Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

THE A~TO~P~EY GENE&AL OF TEXAS May 14, 1987 Honorable Kent A. Caperton Opinion No. m-697 Chairman Jurisprudence Committee Re: Whether a county may enter Texas State .Senate into a lease-purchase agreement P. 0. Box 12068 for the purpose of constructing Austin, Texas 78711 or purchasing a county jail Dear Senator Caperton: You ask whether Texas counties may enter into lease-purchase agreements to purchase or build county jail's. You also ask whether special legislative .authorization is necessary to vest this power in county government. A county-has authority to purchase a jail from current…