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Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 52-f (view source)
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This section was added in 1980. It has been amended once. The 2015 amendment increased the population limit from 5,000 to 7,500. | |||
Note that the Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2003/ga0085.pdf#page=3 GA-85] (2003) (citations and footnote omitted), opined that: "Furthermore, in the absence of a constitutional provision like article III, section 52f, a statute authorizing a county to maintain or work on private property would have to comply with article V, section 18(b), which limits commissioners courts' jurisdiction to 'county business.' . . . These limitations apply to the use of county labor, materials, and equipment." | Note that the Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2003/ga0085.pdf#page=3 GA-85] (2003) (citations and footnote omitted), opined that: "Furthermore, in the absence of a constitutional provision like article III, section 52f, a statute authorizing a county to maintain or work on private property would have to comply with article V, section 18(b), which limits commissioners courts' jurisdiction to 'county business.' . . . These limitations apply to the use of county labor, materials, and equipment." | ||