Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 615.003. Parking Lots and Parking Garages in Certain Counties

(a) A county with a population of 150,000 or more may construct, enlarge, equip, and operate a parking lot or parking garage adjacent to or near the county courthouse.

(b) The county may lease the parking lot or parking garage to a person on terms considered appropriate by the commissioners court of the county.

(c) To exercise a power granted by this section, the commissioners court of the county may appropriate and spend money from the general fund or the permanent improvement fund of the county.