Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 22.017. Delegation of Authority to Officer, Board, or Agency

(a) The governing body of a local government by resolution may delegate to an officer, board, or other local governmental agency any power granted by this chapter to the local government or the governing body for planning, establishing, constructing, improving, equipping, maintaining, operating, regulating, protecting, and policing an airport or air navigation facility established, owned, or controlled or to be established, owned, or controlled by the local government. The resolution must prescribe the powers and duties of the officer, board, or other local governmental agency.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the local government is responsible for the expenses of planning, establishing, constructing, improving, equipping, maintaining, operating, regulating, protecting, and policing the airport or other air navigation facility.