Texas Local Government Code 335.0711 – Limit On Power to Own or Acquire Real Property in Certain Districts
(a) In this section:
(1) “Facility site” means a site for:
(A) an arena, coliseum, stadium, or other type of area or facility:
(i) that is used or is planned for use for one or more professional or amateur sports events, community events, or other sports events, including rodeos, livestock shows, agricultural expositions, promotional events, and other civic or charitable events; and
(ii) for which a fee for admission to the events is charged or is planned to be charged; or
(B) a convention center facility or related improvement such as a convention center, civic center, civic center building, auditorium, theater, opera house, music hall, exhibition hall, rehearsal hall, museum, or aquarium.
(2) “Real property” includes an arena, coliseum, stadium, facility site, and related infrastructure.
(3) “Related infrastructure” means a store, restaurant, on-site hotel, concession, automobile parking facility, road, street, water or sewer facility, or other on-site improvement that relates to and enhances the use, value, or appeal of a venue.
(b) This section applies only to a district located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 335.0711
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a district may not own or acquire real property by eminent domain or any other method unless the property is for a facility site or related infrastructure as part of an approved venue project.
(d) A district may not participate in any way in planning or zoning issues before the governing body of a municipality.