Texas § TX.311.0085 - POWER OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
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§ TX.311.0085. POWER OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
POWER OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of less than 130,000 as shown by the 2000 federal decennial census that has territory in three counties. (b) In this section, "educational facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 311.008 . (c) In addition to exercising the powers described by Section 311.008 , a municipality may enter into a new agreement, or amend an existing agreement, with a school district that is located in whole or in part in a reinvestment zone created by the municipality to dedicate revenue from the tax increment fund to the school district for acquiring, constructing, or reconstructing an educational facility located in or outside of the zone. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1133, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 38 (H.B. 752 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2009.
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