{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-375.308","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 375.308","heading":"POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY; MUNICIPALITY.","body":"(a) An authority:\n(1) may plan, design, implement, develop, construct, and finance eligible projects as defined in this subchapter; and\n(2) has the powers of a municipality under Chapter 378, as added by Chapter 1221, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, and Chapter 380.\n(b) An authority may not:\n(1) issue bonds or notes without the prior approval of the governing body of the municipality that created the authority;\n(2) seek a charter for or operate, within the boundaries of the authority, an open-enrollment charter school authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code; or\n(3) levy ad valorem property taxes.\n(c) A municipality may not seek a charter for or operate an open-enrollment charter school authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, within the boundaries of the authority.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 961, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 375. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS IN GENERAL","SUBCHAPTER O. DEFENSE ADJUSTMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.375.htm#375.308","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"716fb50a5f9d684aa5ac47e214dc260fb1bc28e979c90ad8419106f27198a5b4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-375.307","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-375.3085"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}