Sec. 326.061. GENERAL POWERS OF DISTRICT. (a) A district has all of the powers, authority, rights, and duties that will permit the accomplishment of the purposes for which the district was created, including the power to borrow money, purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, or improve any land, works, materials, supplies, improvements, facilities, equipment, vehicles, machinery, or appliances as necessary for the district.
(b) If a district acquires existing improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances, the district may assume the contracts and obligations of the previous owner.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1204, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.