The City of Katy may use a corporate seal; may sue and be sued;
may contract and be contracted with; may implead and be impleaded
in all courts in all matters whatsoever; may cooperate with the Government
of the State of Texas or any agency thereof, the Federal Government
or any agency thereof, or any political subdivision of the State of
Texas; and shall have all the powers granted to cities by the Constitution
and Laws of the State of Texas, together with all the implied powers
necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The City
may own or acquire property within or without its boundaries for any
Municipal purpose in fee simple or in any lesser interest or estate,
by purchase, gift, devise, lease or condemnation and may sell, lease,
hold, manage, control and police any property now owned by it or which
it may hereafter acquire, and shall have the right to lease or let
its property whether inside or outside the City Limits, subject to
the limitation hereinafter set out and may construct, own, lease,
operate, and regulate public utilities, may assess, levy and collect
taxes for general and special purposes on all lawful subjects of taxation;
may borrow money on the faith and credit of the City by issuance and
sale of bonds, warrants or notes of the City; may appropriate the
money of the City for all lawful purposes, may regulate and control
the use, for whatever purpose of the streets and other public places,
may make and enforce all police, health, sanitary and other regulations;
and may pass such ordinances as may be expedient for the protection
and maintenance of good government, peace and welfare of the City,
for the performance of the functions thereof, for the order and security
of its residents; and may provide suitable penalties for the violations
of any ordinance enacted by the City of Katy, and, except as prohibited
by the Constitution and Laws of this State or restricted by this Charter,
the City may exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges
and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever.
The enumeration of the particular powers in this Charter shall
not be held or deemed to be exclusive but in addition to the powers
enumerated herein or implied hereby or appropriate to the exercise
of such powers, the City shall have and may exercise all power of
local self-government and all other powers which, under the Constitution
and Laws of the State of Texas, it would be competent for this Charter
specifically to enumerate.
(Amended 5/1/2021)
The City shall have the full right, power and authority of eminent
domain where necessary or desirable to execute any power conferred
upon it by this Charter, or by the Constitution or Laws of the State
of Texas and may condemn either private or public property whether
in or out of the corporate limits of the City for such purposes, upon
payment of fair compensation for the property taken. Such power may
be exercised in any manner authorized by the Constitution or Laws
of the State of Texas, or as may be prescribed by ordinance. The power
of eminent domain hereby conferred shall include the right of the
City to take the fee in the lands so condemned and such power and
authority shall include the right to condemn public property for such
purposes. The City shall have and possess this power of condemnation
for any municipal or public purpose, even though not specifically
enumerated herein or in this Charter.
The City Council shall have the power by ordinance or otherwise
to regulate the use of streets, unusual and excessive noises, and
all signal lights and safety devices at railroad street crossings.
(Amended 5/1/2021)
