Opinion No.

Honorable John Whitmire Chairman Health And Human Services Committee Texas State Senate P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Authority of a municipal utility district operating under chapter 54 of the Water Code to acquire real property for use as a park, and related questions (RQ-2056)

Dear Senator Whitmire:

You have requested a clarification of Attorney General OpinionJM-1173 (1990). Specifically, you ask whether it is permissible for a municipal utility district created pursuant to article XVI, section 59, of the Texas Constitution and operating under chapter 54 of the Texas Water Code, to…