{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-326.061","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 326.061","heading":"GENERAL POWERS OF DISTRICT.","body":"(a) A district has all of the powers, authority, rights, and duties that will permit the accomplishment of the purposes for which the district was created, including the power to borrow money, purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, or improve any land, works, materials, supplies, improvements, facilities, equipment, vehicles, machinery, or appliances as necessary for the district.\n(b) If a district acquires existing improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances, the district may assume the contracts and obligations of the previous owner.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 1, 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 326. LIBRARY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.326.htm#326.061","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"58641df193ae22c10f3c2a8e9da9557e4a18658cfafec03333f840fb29f98d15","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-326.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-326.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}