Section 1504.001 - Authority for Certain Facilities(a) A municipality may establish, acquire, lease as lessee or lessor, construct, improve, enlarge, equip, repair, operate, or maintain a facility such as: (1) a civic center, auditorium, opera house, music hall, exhibition hall, coliseum, museum, library, or other municipal building;(2) a golf course, tennis court, or other similar recreational facility;(3) a hotel owned by a municipality or a nonprofit municipally sponsored local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code, that is located not more than 1,000 feet from a convention center owned by a municipality with a population of 1,500,000 or more;(4) a historic hotel owned by a municipality or a nonprofit municipally sponsored local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code, that is located not more than one mile from a convention center owned by a municipality with a population of 1,500,000 or more; or(5) a parking facility at or in the immediate vicinity of a facility described by Subdivisions (1)-(4) for use in connection with that facility for off-street parking or storage of motor vehicles or other conveyances.(b) An eligible central municipality, as defined by Section 351.001, Tax Code, or a municipality with a population of 173,000 or more that is located within two counties may establish, acquire, lease as lessee or lessor, construct, improve, enlarge, equip, repair, operate, or maintain a hotel, and any facilities ancillary to the hotel, including convention center entertainment-related facilities, restaurants, shops, and parking facilities, that are owned by or located on land owned by the municipality or by a nonprofit corporation acting on behalf of the municipality, and that are located within 1,000 feet of a hotel or a convention center facility owned by the municipality.Tex. Gov't. Code § 1504.001
Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 519, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2009.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1220, Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/2009.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1087, Sec. 1, eff. 6/19/2009.Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.024(a), eff. 9/1/2001.Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.