Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 252.041. NOTICE REQUIREMENT. (a) If the competitive sealed bidding requirement applies to the contract, notice of the time and place at which the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud must be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper publi…

Sec. 252.0415. PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRONIC BIDS OR PROPOSALS. (a) A municipality may receive bids or proposals under this chapter through electronic transmission if the governing body of the municipality adopts rules to ensure the identification, security, and confidentiality of el…

Sec. 252.042. REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS. (a) Requests for proposals made under Section 252.021 must solicit quotations and must specify the relative importance of price and other evaluation factors. (b) Discussions in accordance with the terms of a request f…

Sec. 252.043. AWARD OF CONTRACT. (a) If the competitive sealed bidding requirement applies to the contract for goods or services, the contract must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or to the bidder who provides goods or services at the best value for the municipality. …

Sec. 252.0435. SAFETY RECORD OF BIDDER CONSIDERED. In determining who is a responsible bidder, the governing body may take into account the safety record of the bidder, of the firm, corporation, partnership, or institution represented by the bidder, or of anyone acting for such a…

Sec. 252.0436. CONTRACT WITH PERSON INDEBTED TO MUNICIPALITY. (a) A municipality by ordinance may establish regulations permitting the municipality to refuse to enter into a contract or other transaction with a person indebted to the municipality. (b) It is not a violation of thi…

Sec. 252.044. CONTRACTOR'S BOND. (a) If the contract is for the construction of public works, the bidder to whom the contract is awarded must execute a good and sufficient bond. The bond must be: (1) in the full amount of the contract price; (2) conditioned that the contractor wi…

Sec. 252.045. REFERENDUM ON ISSUANCE OF TIME WARRANTS. (a) If, by the time set for letting a contract under this chapter, a written petition with the required signatures is filed with the municipal secretary or clerk requesting the governing body of the municipality to order a re…

Sec. 252.046. CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH CURRENT FUNDS TO BE SET ASIDE. If an expenditure under the contract is payable by warrants on current funds, the governing body of the municipality by order shall set aside an amount of current funds that will discharge the principal and inter…

Sec. 252.047. PAYMENT METHOD FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS. If the contract is for the construction of public works or for the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies, the municipality may let the contract on a lump-sum basis or unit price basis as the governing body of the munici…

Sec. 252.048. CHANGE ORDERS. (a) If changes in plans or specifications are necessary after the performance of the contract is begun or if it is necessary to decrease or increase the quantity of work to be performed or of materials, equipment, or supplies to be furnished, the gove…

Sec. 252.049. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION IN BIDS OR PROPOSALS. (a) Trade secrets and confidential information in competitive sealed bids are not open for public inspection. (b) If provided in a request for proposals, proposals shall be opened in a manner that avoids disclosur…

Sec. 252.050. LEASE-PURCHASE OR INSTALLMENT PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) This section applies only to a lease-purchase or installment purchase of real property financed by the issuance of certificates of participation. (b) The governing body of a municipality may not make an ag…

Sec. 252.051. APPRAISAL REQUIRED BEFORE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY WITH BOND PROCEEDS. A municipality may not purchase property wholly or partly with bond proceeds until the municipality obtains an independent appraisal of the property's market value. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S…

Sec. 252.061. INJUNCTION. If the contract is made without compliance with this chapter, it is void and the performance of the contract, including the payment of any money under the contract, may be enjoined by: (1) any property tax paying resident of the municipality; or (2) a pe…

Sec. 252.062. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A municipal officer or employee commits an offense if the officer or employee intentionally or knowingly makes or authorizes separate, sequential, or component purchases to avoid the competitive bidding requirements of Section 252.021. An off…

Sec. 252.063. REMOVAL; INELIGIBILITY. (a) The final conviction of a municipal officer or employee for an offense under Section 252.062(a) or (b) results in the immediate removal from office or employment of that person. (b) For four years after the date of the final conviction, t…

Sec. 253.001. SALE OF PARK LAND, MUNICIPAL BUILDING SITE, OR ABANDONED ROADWAY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the governing body of a municipality may sell and convey land or an interest in land that the municipality owns, holds, or claims as a public square, park, or…

Sec. 253.002. TRANSACTIONS CONCERNING AN ISLAND, FLAT, OR SUBMERGED LAND. (a) A municipality may sell, convey, lease, or provide an option to all or a part of an island, flat, or submerged land the municipality owns and may make development plans and contracts for these purposes,…

Sec. 253.003. PURCHASE AND SALE OF FEDERAL PROPERTY. (a) The governing body of a municipality with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants may purchase for municipal purposes any real property, including improvements on the property, that the federal government offers for sale to the munic…

Sec. 253.004. GRANT OR LEASE OF PROPERTY FOR JUVENILE BOARD. A home-rule municipality by grant or lease may donate to the county in which the municipality is located any unimproved land for use by a juvenile board of the county. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1…

Sec. 253.005. LEASE OF OIL, GAS, OR MINERAL LAND. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality may lease oil, gas, or mineral land that it owns, in the manner and on the terms that the governing body of the municipality determines, for the benefit of the municipality.…

