{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-273.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 273.005","heading":"MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, AND OPERATION OF PROPERTY.","body":"(a) A municipality, or a municipality and another governmental entity, that acquires property under this chapter may maintain, improve, operate, sell, and lease the property, and the improvements on the property.\n(b) If the property is owned by two or more governmental entities, the entities may jointly manage, control, and operate the property by entering into a mutually agreeable contract.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","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 273. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES BY MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.273.htm#273.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"014709f42e2b3a6c00aa240c71b963008cd56ef487a7b138c5383ddae77f46a3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-273.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-273.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}