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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided May 14, 1987Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Kent A. Caperton Chairman Jurisprudence Committee Texas State Senate P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Whether a county may enter into a lease-purchase agreement for the purpose of constructing or purchasing a county jail

Dear Senator Caperton:

You ask whether Texas counties may enter into lease-purchase agreements to purchase or build county jails. 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 revenues of the year, if relevant statutory requirements are followed.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Canales v. LaughlinTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Anderson v. WoodTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  3. State Ex Rel. Grimes County Taxpayers Ass'n v. Texas Municipal Power AgencyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Lasater v. LopezTexas Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Gulf Bitulithic Co. v. Nueces CountyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928

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