Sec. 253.006. LEASE OF MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL OR SWIMMING POOL. (a) The governing body of a municipality with a population of 65,000 or less may lease all or part of a hospital owned by the municipality, to be operated by the lessee as a public hospital. (b) The governing body of any…

Sec. 253.007. SALE OR LEASE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality that has a population of more than 5,000. (b) A municipality that independently or in conjunction with any person develops automated information systems sof…

Sec. 253.008. SALE OF REAL PROPERTY BY PUBLIC AUCTION. (a) The governing body of a municipality may sell real property owned by the municipality by public auction or by sealed bid under Section 272.001. (b) To sell real property by public auction, the governing body of a municipa…

Sec. 253.009. CONVEYANCE OF ADJOINING PROPERTY TO MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. (a) A municipality may convey to a municipally created economic development corporation, including a development corporation organized under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12…

Sec. 253.010. SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO CERTAIN NONPROFIT OR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of a municipality may provide for the manner in which any land acquired by the municipality may be sold if the land is sold to: …

Sec. 253.011. CONVEYANCE TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC USE. (a) In this section, "nonprofit organization" means an organization exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (b) This section does not apply to a municipality…

Sec. 253.012. CONVEYANCE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "economic development corporation" means a Type A corporation governed by Chapter 504 or a Type B corporation governed by Chapter 505. (b) This section applies only to a m…

Sec. 253.0125. CONVEYANCE TO CERTAIN ENTITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. (a) This section applies only to an entity and a municipality that have entered into an economic development agreement authorized by Chapter 380. (b) Notwithstanding Section 253.008 or 272.001(a) or …

Sec. 253.013. DONATION OF REAL PROPERTY OF NEGLIGIBLE OR NEGATIVE VALUE TO CERTAIN PRIVATE PERSONS. (a) This section applies only to: (1) a municipality with a population greater than 150,000 and less than 200,000 that is located in three counties; and (2) a municipality with a p…

Sec. 253.014. BROKER AGREEMENTS AND FEES FOR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY BY HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY. (a) In this section, "broker" means a person licensed as a broker under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code. (b) The governing body of a home-rule municipality may contract with a broker to s…

Sec. 254.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to a municipality located on a channel, canal, bay, inlet, or lake connected to the Gulf of Mexico. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 254.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means a board of trustees established under Section 254.021. (2) "Island property" means: (A) land located on an island in the channel, canal, bay, inlet, or lake on which the municipality is located; and (B) facilities and …

Sec. 254.003. AUTHORITY REGARDING ISLAND PROPERTY. A municipality may construct, acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, improve, enlarge, extend, repair, maintain, replace, develop, or operate facilities and improvements necessary or convenient for the proper administration of islan…

Sec. 254.004. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except to the extent that it conflicts with this chapter, Subchapter B, Chapter 1502, Government Code, applies to revenue obligations issued under this chapter, and a municipality to which this chapter applies has, with respect to a reven…

Sec. 254.021. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL BY GOVERNING BODY OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES. (a) An ordinance authorizing the issuance of obligations under this chapter may provide that, while the principal of or interest on the obligations is outstanding, management and control of island proper…

Sec. 254.022. ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) Except as otherwise provided by a charter provision described by Section 254.021(c), an ordinance under Section 254.021(a) that places management and control of island property in a board may: (1) specify the board members' comp…

Sec. 254.023. CHARACTER OF BOARD; GENERAL POWERS. (a) A board is a body politic and corporate. (b) The board may: (1) manage, control, maintain, and operate the island property; (2) employ a general manager and any other officer, employee, or representative the board considers ap…

Sec. 254.024. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The board may award a contract involving the expenditure of more than $15,000 only by competitive bidding. (b) Competitive bidding is not required: (1) for a contract for: (A) personal or professional services; (B) a real estate transaction;…

Sec. 254.051. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ISSUE OBLIGATIONS. The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may issue in the name of the municipality obligations payable from taxes, revenue, or both to provide money for a facility or improvement under this chapter. Added by A…

Sec. 254.052. ELECTION. (a) Obligations payable from ad valorem taxes, other than refunding obligations, may be issued only if authorized at an election held under Chapter 1251, Government Code. (b) Notwithstanding any law or charter provision to the contrary, an election is not …

Sec. 254.053. AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO ISSUE OBLIGATIONS. A board by resolution may issue in the name of the board, with the consent of the governing body of the municipality: (1) obligations payable from revenue in the manner provided by this chapter and refund previously issued ob…

Sec. 254.054. LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF EXPENSE NOTES. The aggregate amount of expense notes issued under Section 254.053(2) that are outstanding at any time during a fiscal year may not exceed 50 percent of the difference between: (1) the revenue of the board budgeted fo…

Sec. 254.055. MATURITY OF OBLIGATION. An obligation issued under this chapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date of issuance. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 254.056. SIGNATURES; SEAL. (a) An obligation issued by a municipality under this chapter must be: (1) signed by the mayor or the presiding officer of the municipality; (2) countersigned by the municipality's secretary or clerk; and (3) impressed with the seal of the municipa…