Tex. Local Government Code § 382.101
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 382.101, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 382.101. COUNTY'S GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) A county operating under this chapter has the powers and duties of:
(1) a county development district under Chapter 383, except for Section 383.066;
(2) a road district created by a county under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution; and
(3) a municipality or county under Chapter 380 or 381, or under Section 372.003(b)(9).
(b) A county is authorized to manage an economic development project in a designated portion of the county, or to create a district and to delegate to a board the county's powers and duties as provided by this chapter.
(c) A county may not delegate to a district the powers and duties of a road district or the power to provide water, wastewater, or drainage facilities under this section unless both the municipality and county consent by resolution.
(1) a county development district under Chapter 383, except for Section 383.066;
(2) a road district created by a county under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution; and
(3) a municipality or county under Chapter 380 or 381, or under Section 372.003(b)(9).
(b) A county is authorized to manage an economic development project in a designated portion of the county, or to create a district and to delegate to a board the county's powers and duties as provided by this chapter.
(c) A county may not delegate to a district the powers and duties of a road district or the power to provide water, wastewater, or drainage facilities under this section unless both the municipality and county consent by resolution.
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