Tex. Local Government Code § 270.008
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 270.008, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 270.008. DISPOSAL OF SUPER COLLIDER PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
(a) If the United States Department of Energy returns or gives to any county any property that was used or was to be used in connection with or by a superconducting super collider high-energy research facility, the county may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the property by a method determined by the commissioners court of the county.
(b) A commissioners court disposing of property under this section is not required to comply with any provision of this title, including Sections 263.001 and 272.001, requiring a public auction or bidding process for the disposal of property.
(b) A commissioners court disposing of property under this section is not required to comply with any provision of this title, including Sections 263.001 and 272.001, requiring a public auction or bidding process for the disposal of property.
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