Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 271.044 - Subchapter Available to Certain Municipalities(a) A municipality may use this subchapter only if the municipality: (1) is incorporated under the home-rule amendment to the constitution (Article XI, Section 5, of the Texas Constitution); or(2) is incorporated under a general or special law and the municipality has the authority to levy an ad valorem tax of not less than $1.50 on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the municipality.(b) A home-rule municipality may use this subchapter regardless of any provision in the municipality's charter to the contrary.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 271.044
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.