{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-319.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 319.004","heading":"CONTRACTS AND LEASES.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county may contract for the complete management of, and for the conducting, maintenance, use, and operation of, buildings, improvements, and exhibits authorized by this chapter or by Subchapter B, Chapter 1473, Government Code.\n(b) The commissioners court may lease the buildings, improvements, or exhibits.\n(c) A contract or lease made under this section must be evidenced by an order of the commissioners court and entered in the minutes of the court.\n(d) The commissioners court may permit the use of a building, improvement, or exhibit for any public purpose the court determines to be of benefit to the county and its residents.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 68, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.315, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES","CHAPTER 319. HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS IN COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.319.htm#319.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"eb9216ba2e3acef78d64e9825857d3773e3549db6fe5aaeab48b077207cad0e4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-319.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-319.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}