The City shall have all powers that now are or hereafter may
be granted to municipalities by the Constitution and laws of the State
of Texas, and all such powers, whether expressed or implied, shall
be exercised and enforced in the manner prescribed by this Charter,
and when not prescribed therein, in such manner as may be provided
by the ordinances or resolutions of the Council, the State Constitution,
or by the statutes of the State of Texas. The enumeration of particular
powers in this Charter shall not be held or deemed to be exclusive.
The City may use a corporate seal, may sue and be sued, may
contract and be contracted with, may be impleaded in all courts in
all matters whatsoever, and may cooperate with the government of the
State of Texas and any agency thereof, the federal government or any
agency thereof, or any political subdivision of the State of Texas.
(Ordinance 01-850, sec. 3, adopted 2/27/01)
The City shall have the full right, power and authority to exercise
the power of eminent domain when necessary or desirable to carry out
any of the powers conferred upon it by this Charter or by the Constitution
and laws of the State of Texas. The City may also exercise the power
of eminent domain in any other manner now or hereafter authorized
or permitted by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas. The
power of eminent domain hereby conferred shall include the right of
the City to take the fee and easement in the lands so condemned, and
such power and authority shall include the right for such purposes.
The City shall have and possess this power of condemnation of property
within or without the corporate limits for any municipal or public
purpose, even though not specifically enumerated in this Charter.
(Ordinance 01-850, sec. 3, adopted 2/27/01)
The City shall have exclusive domain, control and jurisdiction
of streets and rights-of-way situated in the City, including the power
to establish, alter and improve them.
The City shall have the power to provide for and/or own a water
system; and to require property owners to connect their premises with
such water system; and to prescribe charges, rules, regulations, rates
and restrictions with reference to the use, consumption, waste, payment,
cutoff, turn-on, connections and management of such system; and to
prescribe penalties for violation of such rules and regulations.
(Ordinance 01-850, sec. 3, adopted 2/27/01)
The City shall have the power to provide for and/or own a sanitary
sewer system and to require property owners to connect their premises
with such sewer system; and to provide penalties for failing to make
sanitary sewer connections; and shall further have the right to fix
charges and compensation to be charged by the City for sewer services;
and to provide rules and regulations for the collection thereof.
The City shall have the power to provide for solid waste collection
and disposal. The Council shall have the right by ordinance to adopt
and prescribe rules and regulations for the handling of all garbage,
trash and rubbish in the City, and shall further have the right to
fix charges and compensation to be charged by the City for its removal,
and to provide rules and regulations for the collection thereof.
The City shall have exclusive control of all public parks and
playgrounds. It shall control, regulate and remove all obstructions
and prevent all encroachments thereupon, and provide for raising,
grading, filling, terracing, landscape gardening, and for erecting
buildings, swimming and wading pools, tennis courts, and other structures.
(Ordinance 01-850, sec. 3, adopted 2/27/01)
The City shall have the power to enact such ordinances as necessary
to preserve order and provide protection of its residents.
The City shall have the power to provide fire protection, prescribe
fire codes and stipulate and provide minimum requirements for construction
of buildings. It may also, by ordinance, regulate or forbid the storage
of lumber, building materials or any kind of inflammable or explosive
goods.
(Ordinance 01-850, sec. 3, adopted 2/27/01)
