Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 399.005

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

A local government may impose an assessment under this chapter only under a written contract with the record owner of the real property to be assessed.