Texas Local Government Code 334.2516 – Use of Revenue by Certain Municipalities for Certain Purposes
(a) This section applies only to a municipality that:
(1) is located in three counties;
(2) has a population of less than 130,000 as shown by the 2000 federal decennial census; and
(3) acquires by purchase or lease with a term of not less than 20 years an interest in real property that by the terms of the acquisition is required to be maintained as park property.
(b) A municipality may use revenue under this subchapter to acquire, construct, improve, and equip a venue project that is a convention center facility or related infrastructure to be constructed on real property described by Subsection (a)(3). In addition, the municipality may pledge the revenue to the payment of bonds or other obligations the municipality issues to finance the convention center facility infrastructure.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 334.2516
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- 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
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.