Texas § LG.382.101 - COUNTY'S GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
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§ LG.382.101. COUNTY'S GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
COUNTY'S GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) A county operating under this chapter has the powers and duties of: (1) a county development district under Chapter 383 , except for Section 383.066 ; (2) a road district created by a county under Section 52 , Article III, Texas Constitution; and (3) a municipality or county under Chapter 380 or 381 , or under Section 372.003 (b)(9). (b) A county is authorized to manage an economic development project in a designated portion of the county, or to create a district and to delegate to a board the county's powers and duties as provided by this chapter. (c) A county may not delegate to a district the powers and duties of a road district or the power to provide water, wastewater, or drainage facilities under this section unless both the municipality and county consent by resolution. Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969 ), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.
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