(a) By contract between the municipality and the component institution, the governing body of the municipality may delegate to the institution the authority to regulate the parking of vehicles on any public street running through or immediately adjacent to property owned or occupied and controlled by the institution.
(b) The contract may authorize the component institution to assign and regulate parking spaces for its use, to charge and collect a fee from its personnel and students for parking, to prohibit parking, and to charge and collect a fee for removing vehicles parked in violation of law or ordinance or in violation of a rule governing the parking of vehicles adopted by the board.

Terms Used In Texas Education Code 105.153

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The contract must be approved by resolution of the board and the governing body of the municipality.
(d) The component institution shall have jurisdiction over property owned or controlled by the institution to the extent that it may:
(1) assign and regulate parking spaces for its use and charge and collect appropriate fees for parking and improper parking;
(2) prohibit parking where it considers necessary; and
(3) set and collect fees for and remove vehicles parked in violation of its rules and regulations or of state law.

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