Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 601.022. Creation of Authority

(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may create an authority, which shall be called “City of (name of municipality) Parking Authority.”

(b) A notice, including the text of the ordinance creating the authority, a synopsis of the articles of incorporation of the authority, and a reference to this subchapter, must be published once weekly for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The municipality shall file the ordinance with the secretary of state within 10 days after the date of the passage of the ordinance.

(c) The ordinance takes effect 60 days after the date of its last publication unless a protest petition has been filed with the clerk of the municipality.