Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 1508.152: AUTHORITY FOR PARK FACILITIES.

(a) A municipality may acquire by any means or construct, improve, or equip property for park purposes, including establishing, acquiring, leasing or contracting for as lessee or lessor, constructing, improving, enlarging, equipping, maintaining, repairing, or operating:
(1) a golf course, clubhouse, or pro shop;
(2) a tennis court or facility;
(3) a swimming pool;
(4) a marina;
(5) a recreation center;
(6) a rugby field;
(7) a baseball field;
(8) a zoo;
(9) a clarification lake or pool;
(10) a park transportation system or equipment;
(11) a theater;
(12) a bicycle trail;
(13) a multipurpose shelter;
(14) a service facility;
(15) a recreational facility;
(16) a water, sewer, or drainage facility necessary for a facility described by Subdivisions (1)-(15); or
(17) a structure, area, or facility to be used in connection with a facility described by Subdivisions (1)-(15) for parking and storage of motor vehicles or other conveyances.
(b) A municipality may enter into an agreement under which a facility described by Subsection (a) is operated on behalf of the municipality.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Where this section sits in the code

GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 9. PUBLIC SECURITIES
SUBTITLE J. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO ISSUE SECURITIES
CHAPTER 1508. OBLIGATIONS FOR MUNICIPAL PARKS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, AND AIRPORTS
SUBCHAPTER D. BONDS FOR PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF 1.9 MILLION OR MORE

(1) a golf course, clubhouse, or pro shop;

(2) a tennis court or facility;

(3) a swimming pool;

(4) a marina;

(5) a recreation center;

(6) a rugby field;

(7) a baseball field;

(8) a zoo;

(9) a clarification lake or pool;

(10) a park transportation system or equipment;

(11) a theater;

(12) a bicycle trail;

(13) a multipurpose shelter;

(14) a service facility;

(15) a recreational facility;

(16) a water, sewer, or drainage facility necessary for a facility described by Subdivisions (1)-(15); or

(17) a structure, area, or facility to be used in connection with a facility described by Subdivisions (1)-(15) for parking and storage of motor vehicles or other conveyances.

(b) A municipality may enter into an agreement under which a facility described by Subsection (a) is operated on behalf of the municipality.

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

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