Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 263.001. SALE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) The commissioners court of a county, by an order entered in its minutes, may appoint a commissioner to sell or lease real property owned by the county. The sale or lease must be made at a public auction held in accordance with thi…

Sec. 263.002. ABANDONED SEAWALL OR HIGHWAY PROPERTY. (a) If abandoned seawall or highway right-of-way property is no longer needed for such a purpose, the county may sell or lease the property only according to the following priorities: (1) to an abutting or adjoining landowner; …

Sec. 263.003. SCHOOL LANDS. (a) The commissioners court of a county shall provide for the protection, preservation, and disposition of lands granted to the county for educational purposes. (b) The commissioners court may dispose of land granted to the county for educational purpo…

Sec. 263.004. RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS. (a) In a conveyance of real property, the commissioners court of a county may provide for restrictions, conditions, and limitations that it determines are necessary or proper. (b) Each conveyance of abandoned seawall right-…

Sec. 263.005. USE BY PUBLIC UTILITY OR COMMON CARRIER. If, at the time real property, or an interest in real property, is sold, leased, or exchanged under this subchapter, a public utility or common carrier that has the right of eminent domain is using the property for right-of-w…

Sec. 263.006. EXCHANGE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) The commissioners court of a county, by an order entered in its minutes, may authorize the exchange of an interest in real property owned by the county for an interest in real property owned by an individual, private partnership or cor…

Sec. 263.007. SALE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY THROUGH SEALED-BID PROCEDURE. (a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt a procedure by which the county may sell or lease through a sealed-bid or sealed-proposal procedure any real property, including space in a building, owned…

Sec. 263.008. BROKER AGREEMENTS AND FEES FOR THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) In this section, "broker" means a person licensed as a broker under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code. (b) The commissioners court of a county may contract with a broker to sell or lease a tract of real prop…

Sec. 263.051. AIRPORT LAND. (a) The commissioners court of a county may lease to any person any land acquired, by a purchase or gift, by the county for an airport and may lease any facilities on that land, unless the lease is prohibited by the terms of the grant of the land to th…

Sec. 263.052. CERTAIN LAND, HOUSING, OR FACILITIES ACQUIRED FROM UNITED STATES. (a) A county may: (1) lease or rent any land, housing, or facility acquired under Section 270.004; (2) establish and revise the amount charged for the lease or rental; (3) arrange or contract for the …

Sec. 263.053. SALE AND SUBSEQUENT LEASE OR LICENSE OF PROPERTY IN COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 250,000. (a) This section applies only to counties with a population of more than 250,000. (b) The commissioners court of the county may sell land, buildings, facilities, or eq…

Sec. 263.054. RELINQUISHMENT OF ABANDONED LAND. The commissioners court of a county by order may, as if there has been a failure of consideration, relinquish and convey land donated to the county for county purposes to the donor of the land or the donor's successor in title if: (…

Sec. 263.055. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY FROM COUNTY TO TEXAS A&I UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. (a) A county may convey surplus personal or real property of the county at a private sale to Texas A&I University Foundation, Inc., for any fair consideration approved by the commissioners c…

Sec. 263.101. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO POPULOUS COUNTIES. This subchapter applies only to a county with a population of more than 1.3 million. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 79, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 263.102. LEASE. (a) The commissioners court of the county may lease real property owned by the county and air rights above that property to an individual or a private corporation or association, and make agreements with an individual or a private corporation or association f…

Sec. 263.103. CREATION OF ENCUMBRANCE. (a) A lease or other agreement executed under this subchapter may not subject the real property to a pledge or mortgage, other than existing revenue bonds, refunding bonds, or other indentures for the release of existing revenue bonds, or to…

Sec. 263.104. LENDING CREDIT. A county executing a lease under this subchapter may not in any way lend its credit to an individual or a private corporation or association in connection with the lease. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 263.105. CONDITIONS OF LEASE. (a) A lease under this subchapter may initially be effective for the term of a mortgage covering the construction of the hotel and related facilities. The lease may provide to the parties constructing, owning, or operating the hotel or related f…

Sec. 263.106. SALE. (a) The commissioners court of a county may sell land owned by the county and the air rights above the land to an individual or a private corporation or association if: (1) all existing revenue bond obligations encumbering the land have been fully discharged a…

Sec. 263.107. EXPENDITURE OF TAX FUNDS. In an agreement authorized by this subchapter, the commissioners court of a county may spend tax funds consistent with state law but must limit each commitment or expenditure of tax funds associated with the agreement to an amount available…

Sec. 263.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Salvage property" means personal property, other than items routinely discarded as waste, that because of use, time, accident, or any other cause is so worn, damaged, or obsolete that it has no value for the purpose for which it…

Sec. 263.152. DISPOSITION. (a) The commissioners court of a county may: (1) periodically sell the county's surplus or salvage property by competitive bid or auction, except that competitive bidding or an auction is not necessary if the purchaser is another county or a political s…

Sec. 263.1521. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN SENSITIVE MEDIA DEVICES. (a) In this section, "sensitive media device" means a data storage device that the commissioners court of a county determines the county has used to store data the maintenance or disclosure of which is regulated by st…

