and county consent by resolution.

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