{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1508.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 1508.004","heading":"AUTHORITY TO GRANT FRANCHISE.","body":"As additional security for an obligation described by Section 1508.002, a municipality may, under the terms of the encumbrance, grant to the purchaser under sale or foreclosure a franchise to operate the facility or land for a term not to exceed 20 years from the date of purchase, subject to all laws regulating same then in force.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["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 A. OBLIGATIONS FOR PARKS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, AND AIRPORTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.1508.htm#1508.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"aff9044caecc95dd1f8b161b4f72f767cda3b4be4917138a4092e088f5e7b723","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1508.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1508.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}