89R12879 JBD-D
By: Virdell H.B. No. 3055
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a political subdivision to acquire
real property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 271.909 to read as follows:
Sec. 271.909. AUTHORITY OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO ACQUIRE
REAL PROPERTY OUTSIDE JURISDICTION. Except as otherwise provided
by law, a political subdivision may not acquire by any method,
including by gift, devise, lease, purchase, or eminent domain, real
property outside the boundaries of any county that the political
subdivision is located in.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.