Tex. Local Government Code § 321.004
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 321.004, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 321.004. EXERCISE OF POWERS BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Official statutory text
(a) If the commissioners court has not attempted to create a board, or if the creation of a board is declared by a court to be invalid, the commissioners court may exercise the powers and perform the duties of the board under this chapter. The commissioners court may ratify the actions taken by a board before the declaration of the board's invalidity.
(b) This section does not authorize the commissioners court to limit or restrict the board from exercising the powers conferred on the board by law.
(b) This section does not authorize the commissioners court to limit or restrict the board from exercising the powers conferred on the board by law.
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