PUBLIC PURPOSE OF DONATIONS, AGREEMENTS, OR TRANSFERS WITH OR FROM OTHER POLITICAL ENTITIES; EXCEPTION TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

Tex. LOC. GOV'T Code § 327.158.
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(a) A governmental entity, including a municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state, may sell, lease, donate, or otherwise transfer to a zoo board a zoo, zoo-related property, or any other property on a finding by the transferring entity that the action is being carried out to further the public purpose of providing and maintaining the zoo-related property. (b) The entity may make the transfer without complying with laws on competitive bids or proposals. (c) Before making a transfer under this section, the governmental entity must obtain the approval of the county commissioners court. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1235, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
Source: TX Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Fetched: 6/29/2026

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