Sec. 263.153. NOTICE. (a) The commissioners court shall publish notice of a sale of surplus or salvage property in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county. (b) The notice must be published on or after the 30th day but before the 10th day before the date of the…

Sec. 263.154. REJECTION OF OFFER. The commissioners court or its designated representative conducting the sale may reject any offer to purchase surplus or salvage property if the court or representative finds the rejection to be in the best interests of the county. Acts 1987, 70t…

Sec. 263.1545. BROKER AGREEMENTS FOR THE SALE OF CERTAIN SURPLUS PROPERTY BY CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to surplus property that: (1) is owned by a county with a population of more than 1.2 million and less than 1.5 million; (2) uses a high level of technolog…

Sec. 263.155. RECORD. (a) The commissioners court shall keep a record of each item of surplus or salvage property sold and the sale price of each item. (b) The commissioners court shall keep, for one year, a record of each item of surplus or salvage property destroyed or otherwis…

Sec. 263.156. PROCEEDS. Unless otherwise provided by law, the commissioners court shall deposit the proceeds from the sale of surplus or salvage property: (1) in the county treasury to the credit of the general fund or the fund from which the property was purchased; or (2) if the…

Sec. 263.157. TITLE. If a purchaser of surplus or salvage property at a sale held in accordance with this subchapter complies in good faith with the conditions of the sale and the applicable rules of the commissioners court, the purchaser obtains good title to the property. Acts …

Sec. 263.158. RULES. The commissioners court may adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. SUBCHAPTER E. CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY FROM COUNTY TO UNITED STATES

Sec. 263.201. ACQUISITION AND CONVEYANCE OF LAND FOR WATER PROJECTS. (a) If a county that has a part of its boundary coincident with a part of the international boundary between the United States and Mexico, or that is contiguous to such a county, has made an agreement with the U…

Sec. 263.202. CONVEYANCE FOR PUBLIC BUILDING. (a) A county that owns land used for public purposes that exceeds the amount of land needed by the county for its public purposes may sell all or part of the excess to the United States at a private sale for any fair consideration app…

Sec. 263.203. CONVEYANCE FOR CIVIL WORKS PROJECT. If a county owns and controls land, or an interest in land, that is used or proposed to be used as a part of the site of a flood control, river and harbor improvement, water conservation, or other civil works project constructed o…

Sec. 263.204. CONVEYANCE FOR MILITARY INSTALLATION OR FACILITY. If a county owns and controls land, or an interest in land, near a federally owned or operated military installation or facility, the county judge of the county, on order of the commissioners court or on a request of…

Sec. 263.205. CONSIDERATION. The commissioners court shall determine the consideration for a conveyance under Section 263.203 or 263.204 and may determine that monetary consideration is not required. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 263.206. ASSENT TO GRANT OF EASEMENT. If the county does not own the fee simple title to land described by Section 263.203 or 263.204 and if the owner of the fee simple has executed an easement to the land for the purposes for which a conveyance is authorized under Section 2…

Sec. 263.251. SALE OR LEASE OF ADVERTISING SPACE. (a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt a procedure by which the county may: (1) lease to another entity advertising space located: (A) in or on a building or part of a building owned by the county; (B) on personal prope…

Sec. 270.001. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY BY CONVEYANCE. A deed, grant, or conveyance that is made, is acknowledged or proven, and is recorded as other deeds of conveyance to a county, to the courts or commissioners of a county, or to another person for the use and benefit of a …

Sec. 270.002. PURCHASE AND SALE OF PROPERTY AFTER JUDGMENT. If property is sold under execution or order of sale on a judgment in favor of a county, including execution on a judgment in a case of scire facias in the name of the state, the attorney or agent representing the county…

Sec. 270.003. ACQUISITION AND USE OF PUBLIC PLATFORM TONNAGE SCALES. (a) The commissioners court of a county may, on the presentation of a suitable written petition signed by 500 or more inhabitants of the county, purchase and install one or more public platform tonnage scales su…

Sec. 270.004. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND OR HOUSING. (a) The commissioners court of a county may: (1) contract with the United States, including the General Services Administrator and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and th…

Sec. 270.005. CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION IN POPULOUS COUNTY. (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of 251,000 to 260,000 may contract with the United States government or a federal agency for: (1) the joint construction or improvement o…

Sec. 270.006. REPORT ABOUT USE OF, OR ACCIDENT INVOLVING, EQUIPMENT IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 500,000 OR MORE. (a) In this section, "equipment" means equipment purchased with and operated with public funds or personal equipment for which an employee or officer is reimbursed by…

Sec. 270.007. SALE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE. (a) A county may sell or license a computer software application or software system developed by the county for use by the county. A county may sell or license a computer software application or software system developed for the county by …

Sec. 270.008. DISPOSAL OF SUPER COLLIDER PROPERTY. (a) If the United States Department of Energy returns or gives to any county any property that was used or was to be used in connection with or by a superconducting super collider high-energy research facility, the county may sel…

Sec. 270.009. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF COUNTY. A county may acquire, apply for, register, secure, hold, protect, and renew under the laws of this state, another state, the United States, or any other nation: (1) a patent for the invention or discovery of: (A) any new and useful p…