Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 241.004

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005

For the purposes of this chapter, an airport is used in the interest of the public if:
(1) the owner of the airport, by contract, license, or otherwise, permits the airport to be used by the public to an extent that the airport fulfills an essential community purpose; or
(2) the airport is used by the state or an agency of the state or by the United States for national defense purposes or for any federal program relating to flight.