{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1477.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 1477.001","heading":"AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR LEASE TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county may acquire real property and may construct or acquire a building or other facility for the purpose of leasing the real property, building, or other facility to:\n(1) a political subdivision or state agency for public use; or\n(2) an individual, private corporation, or other private entity for use in manufacturing or another commercial activity.\n(b) The commissioners court may not acquire real property under Subsection (a) by eminent domain.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 9. PUBLIC SECURITIES","SUBTITLE I. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY FOR COUNTIES TO ISSUE SECURITIES","CHAPTER 1477. OBLIGATIONS FOR OTHER COUNTY PURPOSES","SUBCHAPTER A. BONDS FOR FACILITIES TO BE LEASED TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.1477.htm#1477.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"a92319b5e1747b3a44ac4fe5be0933e4978d57dd9e1251c518f910281c0856ea","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1476.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1477.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}