Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
Subtitle B. COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
Chapter 382. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES |
Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 382.101. COUNTY'S GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
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(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.