Texas Local Government Code 271.044 – Subchapter Available to Certain Municipalities
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(a) A municipality may use this subchapter only if the municipality:
(1) is incorporated under the home-rule amendment to the constitution (Article XI, § 5, of the Texas Constitution); or
(2) is incorporated under a general or special law and the municipality has the authority to levy an ad valorem tax of not less than $1.50 on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the municipality.
(b) A home-rule municipality may use this subchapter regardless of any provision in the municipality’s charter to the contrary.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 271.044
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Home-rule municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a home-rule municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005