The City of River Oaks 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 for the execution of all the powers granted. In the exercise of its powers, the city may:
(a) 
Design, adopt and use a corporate seal;
(b) 
Contract and be contracted with;
(c) 
Cooperate with the government of State of Texas;
(d) 
Own, lease and/or acquire property or a property interest, within or without its boundaries, for any lawful purpose, in fee simple or in any lesser estate or interest, by purchase, gift, devise, lease or condemnation;
(e) 
Construct, own, lease, operate, and regulate public utilities;
(f) 
Assess, levy and collect taxes for any purpose not prohibited by state law;
(g) 
Borrow money on the faith and credit of the city by the issuance of bonds, certificates of obligation, warrants, or notes of the city;
(h) 
Appropriate the money of the city for all lawful purposes;
(i) 
Regulate and control the use of streets and other public places;
(j) 
Enact ordinances for all municipal purposes, and provide suitable penalties for violations of city ordinances;
(k) 
Create ordinances to regulate the collection and disposal of solid and other wastes in a manner that protects the general health, safety, and welfare of the citizens;
(l) 
Exercise the authority, alone or with any governmental agency, or any non-profit organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas to acquire, establish, and own all property that may be useful and necessary for the purpose of establishing and maintaining parks and recreational facilities;
(m) 
Plan and execute emergency administrative measures to be applied in time of natural disaster;
(n) 
Pass and enforce such ordinances as may be expedient for the protection and maintenance of good government, the peace and welfare of the city, the performance of the functions of the city, and the order and security of the residents of the city; and
(o) 
Exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever, except as prohibited by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and not in conflict with this charter.
The enumeration of particular powers by this charter shall not be held or deemed to be exclusive, but, in addition to the powers enumerated therein, or implied thereby, or appropriate to the exercise of such powers, it is intended that the City of River Oaks shall have, and may exercise, all powers which under the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, it would be competent for this charter specifically to enumerate. Nothing in this charter shall be deemed or interpreted to waive the sovereign immunity of the City of River Oaks.
Before the City of River Oaks shall be liable for damages for personal injuries of any kind or for injuries to or destruction or damage to property of any kind, the person injured or the owner of the property so injured, damaged or destroyed, or someone in his behalf, shall give the mayor and city council notice in writing of such injury, damage or destruction, duly verified within sixty (60) days after the same has been sustained, stating in such written notice, when, where and how the injury, damage or destruction occurred, the apparent extent thereof, the amount of damages sustained, the amount for which the claimant will settle, the street and residence number of the claimant at the time and date the claim was presented and the actual residence of such claimant for the six (6) months immediately preceding the occurrence of such injuries, damage or destruction, and the names and addresses of the witnesses upon whom he relies to establish his claim; and a failure so to notify the mayor and the city council within the time and manner provided therein shall exonerate, excuse and except the city from any liability whatsoever.
It shall not be necessary in any suit or proceeding in which the City of River Oaks is a party, for said city to post any cost, appeal, supersedeas, injunction, sequestration, attachment or execution bond in any of the state courts, but all such actions, suits, appeals or proceedings shall be conducted in the same manner as if such bond had been given, and the City of River Oaks shall be liable the same as if the security or bond had been duly executed.
The City of River Oaks shall have the right of eminent domain for public purposes whenever the governing authority shall deem it necessary; and to take any private property, within or without the city limits, and to acquire lands, within or without the city for any municipal purposes. The power of eminent domain hereby conferred shall include the right of the governing authority of the city, when so expressed to take the fee in the land so condemned, and such power and authority shall include the right to condemn public property for such purpose.
The City of River Oaks shall have exclusive control of all alleys, streets, gutters and sidewalks situated within the city. The exclusive right to control and use of the public streets, highways, sidewalks, alleys, parks, public squares, and public places of the city is hereby declared to be inalienable by the city, except by ordinances not in conflict with the provisions of this charter. No act or omission by the council or an officer or agent of the city shall be construed to grant, extend, amend, expressly or by estoppel or implication, any right, franchise, license or easement affecting such public streets, highways, sidewalks, alleys, parks, public squares, public places and other real property, except as provided in this charter.
The City of River Oaks shall have exclusive control of all city parks and playgrounds, whether within or without the city limits, and to control, regulate and remove all obstructions and prevent all encroachments thereupon; to provide for raising, grading, filling, terracing, landscape gardening, erecting buildings, swimming pools and wading pools, and other structures, providing amusements therein, for establishing walks and paving driveways around, in and through said parks, playgrounds, and other public grounds, speedways or boulevards owned by it, and lying both inside and outside the municipal boundaries.
The city council shall have the power to provide for a health department and to establish all necessary rules and regulations protecting the health of the city and for the establishment of quarantine stations, pest houses, emergency hospitals and hospitals, and to provide for the adoption of necessary quarantine laws to protect the inhabitants against contagious or infectious diseases.
It is the intention to vest in the city council not only the powers expressly enumerated in this section but all other powers reasonably necessary for the protection of the health of the City of River Oaks and its inhabitants.
The city council shall have full power and authority to zone the City of River Oaks and to pass all necessary ordinances, rules and regulations governing the same under and by virtue of the authority given to cities and legislative bodies thereof by state law and the Constitution of the State of Texas.
The city council shall have the full authority to plat and subdivide land within the corporate limits of the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction to the extent not prohibited by state law.
In addition to the powers hereinbefore specifically enumerated, the city council of the City of River Oaks shall have the power to license any lawful business, occupation or calling that is susceptible to the control of the police power, to license, regulate, control, or prohibit the erection of signs or billboards within the corporate limits of said city; to provide for a public library and the maintenance thereof; to provide for the regulation and control of electricians, electrical and plumbing works, and to require efficiency in the same; to provide for the inspection of weights, measures and meters and fix a standard of such weights, measures and meters, and to require conformity to such standards and to provide penalties for failure to use or conform to the same; and to provide for inspection fees; and to provide for the issuance of permits for erecting all buildings, for the inspection of the construction of buildings in respect to proper wiring for electric lights and other electrical appliances, piping for gas, flues, chimneys, plumbing, and sewer connections; and to enforce proper regulations in regard thereto; to require the construction of fire escapes for all public buildings of every kind and character; and to provide for the enforcement of all ordinances enacted by the city.