{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1502.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 1502.002","heading":"GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR UTILITY SYSTEMS, PARKS, AND POOLS.","body":"(a) A municipality may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, equip, operate, or maintain any property, including channels or bodies of water known as resacas, interests in property, buildings, structures, activities, services, operations, or other facilities, with respect to:\n(1) a utility system;\n(2) a park; or\n(3) a swimming pool.\n(b) The governing body of a municipality may authorize the execution and delivery of contracts between the municipality and any person to accomplish any purpose described by Subsection (a).\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (H.B. 2105), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 9. PUBLIC SECURITIES","SUBTITLE J. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO ISSUE SECURITIES","CHAPTER 1502. PUBLIC SECURITIES FOR MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, PARKS, OR POOLS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.1502.htm#1502.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"5d5c7a52160c65113dcae25665ec8264844c55261314c5357be1d9ea9a920c8d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1502.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1502.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}