Editor's note–Printed herein is the
charter of the City of Lucas, Texas, which was adopted at an election
held on May 15, 2008 and as amended May 1, 2021. Apart from minor
nonsubstantive changes in style and formatting, the charter is reproduced
as adopted by the city. Capitalization, punctuation and grammar have
been retained. Obviously misspelled words have been corrected without
notation. Material enclosed in brackets has been added for clarification.
Amendments to the charter are indicated by a history note following
the amended provision. The absence of a history note indicates the
material is unchanged from the original charter.
PREAMBLE
We, the citizens of Lucas, Texas, in order to establish a Home
Rule municipal government, provide for the progress of our City, secure
fully the benefits of local self-government, promote economic and
cultural prosperity, provide for the common welfare, insure health
and safety, support municipal cooperation, and encourage all citizens
to participate in the process of self-governing, hereby adopt this
Home Rule Charter, as an expression of our city’s purpose and
in accordance with the statutes of the State of Texas; and we declare
the City of Lucas (hereinafter referred to as “City”),
in Collin County, to be a political subdivision of the State of Texas
with all powers, rights, privileges, authorities, duties and immunities
of local self-government as are provided and limited in this Charter.
