Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 253.006 · Chapter 253. SALE OR LEASE OF PROPERTY BY MUNICIPALITIES
LEASE OF MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL OR SWIMMING POOL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The governing body of a municipality with a population of 65,000 or less may lease all or part of a hospital owned by the municipality, to be operated by the lessee as a public hospital.
(b) The governing body of any municipality may lease a swimming pool owned by the municipality, to be operated by the lessee as a public swimming pool.
(c) A lease under this section must:
(1) be authorized by ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body;
(2) be executed on behalf of the municipality by the mayor and the municipal secretary or clerk;
(3) be impressed with the municipal seal; and
(4) cover a period of not more than 50 years.
(d) A lease under this section is subject to the terms agreed to by the governing body and the lessee.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.253.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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