Tex. Transp. Code Section 283.003
General Authority to Act

(a)

Except as provided in Subsection (b), a county acting through its commissioners court may:

(1)

construct, acquire, improve, operate, and maintain a project;

(2)

authorize by resolution and issue revenue bonds, including interim bonds, to pay the cost of construction, acquisition, or improvement of the project; and

(3)

accept a loan, gift, or grant from this state or the United States and enter into any agreement necessary to obtain the loan, gift, or grant.

(b)

A county may not construct a bridge that traverses a ship channel or waterway with a maintained depth of 20 feet or more.

(c)

Except as provided by Section 283.104, a county may act as authorized by this chapter without the consent, approval, supervision, or regulation of the state.

(d)

A county performs an essential governmental function when it acts as authorized by this chapter.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Section 283.003 — General Authority to Act, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­283.­htm#283.­003 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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