Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 352.003 · Subchapter A. PROTECTION OF COUNTY RESIDENTS
FIRE PROTECTION IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) For use in protecting bridges, county shops, county warehouses, and other property located outside the municipalities in a county with a population of 350,001 to 449,999, the commissioners court of the county may:
(1) purchase fire trucks and other fire-fighting equipment; and
(2) contract with a centrally located municipality within the county for the operation and maintenance of the equipment.
(b) In a county with a population of less than 20,000 and a property valuation of more than $100 million according to the most recently approved county tax rolls, the commissioners court of the county may:
(1) contract with the governing bodies of municipalities in the county for the furnishing by the municipalities of fire protection outside the municipalities; and
(2) appropriate funds to pay the municipalities.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.352.htm
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