{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-272.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 272.005","heading":"LEASE OF PROPERTY TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.","body":"(a) To promote a public purpose of the political subdivision, a political subdivision may:\n(1) lease property owned by the political subdivision to another political subdivision or an agency of the state or federal government; or\n(2) make an agreement to provide office space in property owned by the political subdivision to the other political subdivision or agency.\n(b) In acting under Subsection (a), the political subdivision:\n(1) shall determine the terms of the lease or agreement so as to promote and maintain the public purpose;\n(2) may provide for the lease of the property or provision of the office space at less than fair market value; and\n(3) is not required to comply with any competitive purchasing procedure or any notice and publication requirement imposed by this chapter or other law.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 245 (H.B. 2618), Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 2007.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY","SUBTITLE C. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 272. SALE OR LEASE OF PROPERTY BY MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, AND CERTAIN OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.272.htm#272.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"b7f608793dcfd537608050fb71c8e9dc535aa2fb30614dd9ed9028f193eee555","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-272.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-272.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}