Tex. Local Government Code § 501.158
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 501.158, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 501.158. PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) A corporation may not provide a direct incentive to or make an expenditure on behalf of a business enterprise under a project as defined by Subchapter C of this chapter or by Subchapter D, Chapter 505, unless the corporation enters into a performance agreement with the business enterprise.
(b) A performance agreement between a corporation and business enterprise must:
(1) provide, at a minimum, for a schedule of additional payroll or jobs to be created or retained and capital investment to be made as consideration for any direct incentives provided or expenditures made by the corporation under the agreement; and
(2) specify the terms under which repayment must be made if the business enterprise does not meet the performance requirements specified in the agreement.
(b) A performance agreement between a corporation and business enterprise must:
(1) provide, at a minimum, for a schedule of additional payroll or jobs to be created or retained and capital investment to be made as consideration for any direct incentives provided or expenditures made by the corporation under the agreement; and
(2) specify the terms under which repayment must be made if the business enterprise does not meet the performance requirements specified in the agreement.
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