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Tex. Gov't Code § 1509.001

AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR LEASE TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A municipality may acquire land and may construct or acquire a building or other facility for the purpose of leasing the land, building, or other facility to:

(1) a political subdivision or state agency for public use;

(2) an individual, private corporation, or other private entity for use in manufacturing or another commercial activity; or

(3) if the municipality is a defense community as defined by Section 397.001, Local Government Code, the federal government to enhance the military value of a military facility located in or near the defense community.

(b) A municipality may not acquire land under Subsection (a) by eminent domain.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.