Tex. Local Government Code § 320.004
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 320.004, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 320.004. EXERCISE OF POWERS BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Official statutory text
(a) If a board is not created, the commissioners court shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the board, and references in this chapter to the board are considered to be references to the commissioners court.
(b) If creation of a board is declared by a court to be invalid, the commissioners court shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the board under this chapter, and the prior acts of the board are considered to have been acts of the commissioners court.
(b) If creation of a board is declared by a court to be invalid, the commissioners court shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the board under this chapter, and the prior acts of the board are considered to have been acts of the commissioners court.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.