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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 51.052. Alternative General Powers for Certain Type C General-Law Municipalities

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

(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 to its most recently approved tax rolls, may adopt the powers of a Type A general-law municipality regardless of any limitation prescribed by Section 51.051. On adoption of the powers, the municipality has the same rights, powers, privileges, immunities, and franchises as a Type A general-law municipality.

(b) For a municipality to adopt the powers:

(1) at least two-thirds of the governing body of the municipality at a regular meeting must vote to make the change and the vote must be recorded in the journal of the governing body's proceedings;

(2) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be signed by the mayor;

(3) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be attested by the municipality's clerk or secretary under the corporate seal; and

(4) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the municipality is located.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 51.052. Alternative General Powers for Certain Type C General-Law Municipalities - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/local-government-code/loc-gov-t-sect-51-052/

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