Texas Statutes
§ 8888.161 — GENERAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.
Texas § 8888.161
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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 8888.161 (2026).
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Sec. 8888.161. GENERAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.
(a)The authority may enter into a contract with any person on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for the performance of its rights and powers under this chapter.
(b)The authority may enter into a contract with any person regarding the performance of any purpose or function of the authority, including a contract to jointly construct, finance, own, or operate works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances necessary to accomplish a purpose or function of the authority. A contract may be of unlimited duration.
(c)Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of general law or of a home-rule municipal charter or ordinance, the authority and a municipality may, after January 1, 2002, enter into a contract o
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803 ), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019.
Nearby Sections
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§ 8888.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 8888.002
NATURE OF AUTHORITY.§ 8888.003
FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.§ 8888.004
DISTRICTS IN AUTHORITY'S BOUNDARIES.§ 8888.005
APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.§ 8888.051
AUTHORITY TERRITORY.§ 8888.052
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ANNEXATION.§ 8888.053
ADDITION OF WATER SYSTEM SERVICE AREA.§ 8888.054
INCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY.§ 8888.101
COMPOSITION OF BOARD.§ 8888.102
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.§ 8888.103
ELECTION DATE.§ 8888.104
QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE.§ 8888.105
BOARD VACANCY.§ 8888.106
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