Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 322.043. CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter a contract, including a lease or other agreement, with any person as the board considers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and powers granted by this chapter, including a contract connected with, incident to, or aff…

Sec. 322.044. LEASES AND OPERATING AGREEMENTS. (a) Concurrent with or at any time before the authorization for issuance of bonds secured by a pledge of the revenues of a designated facility of a park, the board may enter a contract, including a lease, with any person for the oper…

Sec. 322.045. RULES. The board may adopt reasonable rules applicable to tenants, concessionaires, residents, and users of park facilities, regulating hunting, fishing, boating, camping, and other recreational and business privileges in parks under the control of the board. Acts 1…

Sec. 322.046. GRANTS. The board may accept grants and gratuities in any form from any source approved by the board, including the government of the United States, this state, the commissioners court of either county or an agency of either county, a public or private corporation, …

Sec. 322.047. FINANCIAL STATEMENT; BUDGET. (a) On or before July 1 of each year, the board shall prepare and file with the county clerk of each of the counties a complete financial statement showing the financial status of the board and the board's properties, funds, and indebted…

Sec. 322.048. SUITS. The board constitutes a body corporate and politic and may sue and be sued in its own name. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 322.049. NO TAXING POWER. The board may not levy a tax for any purpose. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 322.050. RECORDS. The board shall keep a complete account of each board meeting and proceeding and shall maintain the records of the board in a secure manner. Those records are the property of the board and are subject to inspection by either of the commissioners courts at a…

Sec. 322.071. ISSUANCE; PURPOSE. (a) For the purpose of providing funds to acquire, improve, equip, and repair parks under its control, or for the acquisition or construction of facilities to be used in or connected with or incident to one or more of the parks, the board by resol…

Sec. 322.072. PLEDGE OF REVENUES. (a) The bonds may be secured by a pledge of all or part of the net revenues from one or more parks under control of the board, from the facilities of or incident to the parks, or from the parks and the facilities. (b) The net revenues of one or m…

Sec. 322.073. PROCEEDS. (a) The proceeds of the bonds shall be used under the restrictions provided in the resolution. The holders of the bonds and any trustee provided for in respect to the bonds have a lien on the proceeds until so applied, but neither the depository of those f…

Sec. 322.074. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. (a) Before the bonds are delivered to the purchaser, the bonds and the records pertaining to the bonds must be submitted to the attorney general for examination and approval. The attorney general shall approve the bonds if issued in accord…

Sec. 322.075. FEES AND REVENUE. (a) In this section, "fee" includes a fee, charge, or toll. (b) The expense of operation and maintenance of facilities the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of bonds are a first lien on and charge against the income of the facilities. If…

Sec. 322.076. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) Fully negotiable bonds may be issued by resolution of the board for the purpose of refunding bonds issued under this chapter. (b) The refunding bonds may be secured in the manner provided by this chapter for securing original bonds. (c) Refundin…

Sec. 322.077. BONDS NOT STATE OR COUNTY DEBT. (a) The bonds are not a debt of either of the counties, of this state, or of the individual members of the board, but are payable solely from the income and properties of the board. (b) Each bond must contain on its face substantially…

Sec. 322.078. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. (a) In this section, "fee" includes a fee, charge, or toll. (b) The resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds may require that the bonds contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to and in strict conformity with this chapter. I…

Sec. 323.001. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE. (a) The commissioners court of a county may, on its own motion, and shall, on petition by a majority of the voters of the affected part of the county, establish, maintain, and operate a free county library for the area of the county lo…

Sec. 323.002. MAINTENANCE FUNDS. The commissioners court annually may set aside from the general fund or the permanent improvement fund of the county an amount to be used to maintain or to make a permanent improvement or acquire land for the county library. The amount may not exc…

Sec. 323.003. GIFTS. The commissioners court may receive a gift, bequest, or devise for the county library or a branch or subdivision of the library. Title to property given, bequeathed, or devised to the county library vests in the county. A gift or bequest made for the benefit …

Sec. 323.004. FARMERS' COUNTY LIBRARY. In a county that has a farmers' county library established under prior law, the library shall continue to operate as a farmers' county library, but if a county library is established in the county, the farmers' county library shall become a …

Sec. 323.005. LIBRARIAN. (a) If a county library is established, the commissioners court shall employ a county librarian. A person holds the position of county librarian at the pleasure of the commissioners court. (b) Before beginning to perform duties, a person employed as count…

Sec. 323.006. SUPERVISION. The county library is under the general supervision of the commissioners court. It is also under the supervision of the state librarian who, in person or by an assistant, shall periodically visit the library, inquire as to its condition, advise the libr…

Sec. 323.007. LIBRARY FUND. Funds of the county library shall be deposited in a separate fund to be known as the county free library fund and may be used only for library purposes. The funds are under the custody of the county treasurer or any other county official designated to …

