Tex. Local Government Code § 305.017
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 305.017, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 305.017. SALE BY MUNICIPALITY.
Official statutory text
(a) If the governing body of the municipality affirmatively finds that the escalating burdens and costs of operating its stadium or coliseum acquired under this subchapter have caused continued ownership to cease to be economically feasible, resulting in increasing and unnecessary burdens on the taxpayers of the municipality, the governing body, after giving at least 14 days' notice of and holding a public hearing on the question, may sell the stadium or coliseum to another public or private entity.
(b) The sale shall be on the terms as the governing body may approve. The municipality has all power necessary and appropriate to complete the sale in accordance with the terms of the sale.
(b) The sale shall be on the terms as the governing body may approve. The municipality has all power necessary and appropriate to complete the sale in accordance with the terms of the sale.
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