(a) A county that contains no incorporated territory of a municipality may provide for the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, or renovation of a county parks and recreation system as a venue project under this chapter if the county:
(1) is located on an international border and has a population of less than 15,000; or
(2) has a population of less than 2,000.
(b) The venue project authorized by Subsection (a) includes:
(1) improvements or additions to the county parks and recreation system; and
(2) an area or facility that is part of the county parks and recreation system.

Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 334.008

  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

(c) To the extent that a provision of this chapter, including Sections 334.024(f), 334.1015, and 334.2515, applies to a venue project that is a municipal parks and recreation system or facility, those provisions apply to a venue project authorized by this section, and references to a municipality are considered references to a county to which this section applies.
(d) A county that authorizes a venue project described by this section maintains the authority granted under this section even if at a later time a part of the county becomes incorporated in a municipality.

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