Sec. 323.008. PARTICIPATION WITH A MUNICIPALITY. (a) If a county library is established, the governing body of a municipality that maintains a free public library may notify the commissioners court that the municipality desires to become a part of the county library system. After…

Sec. 323.009. PARTICIPATION WITH A COUNTY. (a) The commissioners court of a county that has established a county library may contract with the commissioners court of another county to extend county library privileges to the residents of the other county to the extent and for the …

Sec. 323.010. JOINT LIBRARY. (a) The commissioners court of a county may establish in cooperation with other counties a joint free county library for the benefit of the cooperating counties. (b) The commissioners courts of two or more adjacent counties may jointly establish and m…

Sec. 323.011. PARTICIPATION WITH AN ESTABLISHED LIBRARY. (a) Instead of establishing a county library, the commissioners court of a county may contract for library privileges from an established library. (b) The contract must provide that the established library assume the functi…

Sec. 323.012. PARTICIPATION WITH A PRIVATELY OWNED LIBRARY. The commissioners court of a county that has established a county library may contract with a privately owned library that serves an area of the county not adequately served by the county library to provide county librar…

Sec. 323.013. DISCONTINUATION OF LIBRARY. A county library may be discontinued on petition of a majority of the voters in that part of the county that maintains the library. The commissioners court shall, on termination of existing contracts, call in and inventory all books and o…

Sec. 323.021. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE. (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may establish and maintain a county law library at the county seat or another location determined by the commissioners court. (b) The commissioners court shall provide suitable space for…

Sec. 323.022. GIFTS. The commissioners court may receive any gift or bequest to the law library. Title to a gift or bequest vests in the county. A conditional gift or bequest shall be administered as designated by the donor. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 19…

Sec. 323.023. LAW LIBRARY FUND. (a) The commissioners court shall establish a county law library fund. (b) The county law library fund may be used only for: (1) establishing the law library after the entry of the order creating it; (2) purchasing or leasing library materials, mai…

Sec. 323.024. MANAGEMENT. (a) The commissioners court of a county that has established a law library under this subchapter shall adopt rules for the use of books in the county law library. (b) The commissioners court may vest management of the library in a committee selected by t…

Sec. 323.025. CLAIMS. A claim against the law library shall be handled as other claims against the county. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. SUBCHAPTER C. ADDITIONAL LIBRARY AUTHORITY

Sec. 323.051. ACQUISITION AND LOCATION OF LIBRARY. (a) The commissioners court of a county may: (1) purchase, construct, repair, equip, or improve a building or other permanent improvement for county library use; (2) acquire land for county library use; and (3) determine the loca…

Sec. 323.052. COUNTY LIBRARY BONDS. (a) A county may issue bonds, and impose ad valorem taxes for payment of the bonds, to pay the cost of: (1) purchasing, constructing, repairing, equipping, or improving a building or other permanent improvement for county library use; or (2) ac…

Sec. 323.071. LIBRARY FINES. (a) The commissioners court by order may establish reasonable fines to be collected by a county library for lost, damaged, or overdue library property. (b) The fines shall be deposited in the county free library fund. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.…

Sec. 323.072. ABUSE OF COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES. (a) The commissioners court by order may adopt reasonable regulations that prohibit a person from abusing library services by intentionally failing to pay a library fine or return library property. (b) A person who violates a regula…

Sec. 324.001. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES. In a county that has river frontage on both the Guadalupe and Comal rivers, a district may be created for all or part of the unincorporated area in the county to: (1) improve, equip, maintain, finance, and operate any public park located in the di…

Sec. 324.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "District" means a park and recreation district created under this chapter. (2) "Board" means the board of directors of a park district. (3) "Fee" includes a toll or any other charge. (4) "Park" includes any land, including any impr…

Sec. 324.021. ORDER OF ELECTION. (a) The commissioners court of the county may order an election on the issue of the creation of a district: (1) on the commissioners court's own motion; or (2) after the filing of a written petition signed by a number of the registered voters who …

Sec. 324.022. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) After the filing of the petition, the commissioners court shall set a date for a hearing on the petition that is after the 20th day but on or before the 40th day after the date the petition is filed. (b) The commissioners court shall publish n…

Sec. 324.023. HEARING. (a) At the hearing, evidence shall be taken as in civil cases in the county court. The commissioners court shall hear all arguments for and against the creation of the district. (b) The hearing may be adjourned from time to time on good cause shown. (c) The…

Sec. 324.024. CREATION ELECTION. (a) The election shall be held on the date of the first regularly scheduled countywide election that follows the date of the order of the election and for which there is sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law. (b) The returns on …

Sec. 324.025. COSTS OF CREATION AND ORGANIZATION. The costs necessarily incurred in the creation and organization of the district may be paid from the district's revenue from bond anticipation notes, the first revenue bonds issued by the district, or any other source. Added by Ac…

Sec. 324.041. COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD. (a) A district is governed by a board composed of seven members. (b) The commissioners court shall appoint the members of the board. (c) A board member must be a citizen of the United States and must reside in the county. Four o…