Tex. Local Government Code § 392.051
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 392.051, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 392.051. GENERAL POWERS.
Official statutory text
(a) An authority exercises public and essential governmental functions and has the powers necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this chapter.
(b) The powers of an authority are vested in the commissioners of the authority.
(c) An authority may delegate a power or duty to an agent or employee as it considers proper.
(b) The powers of an authority are vested in the commissioners of the authority.
(c) An authority may delegate a power or duty to an agent or employee as it considers proper.
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